Dadyal
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Dadyal or Dadyaal is a town situated in the Mirpur district of Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. The town consists of more than 70 smaller villages. Like much of the Mirpur District
Mirpur District
Mirpur District is a district in the disputed and divided state of [Jammu and Kashmir]. The district is named after the main city, Mirpur. The District of Mirpur has a population of 371,000 and covers an area of . The district is mainly mountainous with some plains...

, Dadyal has descendants of inhabitants that emigrated to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 between the 1950s and 1980s. It is the central business centre in the area of Anderhaal and is used by the of the 70 villages surrounding it. The name Anderhaal (Ander = inside; Haal = hills) was given to denote the area between the valleys of Jhelum and Poonch surrounding Dadyal.

Mangla Dam

The history of Dadyal dates back to many years before the construction of the Mangla Dam. The old town existed between the Rivers Jhelum and Poonch. The confluence of the two rivers became the exact location of the Mangla Dam, situated near a village called Chaana.

Migration and settlement

People from this region of Azad Kashmir have mostly migrated to the UK after the construction of the Mangla Dam. People from all families joined the army and helped in the war. After the war these people helped build Britain and so it was decided that they were allowed to stay in the UK. In the 1960s and 1970s families migrated and settled in the UK. A large proportion of the emigration took place due to the construction of Mangla Dam
Mangla Dam
The Mangla Dam is located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the sixteenth largest dam in the world. It was built from 1961 to 1967 with funding from the World Bank. The project was designed and supervised by Binnie & Partners of London, and it was built...

 that flooded certain parts of the area. Most of the families worked on ships and planes. When immigrants were needed to work in the UK they submitted their papers and migrated, subsequently bringing their families too. Since the 1970s, a large number of people have been earning their livelihood there. Due to this, they are today the major foreign exchange earning resource for Pakistan.

Ancient History

dadyal was ruled predominantly by two tribes the rajas and the jatts, the jatts had initialy established a peace treaty with the rajas by marrying off the daughter of the jatt tribal leader. the jatts used the peace to their advantage and began to import weapons from
india and tibet. (they got the wealth from using the peace time to merchant their items) the jatts then came on horse back and first using an ancient tactic they made drum noises in the east of dadyal the rajas sent scouts to greet the jatts
the jatts then quickly charged west dadyal and killed over 5000 rajas who consisted of 4000 heavy infantry and 1000 cavalry
the jatts had 8000 heavy cavalry (horse archers that also used swords and spears) dadyal was captured.
many people think that dadyal was called dunyal but according to certain sources it is proven that dadyal's real name is unknown
and that the closest name that we have is the name that alexander the great had given to it and that was TAX-IL-ADAR.

It could be that Dadiyal is named after the Katoch
Katoch
Katoch is the name of a Rajput clan belonging to the Chandervanshi kshatriya lineage. Their traditional areas of residence was Trigarta Kingdom, Jalandhar, Multan i.e...

 Rajas Dadwal.

Villages

  • Amb
  • Anderwali
  • Ankara
  • Arra Jattan
  • Bal Peerann
  • Balathi
  • Ballara
  • Ban Sain
  • Banrajghan
  • Batli
  • Batroi
  • Behari
    Behari
    Behari is a village in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan....

  • Bhalot
  • Chapraan
  • Chattroh
  • Daruni
  • Dingel
  • Ghanair/Rajgan
  • Gora
  • Hille/Bagham
  • Hussain Brotion
  • Jahgla
  • Kalmarpur
  • Kandore
  • Kathar Dilawar Khan
    Kathar Dilawar Khan
    Khatar Dilawar Khan is a village near Dadyal, Pakistan....

  • Keiri
  • Khadimabad
  • Khery
  • Khurd Piran
  • chitrow
  • Mohra Gujran
  • Mohra Kanyal
  • Mohra Malkan
    Mohra Malkan
    Mohra Malkan is a village in the Dadyal Tehsil of Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir. Mohrah Malkan presently comes in the Union Council of Amb; also remained part of Union Councl Raipur in the past. The village is also known as Poorana Mohra Malkan. It is located approximately 2 km from Dadyal...

  • Mohra Sher Shah
  • Nakota
  • Onah Rajgon
  • Pagal Chak
  • Paglian
  • Pallaean
  • Pirnabal
  • Potha Bangash/Sher
    • Aprah Potha
    • Baraa Mohra
    • Borhi
    • Chaprah
    • Chapri
    • Dhoke Lass
    • Gar Mohrah
    • Jamadariya
    • Kasreh
    • Lalariyah Mohra
    • Simbal
  • Raipur
  • Rajoa
    Rajoa
    Rajoa is a village in Dadyal Tehsil, Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is surrounded by Thara, Smor, Bloh, Chalayar, Dargar, and Behari. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 504. The shrine of the Sufi saint Baba Badar Shah is situated here.Like much of Mirpur,...

  • Ratta
  • Sadaqabad
  • Sahalia
  • Sahelia
  • Sairan
  • Samlotha
  • Sandal
  • Siakh
  • Sochani
  • Salvah Piran
  • Surakhi
  • Tahla Rajwali Khan
  • Thanpal
  • Thara
  • Thub Jagir/Ghakra
    Thub Jagir
    Thub Jagir is a village in Dadyal Tehsil of Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir....


Darbars in Azad Kashmir

Many Sufi Saints came to the town of Dadyal to propagate the message of Islam to the masses. Notable Darbars/Shrines in the town include:
  • Ban Sai/Sai ni Ban
  • Bal Peeran
  • Dular Sharif, Shrines of Hazrat Mian Muhammad Alam Badshah and Hazrat Mian Muhammad Sultan Alam Badshah.
  • Khuldah Darbar
  • Peer Ganoi Darbar (Akhiyan na Salaam)
  • Amb Shareef, Here is the Chillah-Gah of Wali e Kamil, Hadrat Sayyidi wa Murshidi, Mian Allah Dittah Sahib (Alaihi Rahma)
  • Jeevan shah darbar
  • chawye
  • Baba Zinda Pir darbar, There are many baba zinda pir's bataks in villages around dadyal.
  • Dingle Darbar (sarkar bava jivan badshah)
  • Sakhi sher shah badshah (Old Dadyal)
  • Chamba Darbar (Rajoa)
  • Baba Sher Shah Badshah Darbar, (Kandor/Balara)
  • Baba Mian Fazal Ghaazi Darbar, (Banrajghan)
  • Peer Dost Buhari(Siakh)
  • Baava jee (buttli)
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