Gulfad
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Gulfad tribe is a Baloch
tribe of Rajanpur
, mostly distributed in village Adhiwala
near Muhammad Pur. The people of this tribe mainly rely on agriculture. Educational awareness is very low in the tribe, however some of the people of the tribe are now attempting to graduate in different fields & the thrust of education is rising with decline of legacy landlordship.
History of Gulfad
tribe
According to old history tellers, the tribe has its roots in famous Mazari
Baloch tribe. It is said that the first person of the Gulfad
tribe was a noble person of the tribe and was a member of the traditional baloch tribal council so called jirga. He was disable from his foot and it is one of the oldest traditions of the baloch tribes to name some one after his disability. The disability of that person gave him name of GundPhaz (Gund=twisted and Phaz=foot). As he was noble person of the tribe, his successors were also given a family name relating to that person. It is the tradition that in case of any sort of dispute the weaker party has to migrate any where else to prevent the further disturbance, so any dispute in the tribe forced this new density to migrate from there, and they went and settled in the woods near the bank of Indus river
. This place during the attacks by Muhammad Bin Qasim
was used as the Mid point by the forces during their passage to Multan
. So by the geography and the location, the place was named as Adhiwala
which is still in use now. After the arrival of the English, the word Gundphaz due to its excessive use became Gulphaz or Gulfaz, and it is still in use by some people of the tribe, while some use Gulfad as their caste. It is also said that after arrival to their new location the people of Gulfad tribe were deprived of their property and led a life of poors here. They worked at the Lands of Hindu landlord, predecessor of present Sheikh family of Kotla Mughlan. They mostly got wheat seed for their food from the landlords, as it is tradition named as Bar wandaee (distribution of wheat in poors). It is said during such s distribution a man of the tribe named Kammal Khan ( Khan is also a traditional symbol used with name) uttered some words that inflamed the landlord and he ordered Kammal Khan to leave. The poor man refused because of his poverty, but other people convinced him for the sake of their advantage and he came back and decided to work anywhere else and to earn money. All the men of tribe accompanied him and they worked and earned money. On the same time the proud landlord faced losses and came in a situation to meet the losses by selling his land in the form of patche. He sold and poor Gulfads bought even they became the big land owners of Qaziwala and Bolaywala. The most prominent personality of the tribe in the beginning of the 20th century was Walli Muhammad Khan Gulfad with other names Fateh Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Ahmad Khan Gulfad, Gull Muhammad Khan Gulfad. After these Sardar Azeez Muhammad Khan Gulfad became the chief of Gulfad tribe with other promimnent personalities, Sardar Faiz Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Allah Bachaya Khan Gulfad, Sardar Hafeez Ullah Khan Gulfad, Sardar Jamal Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Abdulkareem Khan Gulfad, Sardar Allah Dita Khan Gulfad. After these the tribe has divided into parts.At This time no one of the tribe is doing job anywhere and are content to few acres of land for every one. However it is being hopped from the new generation to get well educated and change the situation.
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
tribe of Rajanpur
Rajanpur
Rajanpur is a city and the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. The district lies entirely west of the Indus River. it is a narrow, to wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the east and the Sulaiman Mountains on the west. The...
, mostly distributed in village Adhiwala
Adhiwala
Adhiwala is an ancient location located 7-8km away from Muhammad Pur. This was a mid-point for the forces of Muhammad Bin Qasim during their passage from Kashmore to Multan. A mosque was also constructed by military forces. Also present here is the shrine of Wali Ullah, Peer Aqil Shah Sahib.The...
near Muhammad Pur. The people of this tribe mainly rely on agriculture. Educational awareness is very low in the tribe, however some of the people of the tribe are now attempting to graduate in different fields & the thrust of education is rising with decline of legacy landlordship.
History of Gulfad
Gulfad
Gulfad tribe is a Baloch tribe of Rajanpur, mostly distributed in village Adhiwala near Muhammad Pur. The people of this tribe mainly rely on agriculture...
tribe
According to old history tellers, the tribe has its roots in famous Mazari
Mazari
Mazari may refer to:*Mazari tribe, a prominent Baloch tribe settled in Rajanpur and Sindh, Pakistan*Abdul Ali Mazari, Afghan Hazara leader of Hizb-e-Wahdat*A local of Mazar-e-Sharif city in northern Afghanistan...
Baloch tribe. It is said that the first person of the Gulfad
Gulfad
Gulfad tribe is a Baloch tribe of Rajanpur, mostly distributed in village Adhiwala near Muhammad Pur. The people of this tribe mainly rely on agriculture...
tribe was a noble person of the tribe and was a member of the traditional baloch tribal council so called jirga. He was disable from his foot and it is one of the oldest traditions of the baloch tribes to name some one after his disability. The disability of that person gave him name of GundPhaz (Gund=twisted and Phaz=foot). As he was noble person of the tribe, his successors were also given a family name relating to that person. It is the tradition that in case of any sort of dispute the weaker party has to migrate any where else to prevent the further disturbance, so any dispute in the tribe forced this new density to migrate from there, and they went and settled in the woods near the bank of Indus river
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
. This place during the attacks by Muhammad Bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi was a Umayyad general who, at the age of 17, began the conquest of the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was born in the city of Taif...
was used as the Mid point by the forces during their passage to Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
. So by the geography and the location, the place was named as Adhiwala
Adhiwala
Adhiwala is an ancient location located 7-8km away from Muhammad Pur. This was a mid-point for the forces of Muhammad Bin Qasim during their passage from Kashmore to Multan. A mosque was also constructed by military forces. Also present here is the shrine of Wali Ullah, Peer Aqil Shah Sahib.The...
which is still in use now. After the arrival of the English, the word Gundphaz due to its excessive use became Gulphaz or Gulfaz, and it is still in use by some people of the tribe, while some use Gulfad as their caste. It is also said that after arrival to their new location the people of Gulfad tribe were deprived of their property and led a life of poors here. They worked at the Lands of Hindu landlord, predecessor of present Sheikh family of Kotla Mughlan. They mostly got wheat seed for their food from the landlords, as it is tradition named as Bar wandaee (distribution of wheat in poors). It is said during such s distribution a man of the tribe named Kammal Khan ( Khan is also a traditional symbol used with name) uttered some words that inflamed the landlord and he ordered Kammal Khan to leave. The poor man refused because of his poverty, but other people convinced him for the sake of their advantage and he came back and decided to work anywhere else and to earn money. All the men of tribe accompanied him and they worked and earned money. On the same time the proud landlord faced losses and came in a situation to meet the losses by selling his land in the form of patche. He sold and poor Gulfads bought even they became the big land owners of Qaziwala and Bolaywala. The most prominent personality of the tribe in the beginning of the 20th century was Walli Muhammad Khan Gulfad with other names Fateh Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Ahmad Khan Gulfad, Gull Muhammad Khan Gulfad. After these Sardar Azeez Muhammad Khan Gulfad became the chief of Gulfad tribe with other promimnent personalities, Sardar Faiz Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Allah Bachaya Khan Gulfad, Sardar Hafeez Ullah Khan Gulfad, Sardar Jamal Muhammad Khan Gulfad, Sardar Abdulkareem Khan Gulfad, Sardar Allah Dita Khan Gulfad. After these the tribe has divided into parts.At This time no one of the tribe is doing job anywhere and are content to few acres of land for every one. However it is being hopped from the new generation to get well educated and change the situation.