Dhund (tribe)
The Dhund (also written Dhúnd is a sub tribe of the Rajput Tribe in Northern Pakistan. They are mainly settled in Abbottabad District and Murree Hills, Along with Tehsil Kahuta and in District Rawalpindi of Punjab Province. They are also found in District Haripur and Mansehra of Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Apart from Abbottabad and Murree, there are large populations of Dhunds living in the Bagh District and Muzaffarabad District of Azad Kashmir.[1][2][1] The tribe speaks the Dhundi-Kairlali hill dialect of Pahari-Pothwari.[3] The word Dhund was an honorary name given to one of their forefathers.
Origins[change | change source]
The tribe traces its roots back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, the blessed uncle of The Holy Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وسلم but produce least Evidences to Support that claim.... The Dhund is a fearsome Warlike Tribe Inhabiting Muree Hills and neighbouring Azad Kashmir Areas.. Like Other @Pahari Tribes Dhunds were always in war with neighbouring Pahari Tribes and almost Completely Eliminated Pahari Khetwal Tribe.
Dhund Were Also a Major Part of 1832 Poonch Rebellion vs Punjab Khalsa Darbar and Also Formed the Core Pahari Rebellion against Colonial British Rule in 1857..
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tribes and Language". Murree. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ Sarwat Ali (25 June 2006). "Mystique of Murree — Review". Footloose. The News. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008.
- ↑ Pahari-Potwari Ethnologue
Further reading[change | change source]
- Hastings Donnan (July 1985), "The Rules and Rhetoric of Marriage Negotiations among the Dhund Abbasi of Northeast Pakistan", Ethnology, 24 (3), University of Pittsburgh: 183–196, doi:10.2307/3773609, JSTOR 3773609
