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The Pothohar Plateau is a plateau and historical sub-region in northern parts of the Punjab region, present-day Punjab, Pakistan. Ethnic Punjabis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans ( Baradari ).
The Pothohar Plateau (Punjabi: پوٹھوار, romanized: Pо̄ṭhvār; Urdu: سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار, romanized: Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār), also known as Pothwar, is a plateau in the northern region of Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.
Ruler Reign Note Shaikha Khokhar: c. 1380 – 1399 Jasrat: c. 1405 – 1442 Had capital at Sialkot [1]: Jhanda Khan Ghakkar: unknown – c. 1493: Established city of Rawalpindi [2]
Khokhar (Urdu: کھوکھر) is a historical Punjabi tribe primarily native to the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistani Punjab. Khokhars are also found in the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. [1] Khokhars predominantly follow Islam, having converted to Islam from Hinduism after coming under the influence of Baba Farid. [1] [2] [3]
The Janjua or Janjhua is a Punjabi Rajput [1] [2] clan found predominantly in the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistani Punjab, but also in the states of Punjab and Haryana in India. [ 3 ] History and origin
Pahari-Pothwari is a dialect of Punjabi, [b] spoken on the Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Punjab, Pakistan, as well as in most of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and in western areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, is known by a variety of names, the most common of which are Pahari (English: / p ə ˈ h ɑː r i /; [1] an ambiguous name also applied to other unrelated ...
Kayani (Urdu: کیانی) also spelled Kiyani or Kiani, is a title used by Gakhars, a Punjabi tribe of iranian origin based in the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. The name means 'royal' or 'kingly', [1] similar to the name Raja or Prince.
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