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53-670: Derajat includes the present-day administrative districts of Dera Ismail Khan , Dera Ghazi Khan , Rajanpur , Taunsa and Tank in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces. The "Baloch Derajat" (consisting of Dera Bugti , Dera Allah Yar and Dera Murad Jamali ) is adjacent to Derajat towards the southwest in Balochistan. The people of Derajat are called Derawal , and the varieties of Saraiki they speak are collectively called Derawali dialect , also known locally as Hindki . Pashto and Balochi languages are spoken in

106-472: A "good conduct" pension of £100. He had been engaged for some time on writing a biography of his old chief Sir Henry Lawrence , and high expectations were held for the work, which he did not, however, live to complete, which task was performed by Herman Merivale . He suffered a bad attack of pleurisy in March 1868 from which he temporarily recovered, upon which he was offered the post of Lieutenant-Governor of

159-959: A Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), in October 1849. The East India Company awarded him a specially struck gold medal for services in the Punjab. He returned to a hero's welcome in England and Shropshire , was thanked by both Houses of Parliament and on 12 June 1850 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) by Oxford University . He was entertained at civic banquets in London and Liverpool , and made many well-received public speeches. While in England, on 9 July 1850, aged 31, he married Emma Sidney, daughter of James Sidney of Richmond, Surrey . It

212-608: A big circular ground encircled by spectators) are still popular among native Saraiki people and have been for decades. The district is subdivided into six Tehsils which contain a total of 47 Union Councils : After the merger of Tribal areas, Darazinda is now also a tehsil of D.I.Khan. 32°00′N 70°30′E  /  32.000°N 70.500°E  / 32.000; 70.500 Herbert Edwardes Major-General Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes KCB KCSI DCL (12 November 1819 – 23 December 1868)

265-718: A career in India. He applied directly to Sir Richard Jenkins , of Bicton Hall, Salop, a deputy chairman of the East India Company , formerly of the Bombay Civil Service, Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury in 1837, and family friend, for a cadetship in the Bengal Infantry . He landed at Calcutta early in 1841, aged 22, and from July 1842 served as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Bengal European Regiment , first at Dinapore and then at Karnal ,

318-558: A frontier station. He remained with this regiment about five years, during which time he obtained a good knowledge of the Hindustani , Urdu and Persian languages, passing exams in all 3 subjects, which qualified him for the position of interpreter, which he obtained in November 1845, aged 26. He developed a deep understanding of military, political and social affairs in India, which showed itself in his many literary contributions to

371-539: A siege was established. On 22 January 1849 Dewan Mulraj surrendered, following negotiations directed by Edwardes. Sir Henry Lawrence praised Edwardes's pivotal role in the war, stating that "Since the days of Clive no man had done as Edwardes". All had been achieved by personal initiative, without formal military training. He was commended by Gough and the Government, promoted brevet major in September 1848 and made

424-703: Is a district in the Dera Ismail Khan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan . The district has an area of 9,334 km (3,604 sq mi) and a population of 1,822,916 as of the 2023 Census. After the Second Anglo-Sikh war in 1849 the district was annexed by the British as part of the Punjab and remained so until 1901 when NWFP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

477-529: Is known all over Pakistan, and brings a lot of attention to the district and the city. Football is a very popular game in Dera Ismail Khan. Other games including cricket , hockey , badminton , and many more are played as well. Ali Amin Khan has also provided a platform for more involvement in sports in this region. In 2017, he introduced a tennis ball cricket league, named Dera Premier League, and

530-670: Is protected by the Sheikh Badin National Park . Near the Indus River is a spur of limestone hills known as the Kafir Kot hills, where the ancient Hindu complex of Kafir Kot is located. DI Khan is also considered the center of Pakistan because of its location between Bhakkar , Mianwali of North Punjab , Zhob of Balochistan and South Waziristan of Pakistan's tribal belt . It is named after Dodai mercenary Ismail Khan, son of Malik Sohrab Dodai of

583-590: The 2023 Census of Pakistan , the total population of Derajat (comprising Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Tank Districts) was 8,003,764. The main languages in Derajat are Saraiki , Pashto , and Balochi . In addition, Urdu and English are also used. 32°N 71°E  /  32°N 71°E  / 32; 71 Dera Ismail Khan District Dera Ismail Khan District ( Urdu and Saraiki : ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان , Pashto : دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ ), often abbreviated as D.I. Khan

