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25-662: Khogyani may refer to: Khogyani (Pashtun tribe) , a Pashtun tribe in eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. Khogyani District , a district in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, largely populated by the Khogyani tribe. Khogyani District (Ghazni) , a district in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Khogyani, Ghazni , a town and the capital of Khogyani District in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Topics referred to by

50-543: A subsidiary alliance with the British, by which Bahawalpur was admitted as a princely state. When British rule ended in 1947 and British Raj was partitioned into India and Pakistan , Bahawalpur joined the Dominion of Pakistan . Bahawalpur remained an autonomous entity until 14 October 1955, when it was merged with the province of West Pakistan . The Kingdom of Bahawalpur was established by Bahawal Khan, who belonged to

75-626: A couple of months were also drawn from the treasury of Bahawalpur state. He donated his private property to the University of the Punjab, King Edward Medical College and the Mosque of Aitchison College, Lahore. At the time of independence, all the princely states of the British India were given a choice to join either Pakistan or India or to remain independent, outside both. On 5 October 1947

100-600: A foreign power and that they continue to live their lives by unchanged, age-old tradition. The ancestors of this tribe came to the Indian subcontinent some 450 years ago. The first Khogyani tribal head was Malik Shahpal, who was invited to attend the royal court by Emperor Humayun . Shahpal founded the colony Kiri Afghana in Multan city. His tribe settled there and gained a substantial amount of power and influence. Following Malik Shahpal, came Khudadad Khan from Ghazni . From

125-649: A long period of time. It is believed that the Khogyani gave refuge to Ahmad Shāh Durrānī 's mother. Ahmad Shāh Durrānī was born in Multan. Later, the Khogyani paid taxes to the central government in Kabul and remained the Nawabs for an extended period of time. Hazrat Chopan Khan Khogiani was a famous saint and his shrine is located in Ghazni . Bahawalpur state Bahawalpur ( Urdu , Punjabi : بہاولپُور )

150-674: A pension from the Bahawalpur revenues; he broke his promise to abandon his claims and was confined in the Lahore Fort, where he died in 1862. In 1863 and 1866 insurrections broke out against the Nawab who successfully crushed the rebellions; but in March 1866, the Nawab died suddenly, not without suspicion of having been poisoned, and was succeeded by his son, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV , a boy of four. After several endeavors to arrange for

175-599: A wealthy and influential family, and the single largest landowners of their region. Multan during the Mughal Empire flourished and had good administrative control. However, as central control waned during the decline of the empire, it was ruled by the local Pashtun tribes. The Khogyani tribe had good relations with the Afghan Mughals, as well as the Bahawalpur state . Multan remained under the Khogyani for

200-599: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Khogyani (Pashtun tribe) Formerly, the tribe name Khakwani was widely used. It's still current in the Indian subcontinent. The Khogyani tribal root is the Karlāṇī Pashtuns. In the folklore origin of the Karlāṇī tribal confederacy, of which the Khogyani form a part, Karlāṇī ( Pashto : کرلاڼي ),the Karlāṇī branch of

225-585: Is referred to as the Amir . From 1942, the Nawabs were assisted by Prime Ministers. 20th century onwards, Sadeq Muhammad Khan V was the Nawab and later Emir of Bahawalpur State from 1907 to 1966. He became the Nawab on the death of his father, when he was only three years old. In 1955 he signed an agreement with the Governor-General of Pakistan , Malik Ghulam Muhammad , under which Bahawalpur became part of

250-548: The Daudpotra tribe and had migrated from Shikarpur , Sindh in 1748. By the 18th century, Nawabs of Bahawalpur had consolidated power by settling his Daudpotra kinsmen on new canal lands along Sutlej. As part of the 1809 Treaty of Amritsar , Ranjit Singh was confined to the right bank of the Sutlej. The first treaty with Bahawalpur was negotiated in 1833, the year after the treaty with Ranjit Singh for regulating traffic on

275-479: The independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Bahawalpur state. After the independence of Pakistan, the Nawab of Bahawalpur Sadeq Mohammad Khan V proved to be very helpful and generous to the government of Pakistan. He gave seventy million rupees to the government and the salaries of all the government departments for

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300-722: The Chopanzai clan, he settled in the district of Multan. His descendants influenced the region, with the help of the Afghan rulers. When Multan was annexed with Afghanistan, Nawab Ali Mohammad Khan Khakwani was appointed as governor. He built the Mosque 'Ali Mohammad Khan'. Khogyani peoples continued to live around Multan, holding vast tracts of land with substantial holdings in Vehari , Shujaabad, Khanewal , Bahawalpur , Bahawalnagar , Dera Ghazi Khan , Dera Ismail Khan , Rahimyar Khan , and Layyah districts of Pakistan . They are still

