Panhwar

Panhwar
پنھور
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi people

Panhwar (Sindhi: پنھور) is a Sindhi Sammat tribe found in Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2] The present chief of the tribe is Mir Changez Khan Panhwar.[3] In Sindhi folklore, the Panhwar tribe is mentioned in Sur Umar Marui of Shah Jo Risalo.[4] The Panhwars had previously ruled Khudabad before the Kalhora conquered it.[5][6][1] Panhwar literally means "herder of sheep and goat".[2]

Clans

Achhra, Abani, Badri, Barria, Bātra, Bochri, Boraka, Bhar, Balai, Balani, Bagrani, Bandani, Bhanbhanpotra, Boolani, Chadi, Chanhani, Dodani, Dutar, Derweshani, Esani, Gābarkalani, Garglani, Heera, Heesbani, Kaka, Kānro, Kar'ra, Kārera, Kanobrani, Kamalani, Kārani, Kathra, Khoch, Ladhani, Langani, Māhiya, Māliya, Malucha/Maluja, Mamāni, Norri, Sayedani, Shaikh Panhwar, Thhori, Talbani, Umrani.[7]

Notable people

Notable people bearing the surname Panhwar, who may or may not be associated with the tribe, include:

References

  1. ^ a b 1998 District Census Report of Dadu. Population Census Organization Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1998. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b Buriro Sewhani, Khair Mohammad (2005). Encyclopaedia of Tribes (in Sindhi). pp. 219–220.
  3. ^ "New chieftain of Panhwar community installed". DAWN.COM. 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ al-Laṭīf Shah, ʻAbd (2018). Risalo. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-97504-0.
  5. ^ Panhwar, M. H. (1977). Source Material on Sind. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind. p. 492.
  6. ^ Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society Volume 51, Issues 3-4. 2003. p. 107.
  7. ^ Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). p. 220.
  8. ^ "Six thousands years of irrigation history in Sindh". DAWN.COM. 9 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Provincial Assembly of Sindh - Member Profile". www.pas.gov.pk.
  10. ^ "High Court of Sindh - Salahuddin Panhwar". sindhhighcourt.gov.pk.


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