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636-420: The 2023 census , Dera Ismail Khan district has 270,021 households and a population of 1,829,811. The district has a sex ratio of 110.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 46.58%: 58.14% for males and 33.71% for females. 559,401 (30.69% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 374,757 (20.48%) live in urban areas. The Dera Ismail Khan district has many schools and colleges, predominantly in

689-666: The Delhi Gazette entitled " Brahminee Bull's letters to his Cousin John Bull " , expressing bold political opinions often critical of British Indian policy. His essays became well-read throughout British India and particularly impressed the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army himself, Sir Hugh Gough , who appointed Edwardes a member of his personal staff. Edwardes served as aide-de-camp to Gough during

742-835: The Dodai Nawabs , who ruled for about fifteen generations at Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan and also held Darya Khan and Bhakkar, east of the Indus. Early in the eighteenth century the Nawabs lost their supremacy, being overwhelmed by the Kalhoras of Sind. In 1739 after Nadir Shah had defeated the Mughals and acquired all the territory west of the Indus, he made the Wazir, Mahmud Khan Gujar, governor in Dera Ghazi Khan under

795-522: The First Anglo-Sikh War and fought at Mudki on 18 December 1845, where he was wounded, and at the final bloody rout of the Sikhs at Sobraon on 10 February 1846. Following the British victory, the Punjab came to be ruled by a British Resident seated at the historic capital of Lahore , supported by a Regency Council acting for the infant Maharaja Duleep Singh . In 1846, aged 27, Edwardes

848-535: The Indus river which intersected it from north to south. To the west of the Indus, the characteristics of the country resembled those of Dera Ghazi Khan . To the east of the present bed of the river, there is a wide track known as the Kachi, exposed to river action. Beyond this, the country rises abruptly, and a barren, almost desert plain stretches eastwards, sparsely cultivated, and inhabited by nomadic tribes. In 1901,

901-776: The Koh-e-Sulaiman mountain in the neighboring Baluchistan province. In the northwest is the Tank District . D.I Khan is separated from the Marwat plains of the Lakki Marwat district by a spur of clay and sandstone hills that stretch east from the Sulaiman mountains to the Indus river known as the Sheikh Badin Hills. The highest peak in the range is the limestone Sheik Badin mountain, which

954-583: The Kuffar (Disbelievers)). These Hindu Shahi forts were known for high towers and steep defensive walls. The Hindus also built many Hindu temples around the area. However, many of them are now in rubble. The Hindu Shahis remained in control of the area until their defeat by the Turkic Muslim army of Ghaznavids. The district is part of what was historically territory inhabited by the Baloch people during

1007-527: The Langah Sultanate , who laid the foundation of the area. The Dera Ismail Khan District is littered with ruins from ancient civilizations . Dera Ismail Khan is home to the collection of Hindu ruins from two separate sites 20 miles apart, jointly known as Kafir Kot . The region came under the influence of the Nanda empire of the ancient India from 300 BCE. With the rise of Chandragupta Maurya ,

1060-621: The Punjab , and was appointed to the prestigious Commissionership of Ambala and as agent for the Cis-Sutlej states . After he had held the posts for 3 years, the health of both him and his wife deteriorated and on 1 January 1865, aged 46, he left British India for the last time. Following his final return to England he was made Knight Commander of the Star of India (KCSI) on 24 May 1866 and promoted Major-General on 22 February 1868. He received

1113-670: The Buddhist ruler Kanishka . After the fall of the Kushans, the region came under the control of the Gupta empire of the ancient India. During this period, Hindu and Buddhist art and architecture flourished in the area. With the decline of the imperial Guptas, the Hindu Shahis came to rule the area. The Hindu Shahis built two massive forts in the northern edges of Dera Ismail Khan. The forts were later renamed as "Kafir kots" (forts of

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1166-596: The Districts of Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab and Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, many Muslim refugees from India settled in Derajat while most Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India. Many of Derajat's Hindu residents settled in the Derawal Nagar colony of Delhi , India , while others were dispersed around in the states of Haryana , Punjab and Uttar Pradesh . Languages of Derajat (2023) According to

