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Kassar or Mughal Kassar (Urdu: ( کسر / مغل قصر ) are a Mughal tribe and one of the three major land-owning tribes in the Dhani country of Chakwal District in Punjab province, Pakistan.[1] They occupy the northern part of Dhani, called Babial and Chaupeda. In the Punjab settlement report of 1862, it is mentioned that they had come from Jammu along with the Mair-Minhas tribe and had been settled in this area by the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudin Babur. However, in Punjab census of 1881 they claimed that they themselves were of Mughal descent, and presented a family tree that connected their lineage with Babur in the 8th generation and showed their ancestor Kassar as a distant cousin of Babur. Hence, they claimed that they had come with Babur's army as his fellow tribesmen and were settled in Dhani along with the Mairs and Kahuts by the Emperor himself. Kassar tend to prefer their own caste for marriages but second priority goes to Mair Minhas and Kahout Quraish.
Kassars have no special ethnic belonging or places of worship, Most of them belongs to Ahle Sunnat (Urdu: اہل سنت) while considerable number follows Shia Islam (Arabic: شيعة, Shīʿah), apart from these two major sects some of them follow AhleHadith School of thoughts. Diversity in their religious believes indicate their secular culture. Most of their customs and traditions are not different in any respect from those of the tribes surrounding them, except that the graves of women are distinguished by stone at the head and foot parallel to the breadth of the grave, while other graves are parallel to the length .
Contents
Kassar ancestry
The family tree of Kassar tribes is as follows:
Genealogy of the Kassar Dynasty
Amir Timur Gorgan>> Jalal-ul-din Sultan Miran Shah >> Ibrahim Qableen>> Mirza Taluchar>> Amir Wali Kandhari >> Baba Kassar>>
Area of distribution
The origin of the Kassar tribe is Chakwal District, where they have a significant presence throughout the region. Apart from Chakwal, they are also settled in Attock, Sargodha, Khoshab, Jehlum, Rawalpindi, Tehsil Sohawa, Badin (Sindh), Larkana (Sindh), Muzafar Abad (Kashmir), Ponch (Kashmir), and Cakothi (Kashmir).
Towns in Chakwal dominated by the Kassar tribe include Fim Kassar, Farid Kassar, Balkassar, Bhagwal, Karsal, Saral, Miswall, Doray, Chauli, Mangwal, Dingi, Munwall, Bikhari Kalan, Sarkal Kassar, Dhok Peeli, Dhudial, Tattral, Latifal, Dhalal, Hastal, Maari, Thoha Bahadur, and Lakhwal. Kasra in Attock District is also an important Kassar village.
The first settlement of the Kassar tribe in Kashmir was made in Khalana (Muzafarabad); they then migrated to Poonch and other parts of Kashmir. Because of their first settlement in Khalana, they are also called “Qazian-e-Khalana” in Kashmir.
Kassar are also living in surrounding chaks (settlement areas) of Kotmomin vis-a-vis 10sb, 20sb, 9sb, 67sb, 65sb and 66sb Sargodha migrated from Dhani under the sponsorship of Alhaj Fateh Kahn Chaouli (Reader of Colony Commissioner Malcum Hailie).
Clans
The clans (ذیلی اقوام) of the Kassar tribe are:
- Bhagwal
- Dullah
- Chaouli
- Karsal
- Mehrou
- Haraj
- Latifal
- Mangwal
- Kuthiala Sheikhan
Notable personalities
- Colonel Muhammad Khan, Urdu writer and humorist, author of "Bajang Amad: / Army Personal".
- رئیس الروساء Sardar Sultan Sikander(LATE) of DULLAH SARDARAN.
- Sardar Khuram Nawab Dullah, Member of Provincial Assembly PP-22(Chakwal-3),Member Excise & Taxation,Library Committee.
- Ch. Ayaz Amir, Columnist, Member of National Assembly NA-60(Chakwal-I).Senior Leader of PMLN.
- Sardar Zulfiqar Khan Dullah ,famous social & political worker.
- Alhaj Fateh Kahn Chaouli (Reader of Colony Commissioner Malcum Hailie).
- Ch.Ahmed Jawad, CEO, Harvest Tradings-Pakistan.
- Ch. Muhammad Asghar, Executive Vice President, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
- Ch. Rab Nawaz, (District Management Group), Secretary Irrigation, Government of Punjab, Pakistan.
- Ch. Sarfraz Ahmad, Minister (Trade), Pakistan Consulate, Jeddah.
- Ch. Muhammad Ajaib of Chakral Lieutenant Commander(R) Pakistan Navy , former Naval Recruiting Officer .
- Ch. Muhammad Ashraf of Janga Lieutenant Commander(R) Pakistan Navy , former Supply Officer .
- Ch. Khudadad Khan (R) AVM (Air Vice-Marshal) Pakistan Air Force, former Additional Director General, National Accountability Bureau.
- Ch. Mohammad Afzal (تمغہ شجاعت,تمغہ بسالت) of Dhalal, (R)Wing Commander Pakistan Air Force,Ex-Chairman Pakistan International School, Riyadh.
- Ch. Jawad Akram of Dhalal, (District Management Group), Deputy secretary (Cabinet) - Punjab, Former SHO, EDO Chakwal.
- Ch. Muhammad Akram Khan, Technical Advisor (R), Engro Corporation.
- Ch. Ehtasham Faisal (Dhalal), Senior Business Analyst, NOKIA Middle East .
- Ch. Mohammad Khan Sahab Bikharikalan, ex-Deputy Chief, Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) .
- Ch. Ghulam Ali Bikharikalan, former Chairman Attock Refinery.
- Ch. Muhammad Nawaz Khan (Latifal), former District Population Welfare Officer, Population Welfare Department.
- Ch. Javed Iqbal Mughal (Latifal), Ministry of Information Technology, E-Government Directorate.
- CH. Riasab Khan (Sangkalan) Former Sector Head, State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan.
- CH. Mumtaz Ahmed Mughal LLM (Civil Judge)
See also
- Hasar
References
The references (حوالہ جات)
- ^ Brandeth, A: "District Gazeteer Jehllum", page 104. Punjab Government Press, 1904
Categories:- Social groups of Pakistan
- Punjabi tribes
- Chakwal District
- Mughal clans of Pakistan
- Surnames
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