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Awan Tribe: History of Phulial and Jhurwal Clans

1) The Awan community has a strong presence in the Pakistani Army and a martial tradition. They established themselves as valiant warriors and farmers who dominated their neighboring Janjua tribe in parts of the Salt Range region. 2) Historically, the ruler of the Dhankot Fort, later known as the Nawab of Kalabagh, was recognized as the chief of the Awan tribe. The fort served as the main stronghold of the tribe for centuries. 3) The Awans settled throughout a wide region in northern Punjab up to the edges of Balochi and Pashtun lands. Many Awan families still live on and cultivate land that their ancestors have held for generations.

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Awan Tribe: History of Phulial and Jhurwal Clans

1) The Awan community has a strong presence in the Pakistani Army and a martial tradition. They established themselves as valiant warriors and farmers who dominated their neighboring Janjua tribe in parts of the Salt Range region. 2) Historically, the ruler of the Dhankot Fort, later known as the Nawab of Kalabagh, was recognized as the chief of the Awan tribe. The fort served as the main stronghold of the tribe for centuries. 3) The Awans settled throughout a wide region in northern Punjab up to the edges of Balochi and Pashtun lands. Many Awan families still live on and cultivate land that their ancestors have held for generations.

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People of the Awan community have a strong presence in the Pakistani Army[1][need quotation to verify] and

have a strong martial tradition. [2] Historically The Ruler of Dhankot Fort who later became Known as
the Nawab of Kalabagh is accepted as the acknowledged chief or Sardar of the tribe, Abu'l-Fazl ibn
Mubarak in his chapter on the awan tribe in the Ain-i-Akbari writes:
The biggest stronghold of the awan tribe and seat of their acknowledged chief since time
immemorial has been the great Fort of Dhankot perched on a ridge overlooking the mighty indus
[Link] Nawab Malik Ruler of Dhankot now also sometimes uses a summer capital a bit
downstream where he has planted many an orchid around which now a small village(Modern
day Kalabagh) has sprung up.[3]
Christophe Jaffrelot says:
The Awan deserve close attention, because of their historical importance and, above all, because
they settled in the west, right up to the edge of Baluchi and Pashtun territory. [Tribal] Legend has it
that their origins go back to Imam Ali and his second wife, Hanafiya. Historians describe them as
valiant warriors and farmers who imposed their supremacy on their close kin the Janjuas in part of
the Salt Range, and established large colonies all along the Indus to Sind, and a densely populated
centre not far from Lahore.[4]
On a rural level, Awans historically were of the zamindar or landowning class,[5] and many Awan
families to this day live on and cultivate land, which their ancestors have held for centuries. The tract
of land running from Attock towards the Southern Salt Range has at various points in history been
called the Awan-kari, or the 'Abode of the Awans'. Awan tribesmen often carry titles typical
to Punjabis who own tracts of ancestral land [6], which may include the honorific Malik or Khan.

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