1219-531: The Government of India to publicly support the propagation of Christianity in India. Reputable biographers have gone so far as to call this attitude of his "a considerable lack of common sense",. He shared his strong evangelical Christian attitudes with his brother officer and close friend Brigadier-General John Nicholson . During his final period in England, he served as vice-president of the Church Missionary Society . On 19 December 1853,

1272-752: The Kalhora chief, who also became his vassal. Under Ahmad Shah Durrani the Kalhoras, now in a state of decadence, contended for possession of Dera Ghazi Khan, but Mahmud Khan Gujar appeared to have been its real governor. He was succeeded by his nephew, who was killed in 1779, and the Durranis then appointed governors directly for a period of thirty two years. Meanwhile, the last of the chiefs of Dera Ismail Khan had been deposed in 1770, and his territories were also administered from Kabul. In 1794 Humayun Shah attempted to deprive Zaman Shah Durrani of his kingdom, but he

1325-583: The Marwat plain, and south to the town of Jampur , having a length of 325 miles and breadth of 50 miles. The Derajat owes its existence as an historical area to the Baloch migration in the 15th century when Sultan Husseyn Shah of Langah Sultanate , being unable to hold his vast trans Indus possessions called in Baloch mercenaries, and assigned these territories to Malik Sohrab Dodai as jagir . Malik Sohrab's sons, Ghazi Khan, Ismail Khan and Fateh Khan, founded

1378-522: The Nawab of Bahawalpur from south of Multan, he defeated the rebels a second time at Sadusam, near Multan. Here he permanently injured his right hand in an accident with his pistol. Edwardes then forced the rebels to retreat to the fort of Multan, where they remained contained until the arrival of General William Sampson Whish and the Bombay column, whereupon, assisted by the further action of Edwardes's force,

1431-668: The North-Western Frontier by the existence of a strong and independent Afghanistan and he urged the signing of a British Treaty of Friendship with the Amir Dost Mohammad Khan . Although opposed by Sir John Lawrence, then Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, as the new ruling magistrate was known following the 1849 British annexation of Punjab, Edwardes's suggestion received the approval of the Governor General of India Lord Dalhousie . The treaty

1484-603: The Punjab in March 1868. His recovery however relapsed and he died in London on 23 December 1868, aged 49, after a severe haemorrhage. He was buried in the Meadow on the western side of Highgate Cemetery and is commemorated by a mural tablet in Westminster Abbey and a stained glass window in the chapel of King's College London. He was survived by his wife, Emma (nee Sydney), whom he had married in 1850. Edwardes

1537-495: The capital of Dera Ismail Khan. Beaconhouse School System The district is represented in the National Assembly by two elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies: Sobat is a traditional dish predominantly prepared in the capital of Dera Ismail Khan. It consists of chicken , onions , garlic , tomatoes , khusk dhania, garam masala , turmeric , and other spices. It is usually eaten as dinner. Sobat

1590-410: The death of the 10th Baronet Sir Henry Hope Edwardes to extant with Edwardes-Iddon which Edwardes are descended claiming succession to the title. Edwardes's mother died during his infancy, and from the age of four, following his father's death in 1823, he was brought up in the household of a deeply religious aunt, from whom he developed his own strongly Protestant Christian faith. At the age of ten, he

1643-718: The medieval India, who were invited to settle in the region by Shah Husseyn of the Langah Sultanate of Multan . These Baloch settlers were displaced by or assimilated into later waves of the Pashtun settlement. Dera Ismail Khan was created as an administrative unit of the British India , part of the Derajat Division of the North-West Frontier Province (Now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ). It was formerly divided into almost two equal portions by

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1696-990: The newly independent State of Pakistan . In 2016, 191,000 acres in the district were brought under cultivation with completion of the Gomal Zam dam , and a series of irrigation canals partially funded by the United States Government . Languages Saraiki are main ethnic groups in Dera Ismail Khan District in simple majority. Total population of DI Khan District is 1,822,916 consists of Males 956,098 & females 866,667 as of 2023 Pakistani census . Languages of Dera Ismail Khan District ( 2023 Pakistani census ) There are 1,198,862 Saraiki , 582,703 Pashto , 31,152 Urdu , 4,765 Punjabi , 863 Sindhi , 791 Balochi , 490 Kashmiri , 2,738 Hindko , 5 Brahui , 18 Shina , 2 Balti , 3 Kalasha & 524 others of total 1,822,916 As of

