Dhudhi
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The Dhudi are a tribe of Panhwar
Panhwar
Panhwar or Panwar are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The term Panwhar is used for the Parmar Rajputs clans that have converted to Islam, and are settled in what is now Pakistani territory.-History:...

, Panwar, Parmar Rajput
Punjabi Rajput
Rajputs during the medieval period were a dominant caste in Northwestern India, including the Punjab region.According to the 1911 census in British India, the total Rajput population in the Punjab was 1,635,578, of which 1,222,024 were Muslim, 388,744 were Hindu and were Sikh.Traditionally,...

 origin, found in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 province of 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...

. According to the 1931 census of India they had a population of 5,800.
According to the puranas and Royal Genealogical tree they are one of the Agnivansha clans and descendants of Raja Bikarmajeet or Vikramaditya and Raja Bhoj of Ujjain.They are usually known as Rai, Punwar, Mian and Rana Rajputs.The word Dhudhi originated from word Daddha meaning super strong , Moreover it is a sub-caste of Panwar Rajputs of Dharanagri.

History

This is a clan of Panwar Rajputs found along the banks of the Sutlej
Sutlej
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...

 and Chenab. They are supposed to have come originally from Multan. They are said to be "fair agriculturists and respectable members of society".

The original seat of the tribe was Mailsi in Vehari District, where they are mentioned as early as the first half of the 14th Century. When the Delhi Sultanate was breaking up they spread along the Sutlej and Chenab. One of them, Haji Sher Mohammad was a saint whose shrine is in Multan Division in District Burewala Mouza Dewan Sahab is still renowned.

Famous Muslim saint HAZRAT SHAH HUSSAIN renowned as madhoo lal hussain also belongs to this clan.The Dhudhi's are usually Muslims.
46 family are subcast of dhuddi
KAMYANA is subcast of dhuddi
kamyana is well known family of ravi
kamyana has 14 villages around the ravi river
kamyana are rajput dhuddi

Titles

RAI (This title is used in the Division Bahawalpur, District Jhang & Sargodha).

RANA (Usually used in border areas of Pakistan & India).

MIAN (They are living in Bar areas of Sutlej& ravi & Chenab).

RAWAT (They are chiefly found in Bhojpur & Ratlam areas of India & Renownwd as DODIA
Dodia
Dodia is a genus of woolly bear moths found in subarctic tundra and taiga ecosystems. They belong to the tribe Callimorphini of subfamily Arctiinae....

).

DIWAN (This title was normally used by this tribe due to the spiritual shrine of Dewan Chawli Mashaikh).

KHAN (This title is also used in various parts of southern punjab).
DEWAN HAJI SHER is first muslim rajput

so dhuddi are pioneer of islam in rajputs

Clan Distribution

MaghRana,
Tajwana,
Sankhla,
Rath,
MahaRath,
Waseer,
Niamoana,
Kamyana.

Distribution

This tribe is scattered about Lahore
Lahore District
Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is...

, Sialkot
Sialkot District
Sialkot District or the District of Sialkot , is one of the districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the north-east of the province...

, Sargodha
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...

, Jhang
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...

, Multan
Multan District
Multan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban. Its capital is the city of Multan....

, Sahiwal
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...

, Jhelum
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...

, Vehari
Vehari District
Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...

 Khanewal District Kabirwala and the Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar is the capital city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As well as being district capital it also the administrative headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...

 districts.

In Jhang District, Boori Dhudhian is a singularly important village with reference to the Dhudhi tribe. This is the village where only Dhudhis reside. Kapoori village near Gharmor Jhang has Dhudhi families, and in Darbar Bahu Sultan lives Muhammad Ramzan Dhudhi. Dhudhiwala is another village of Jhang.

in sahiwal division kamyana family has so manay villages
chak no 4 gd
chak no 9 gd
moza kamah
moza islampur
sakhi abdal
thatha kamyana
65 a GD
65 b GD
65 c GD

Distt Hafizabad

many dhuddi also living in Hafizabad .. Sukheke mandi and village dubber . Dr Mohammad Nawaz Dhuddi .. Dr Haq Nawaz Dhuddi .. Dr Rab Nawaz Dhuddi and other related are living in Sukheke Mandi

Jhelum District

In Jhelum District
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...

