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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 Poharis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans ( Baradari ).
The Pothohar Plateau (Punjabi: پوٹھوہار پٹھار, romanized: Pо̄ṭhoā̀r Paṭhār; Urdu: سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار, romanized: Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār), also spelled Pothwar, is a plateau in the Sind Sagar Doab of northern Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.
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]
Pakhral Rajputs are known to be warriors, hospitable and aggressive people. Pakhrals reside mainly in Pothohar Plateau including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Upper Salt Range region, while some tribes are in Azad Kashmir, Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab, Hazara and Dera Ismail Khan. Potohar area is famous as Pakhral Rajputs area.
Martyred while fighting against Timur for the Sake of Potohar Plateau Jasrat Khokhar: c. 1405 – 1442: Had capital at Sialkot [1] and Controlled Potohar & most of the Punjab and Captured Other states from Delhi Sultanate Jhanda Khan Ghakkar: unknown – c. 1493: Established city of Rawalpindi [2] Tatar Khan Ghakkar: unknown–1519: Made ...
Gandhara (IAST: Gandhāra) was an ancient Indo-Aryan [1] region in present-day north-west Pakistan and north-east Afghanistan. [2] [3] [4] The core of the region of Gandhara was the Peshawar and Swat valleys extending as far east as the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, though the cultural influence of Greater Gandhara extended westwards into the Kabul valley in Afghanistan, and northwards up to the ...
Kayani (Urdu: کیانی) also spelled Kiyaniis pakistani and Kiani is a 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 .
Located on the Pothohar Plateau of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century. [8] The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of Taxila, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [9] In 1765, the ruling Gakhars were defeated and the city came under Sukerchakia Misl.