1749-605: The northern and western parts of Derajat, respectively. The Derajat is a level plain between the Indus River and the Sulaiman Mountains , lying between 29°30′ and 34°15′ N. and 69°15′ and 72′ E., the name derives its name from, the three Deras : Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Fateh Khan, and Dera Ghazi Khan. It extends north to the Sheikh Badin National Park among the Sheikh Badin range, which divides it from

1802-734: The region came under the complete control of the Mauryan empire . Afterward, the region was briefly and nominally controlled by the Shunga empire . However, with the decline of the Shungas, the region passed to local Hindu and Buddhist rulers and was interrupted by foreign rulers. Many of these foreign rulers, like the Indo-Parthians , Sakas, and Kushans converted to Hinduism and Buddhism and promoted these Indian religions throughout central and south Asia. The region reached its height under

1855-418: The risk to leave the Punjab undefended, a policy opposed by Edwardes, which earned for him the sobriquet "The Saviour of India". Aged 40, in mid-1859 Edwardes once more returned to England, his health so greatly impaired by the continual strain of arduous work that it was doubtful whether he could ever return to India. During his stay he was created KCB , with the rank of brevet colonel; and the degree of LL.D.

1908-505: The sanction of Sir John Lawrence , the successor in the chief magistracy of the Punjab to his elder brother Sir Henry Lawrence, to raise native troops in the Punjab to form a moveable column to maintain order in the Punjab. Lawrence later sent the large part of these troops and other units previously raised by his brother and new units raised by himself to assist in the Siege of Delhi . It was this decisive action of Sir John Lawrence's, in taking

1961-409: The teams from different geographical regions of Pakistan competed. Season two was held in 2018. DPL became Pakistan's biggest tape ball cricket tournament. Dera Ismail Khan has a cricket team as well: Dera Ismail Khan cricket team . Some cultural games ( kabaddi , mailay and kodi , which is played by three sportsmen called pehlwaan where one runs while two other have to catch him in

2014-454: The three Deras or 'settlements' named after them. During Babar 's conquest of Northern India in 1526 the chiefs of Derajat submitted to him, and at his death the Derajat became a dependency of his son Kamran Mirza , the ruler of Kabul . Under Humayun the Baloch immigration increased, and they gradually pushed the Nahars farther south. All the Baloch tribes acknowledged the overlordship of

2067-547: The time, devoid of military support. Sensing that time was of the essence to prevent the rebellion spreading rapidly to the whole of the Punjab, and having no senior officer to consult, Edwardes made his response at first on his own initiative. He immediately raised a body of Pathan Irregulars and on 18 June 1848, having been joined by a force of Sikh troops, at Kineyri he routed a rebel force loyal to Dewan Mulraj. Subsequently, on 3 July, with reinforcements from his neighbouring District Officer Lieutenant Lake, and with troops sent by

2120-480: The trans-Indus tract was allotted to the newly formed North-West Frontier Province , the cis-Indus tract remaining in the Punjab jurisdiction. The cis-Indus portions of the Dera Ismail Khan and the Bannu districts now comprise the new Punjab district of Mianwali . Wheat and wool were exported. In 1901, it contained an area of 8,814 km (3,403 sq mi) and a population of 252,379. In 1947, it became part of

2173-872: Was a British administrator, soldier, and statesman active in the Punjab region of British India . He is best known as the "Hero of Multan" for his pivotal role in securing British victory in the Second Anglo-Sikh War . Edwardes was born at Frodesley in Shropshire on 12 November 1819, the 2nd son of the Rev. Benjamin Edwardes (1790/1-1823), rector of Frodesley, a younger son of Sir John Thomas Cholmondeley Edwardes, 8th Baronet , of Shrewsbury (1764–1816). The Edwardes Baronetcy of Shropshire had been conferred on his ancestor Sir Thomas Edwardes by King Charles I in 1644/5.The baronetcy eventually became dormant on

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2226-459: Was a devout Christian of the Protestant anti-ritualist variety. A contemporary point of contention on his career could be stated to be his propensity to evangelise amongst the indigenous populations of India. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857–8, caused in some measure by the sepoys' belief that their ancient religions were under attack with the sanction of the British-Indian regime, he continued, on his return to India in 1862, to enthusiastically urge

