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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
[edit]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
[edit]Notable people bearing the surname Panhwar, who may or may not be associated with the tribe, include:
- Muhammad Hussain Panhwar, a Historian and recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz.[8]
- Aurangzaib Panhwar, former member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[9]
- Salahuddin Panhwar, Honourable Justice of the Sindh High Court.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 1998 District Census Report of Dadu. Population Census Organization Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1998. p. 8.
- ^ a b Buriro Sewhani, Khair Mohammad (2005). Encyclopaedia of Tribes (in Sindhi). pp. 219–220.
- ^ "New chieftain of Panhwar community installed". DAWN.COM. 28 August 2023.
- ^ al-Laṭīf Shah, ʻAbd (2018). Risalo. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-97504-0.
- ^ Panhwar, M. H. (1977). Source Material on Sind. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind. p. 492.
- ^ Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society Volume 51, Issues 3-4. 2003. p. 107.
- ^ Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). p. 220.
- ^ "Six thousands years of irrigation history in Sindh". DAWN.COM. 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Provincial Assembly of Sindh - Member Profile". www.pas.gov.pk.
- ^ "High Court of Sindh - Salahuddin Panhwar". sindhhighcourt.gov.pk.
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