Khandoya or Khandowa (Urdu/Punjabi: کھنڈویہ ، کھنڈوعہ, also spelled Khandowya and Khandowa) is a Punjabi Rajput sub-clan mainly present in the northern, central and western parts of the Pakistani Punjab, with significant numbers living in Jhang, Chakwal and to a lesser extent in Khandowa.[1]
History
At the rural level, the Khandoyas were historically the zamindar or landowning class[2] and to this day many Khandoya families live on and cultivate the land, which their ancestors held for centuries. They often carry titles typical to Punjabis[3] who own tracts of ancestral land.
Notable people
- Naseer Ahmed Khandowa former Chairman UC of the Khandoya tribe Golepur and Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan
See also
References
- ^ A GLOSSARY OF THE TRIBES AND CASTES OF THE Punjab and North^West Frontier Province VOL. II. Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, compiled by H. A. ROSE. p. 493
- ^ Ahmed, S., 1977, Class and Power in a Punjabi Village, Monthly Review Press, p.p. 131-132.
- ^ Ahsan, A., 1996, The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan, Oxford University Press, p.88.
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