325-798: The Indus. It secured the independence of the Nawab within his own territories and opened up the traffic on the Indus and Sutlej. The political relations of Bahawalpur with the British Raj were regulated by a treaty made in October 1838, when arrangements were in progress for the restoration of Shah Shuja to the Kabul throne. During the First Anglo-Afghan War , the Nawab assisted the British with supplies and allowing passage and in 1847-8 he co-operated actively with Sir Herbert Edwardes in

350-507: The Nawab signed an agreement with the government of Pakistan according to which Bahawalpur State acceded to Pakistan, and the accession was accepted on 9 October. Thus the State of Bahawalpur was the first state to accede to Pakistan. In 1941, Bahawalpur had a population of 1,341,209 of whom 737,474 (54.98%) were men and 603,735 (45.02%) were women. Bahawalpur had a literacy rate of 2.8% (5.1% for males and 0.1% for females) in 1901. The bulk of

375-640: The Pashtuns descend. The Khogyani tribe itself consists of five clans: Mohsin Zai, Daulat Zai, Maroof Zai, Saib Zai and Chopan Zai. A mountain people, Khogianis were often embroiled in wars against the Shinwari and the Ghilzai tribes. The Karlāṇī tribes in general have a reputation amongst other Pashtun tribes as especially skilled fighters. The Karlāṇī themselves maintain that they have never been subjugated by

400-469: The administration of the country without active interference on the part of the Government, it was found necessary, on account of disorganization and disaffection, to place the principality in British hands. In 1879, the Nawab was invested with full powers, with the advice and assistance of a council of six members. During the Afghan campaigns (1878–80) the Nawab placed the entire resources of his State at

425-614: The disposal of the British Indian Government, and a contingent of his troops was employed in keeping open communications, and in guarding the Dera Ghazi Khan frontier. On his death in 1899 he was succeeded by Muhammad Bahawal Khan V, who attained his majority in 1900, and was invested with full powers in 1903. The Nawab of Bahawalpur was entitled to a salute of 17 guns. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement . After

450-404: The expedition against Multan . For these services, he was rewarded by the grant of the districts of Sabzalkot and Bhung, together with a life-pension of a lakh. On his death, a dispute arose regarding succession. He was succeeded by his third son, whom he had nominated in place of his eldest son. The new ruler was, however, deposed by his elder brother, and obtained asylum in British territory, with

475-660: The mosque at Aitchison College was also gifted by the Nawab. The Bahawalpur Block of the King Edward Medical College was also donated by the Nawab. The rulers of Bahawalpur took the title of Amir until 1740, when the title changed to Nawab Amir. Although the title was abolished in 1955 by the Government of Pakistan , the current head of the House of Bahawalpur ( Salah ud-Din Muhammad Khan )

500-574: The opening of canal colonies. The largest Muslim castes were Khokhar , Gujjar , Jat and Baloch . The Syeds were also prominent. Most Hindus were Aroras and Khatris with a minority of Jats and Bishnois in Minchinabad and Haroonabad . Half of the Sikhs were Jatt Sikhs and half were Labanas and Rai Sikhs . The Nawabs gifted portions of their land in Lahore to Punjab University , while

525-615: The population (two-thirds) lived on the fertile Indus River banks with the eastern desert tract being sparsely populated. Between 1916 and 1941, the population had almost doubled due to the Sutlej Valley Project when vast amounts of Bahawalpur territory were opened to irrigation. There was a migration of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs to Bahawalpur from other parts of Punjab. These colonists were labelled non-Riyasatis as opposed to locals or "Riyasatis" and were systematically discriminated against in government appointments. The state

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550-603: The province of West Pakistan , with effect from 14 October 1955, and the Ameer received a yearly privy purse of 32 lakhs of rupees, keeping his titles. Other members of the present day form of the royal family include: HH Nawab Brig. Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi (Last Nawab of Bahawalpur, former Governor of Punjab); Nawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasi ( Urdu : نواب صلاح الدین عباسی) who is a member of parliament in Pakistan . He

575-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Khogyani . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khogyani&oldid=1227243098 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

600-492: Was a princely state in subsidiary alliance with British Raj and later Dominion of Pakistan , that was a part of the Punjab States Agency . The state covered an area of 45,911 km (17,726 sq mi) and had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. The capital of the state was the town of Bahawalpur . The state was founded in 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi. On 22 February 1833, Abbasi III entered into

625-424: Was predominantly Muslim. According to the 1941 census, Muslims made up 81.9% (1,098,814) of the state's population while Hindus numbered 174,408 (13%) and Sikhs numbered 46,945 (1.84%). While a majority of Muslims and Hindus had their origins in Bahawalpur, a considerable proportion of settlers were migrants from other parts of the Punjab. The Sikhs, on the other hand, were predominantly colonists who had migrated after

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