Khatana

Khatana (Urdu: کھٹانہ, Hindi: खट्टाना) "from Gojari Khotan-Hana 'King of Khotan' " is one of the major and royal tribe of Gurjars.[1][2][3] They established many small kingdoms in South Asia and Central Asia from the Kingdom of Khotan to the State of Swat.[4] They belong to the Yuechi or Saka Scythian (Aryan) tribes of the ancient city of Khotan in Turkestan.[5][6][7]

Khatana
کھٹانہ खट्टाना
Khatana tribe girl in traditional attire. Lahore (22 December, 2019).jpg
Khatana tribe girl in traditional attir۔ Photo (Punjab 22 December, 2019)
Regions with significant populations
India IndiaPakistan PakistanAfghanistan Afghanistan
Languages
GojariHindiKashmiriPunjabiUrduPashtoHaryanviRajasthaniPahariGujarati
Religion
Hinduism Om symbol.svgIslam Allah-green.svgSikhism Khanda.svg
Related ethnic groups
Kasana • Chauhan • Tomar • Solanki • Parhiar and other Gurjar Tribes.

Geographical Distribution

They live in large numbers in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haripur Hazara, and North-Central Punjab in Pakistan. In India, there are many in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. Some of them are settled in Afghanistan.

Branches

There are numerous branches of Khatanas, some of them are mentioned below.

  1. Gajgahia (گجگاہیہ)
  2. Tthalla
  3. Doiye (ڈوئی)
  4. Ralaitay
  5. Dahar
  6. Banth (بانٹھ)
  7. Gaigi
  8. Bhandd (بھنڈ)
  9. Mor-Mangi
  10. Mong
  11. Mor-Khatana
  12. Khokhar
  13. Kunduana (کندوآنہ)

Khatana Personalities

Notable Figures

  • Amna Khatana (Pakistani Broadcast Journalist, Anchor Person)
  • Anwar Ali (Pakistani Cricketer)[8]
  • Tayyab Amin Teja (Pakistani Singer)
  • Mian Zia ur Rehman (Pakistani Politician)
  • Miangul Asfandyar Amirzeb (Pakistani Politician)[9]
  • Miangul Mehmud Orangzeb ( Pakistani Doctor, Senior Surgeon)[9]
  • Miangul Hassan Orangzeb (Pakistani Lawyer, Justice Islamabad High Court)[9]
  • Miangul Akbarzeb (Pakistani Diplomat)[9]

Royal Figures

  • Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb (Pakistani Politician, Electrical Engineer، Prince of Miangul Dynasty of Swat)[10][9]
  • Miangul Aurangzeb (Pakistani Politician، Former Governor of Balochistan and KPK, Crown Prince of Miangul Dynasty of Swat)[9]
  • Miangul Jahanzeb ( Nawab of Miangul Dynasty of Swat)[9]
  • Miangul Abdulwadud (Wali of Miangul Dynasty of Swat)[9]
  • Miangul Abdulghaffur (Akhund of Swat, Founder of Miangul Dynasty of Swat)[9]
  • Maharaja Jayapala Khatana (King of Punjab & Kabul Shahi Dynasty)[11][12]
  • Anandapala Khatana (Punjab King of Shahi Dynasty)[11][12]
  • Trilochanpalapala Khatana (Lahore King of Shahi Dynasty)[11][12]

See Also

References

  1. Smith, Vincent A. (1999). The Early History of India. Atlantic Publishers. p. 193. ISBN 978-8171566181.
  2. Hassan Chauhan, Rana Ali (1998). A Short History Of The Gurjars: Past And Present (in English and Urdu) (1st ed.). Lahore, Pakistan: Chauhan Publications. p. 128. ISBN 9789698419004.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Rahi, Dr Javaid (2018-01-01). "The GUJJARS Vol -04 History and Culture of Gujjar Tribe : Ed. Dr. Javaid Rahi". The Gujjars Vol 04.
  4. H.W. Bailey (31 October 1979). Khotanese Texts (reprint ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521040808.
  5. Rahi, Dr Javaid. "The GUJJARS -Vol : 01 A Book on History and Culture of Gujjar Tribe : Ed Javaid Rahi". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Kazuo Enoki (1998), "The So-called Sino-Kharoshthi Coins," in Rokuro Kono (ed.), Studia Asiatica: The Collected Papers in Western Languages of the Late Dr. Kazuo Enoki, Tokyo: Kyu-Shoin, pp. 396–97.
  7. Yu Taishan (June 2010). "The Earliest Tocharians in China" (PDF). Sino-Platonic Papers: 21–22.
  8. Maqsood, Sehrish. "Anwar Ali Profile, Height, Age, Career, Family & Networth". Pakistani.PK. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 "The Walnut Heights ::". www.thewalnutheights.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  10. valley, Residence Swat; PakistanGr, PakistanName Miangul AurangzebNationality PakistaniParents Miangul AurangzebEthnicity Khatana GujjarKnown for PoliticianCitizenship; University, parents Miangul Jahan ZebFull Name Miangul Adnan AurangzebAlma mater Northeastern; University, United StatesEducation Northeastern; College, Aitchison (2014-01-18). "Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia". Alchetron.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Rana Ali, Hassan Chuhan (1998). A Short History Of The Gurjars: Past And Present (in English and Urdu) (1st ed.). Lahore, Pakistan: Chauhan Publications. p. 143. ISBN 9789698419004.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 "[آریانا] افغانستان کا پرانا نام". منڈيگک (in اردو). Retrieved 2022-11-30.