Tanoli
The Tanoli (Hindko/Urdu: تنولی; Pashto: تنولي) are a tribe of indigenous and undetermined origins, living mostly in Hazara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some and some eastern parts of Afghanistan.[1][2]
British and later assessments
The English writer Charles Allen, citing a draft manuscript written by Major James Abbott at the British Library, London, writes that the Tanolis were "extremely hostile, brave and hardy, and accounted the best swordsmen in Hazara".[3]
Tanoli resistance against the Sikhs
Mir Jehandad Khan, son of Mir Painda Khan, fought the Sikhs.[citation needed] It was said, "Of all the tribal chiefs of Huzara, the most powerful [was] said to be Jehandad Khan of the Tanoli Tribe."[3] He was later given the princely state of Amb in the Mansehra region of Hazara district, by the British government in India, for his loyal services.[4]
References
- ↑ JW Spain 'The Pathan Borderland' 1969 ed
- ↑ Prof Dr Ahmad Hasan Dani 'Some tribes of Hazara and Kashmir' Islamabad, 1991, pp 104-107
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Allen (2012), p. 139.
- ↑ Allen 2012, pp. 138-139 In 1851, Jehandad was offered the choice, by the then-administrator of Hazara, Major James Abbott, that 'he must decide whether to be treated as a loyal chief or a rebel' and Jehandad responded with strong protestations of loyal support
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