2279-423: Was also occupied; but Dera Ismail Khan, to which Hafiz Ahmad Khan was permitted to retire on the fall of Mankera, remained independent till 1836, when Nao Nihal Singh deposed Muhammad Khan, the son of Hafiz Ahmad Khan, and appointed Diwan Lakhi Mal to be Kardar. Diwan Lakhi Mal held this post till his death in 1843, and was succeeded by his son Diwan Daulat Rai, who enjoyed the support of the Multani Pathan Sardars. He

2332-430: Was appointed by the new British Resident Sir Henry Lawrence , as Assistant Resident. After three months at Lahore he was posted to the court of the Maharaja of Jammu , recently established by the British as ruler of Kashmir , divested from Punjab territorial lands following the Treaty of Lahore in 1846. Here he helped to suppress a local rebellion against the Maharaja, Gulab Singh . In February 1847, aged 28, Edwardes

2385-408: Was bitterly opposed by Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana, who had also procured a nomination as Kardar from the Sikh Durbar. These rivals contended for supremacy with varying success until 1847, when the Diwan then in possession was deposed on the recommendation of Herbert Edwardes , who appointed General Van Cortlandt to be Kardar. The Derajat passed to the British in 1849, and is now (in 1911) divided between

2438-509: Was conferred upon him by the University of Cambridge . In 1860, he was invited to speak at the Wenlock Olympian Games , when he praised their founder William Penny Brookes and the local Olympian Society's work but showed disagreement with the Greek influence of the name by publicly suggesting the games be called "'The Shropshire Class of British Work and Play', or anything else you will; but let it tell of English men and women." Early in 1862, aged 43, with improved health he again returned to

2491-450: Was created. The district of Dera Ismail Khan is bounded on the North east by the Bhakkar and Dera Ghazi Khan districts of Punjab . Eastern portions of the district along the Indus river are characterized by fertile alluvial plains, while lands farther from the river consist of clay soil cut by ravines from rainfall. The district is bounded on the southwest by a thin strip of the South Waziristan district, which separates D.I Khan from

2544-438: Was defeated and fell into the hands of Muhammad Khan Sadozai , governor of the Sind Sagar Doab . As a reward for this capture, Zaman Shah bestowed the province of Dera Ismail Khan on Nawab Muhammad Khan, who governed it from Mankera by deputy. His son-in-law, Hafiz Ahmad Khan, surrendered at Mankera to Ranjit Singh in 1821, and at the same time tribute was imposed by the Sikhs on the chiefs of Tank and Sagar. Dera Fateh Khan

2597-489: Was detached on special duty as Political Agent to the remote trans- Indus district of Bannu , where he was to improve the district's tax-revenue yield to Lahore, much lessened of late by evasion and non-payment. Here backed by a small force of Sikh troops, but largely on the strength of his own personality, he completely reformed the administration. He settled local feuds and demolished local fortresses, built roads and canals and encouraged agriculture. The town established by him

2650-419: Was most probably at this time his portrait was painted by Henry Moseley, showing him dressed as an Indian nobleman, which was presented by his widow in 1905 to the National Portrait Gallery. He published in 1851 an account in 2 volumes of his experiences during the war entitled A Year on the Punjab Frontier. Edwardes believed that the security of British India against the designs of Russia would be improved on

2703-442: Was named after his death in his honour Edwardesabad , a name which gave way after independence to Bannu , unlike the surviving name of Abbottabad , which commemorates Edwardes's contemporary, General Sir James Abbott . The events and disturbances which grew into the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–49 started at Multan , in southern Punjab, under the governorship of Dewan Mulraj , near which fortified town Edwardes found himself at

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2756-424: Was sent to a boarding school at Richmond, Surrey , where he did not early distinguish himself. He went on to study Classics and Mathematics at King's College, London , and developed there a great interest in modern literature, composing poetry and drawing. He played a prominent role in the debating society. Having been prevented from going up to Oxford by pressure from his guardians, Edwardes determined himself on

2809-468: Was signed by Lawrence and the Amir on 30 March 1855. It contained a strict non-interference clause which turned out to be vital in maintaining calm in the Punjab during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 2 years later, thus allowing Punjab troops to be sent away to assist in the relief of Delhi and in subsequent operations. A second treaty was signed in January 1857. On the outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 at far away Meerut and Delhi , Edwardes received

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