, Saeela in Dhok Sir, Lota, Dhok Masyal, Dhok Munawar and Dhok Dheri in Dina Tehsil are important villages. The Dhudhi living there have sizable amounts of arable land and enjoy a good status in society. The village of Dhudi Thal in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil is also an important village.

These villages have many prominent Dhudhi like Lieut. Nawab Ud-Din Khan Dhuddi, Maj. Raja Muhammad Aslam Khan Dhuddi, Maj. Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan Dhuddi, Sub. Maj. Raja Muhammad Akram Khan Dhuddi (SSG), Lieut. Raja Ajmal Khan Dhuddi, Brig Mumtaz Khan Dhuddi (S-J Military), Brig Tanveer Ali, Maj Khurshid Ali, Maj Fawad Ali, Sqn Ldr Jawad Ali, Junaid Ali (nuclear scientist), Amer Jamshed (an upcoming businessman), Jamshed Ali (principal of Elementary College), Ghazanfar Principal (Grade 20). These villages also boast many doctors and engineers as well as advocates.

Pakpattan District

In Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...

, Alam Dhudhi and Lal Khan Dhudhi and 16/SP are important villages. Mumtaz Ahmad Khan Dhuddi Kanongo (REVENUE) from 16/sp, Muzaffer Iqbal Dhuddi (NAZAM) 16/sp, Riaz Ali Khan Dhuddi (ADVOCATE) 16/sp, Rauf Khan Dhuddi (PATWARI) 16/sp, Qandeel Qasim Dhuddi 16/sp 03008033333,
Faisal Mumtaz Khan Dhuddi 16/sp, Umair Banaras Khan Dhuddi 16/sp, are some well-known persons.

In Bahwalpur, Major (Retd) Asif Mahmood Dhudhi and Rai Fahd Mahmood Dhudhi are linear descendants of Haji Sher Muhammad (Dewan Chawli Mashaikh).

Vehari

In Vehari District
Vehari District
Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...

 there are a number of Dhuddi families in the surrounding area. Well-reputed government employees, bank officers, socialists and students in well-reputed universities of Pakistan, i.e. Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, BZU, PU and also educated families and landlords live there. Ghulam Rasool Dhuddi, Assad Ullah Dhuddi, and Imran Mahmood Khan Dhuddi are well-known figures.

In Nankana Sahab District the villages have many prominent Dhuddies, including well-reputed politicians, government employees, bank officers, and socialists.
Bahawal Nagar
In Bahawal Nagar, Haji Habib Ullah Khan Dhudhi (D.E.O. (Retd)),Prof.Shafiq Ahmad, Rafiq Ahmed (District Officer Special Planning), Mahmood Latif (Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service),Faisal Shahzad (Police Service of Pakistan) and Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (MO D.H.Q. Hospital) are prominent personalities belonging to this tribe of Rajputs.

There have been many large Dhuddi families living in the towns of Khushab District for the last 50 to 100 years. These include some well-known persons such as (LATE) Malik Suleman Dhudhi, Malik Gulaam Rasool Dhudhi, (Ret. D.E.O.) Malik Mazher Hayat Dhudhi, Malik Fazal Ellahi Dhudhi.

SAHIWAL

IN sahiwal district
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...

most famous family of dhuddi rajput is kamyana dhuddi family . kamyana family is most educated family of ravi river . Mian sher Muhammad kamyana dhuddi (p c s rtd). Mian Muhammad azam kamyana dhuddi (Madina Munawara since 1984)
umar kamyana dhuddi (chief executive goldenways travels and tours pvt ltd collage chowk )sahiwal 03216666150
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