Kalyar
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The Kalyar is a prominent Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

 tribe in 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...

, found among both the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

s and Jats communities.

Origin

According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he moved to Bhatner. In the 13th Century, the Rana
Rana
Rana may refer to:In education:* Rana Institute of Higher Education, AfghanistanIn entertainment and sports:* Rana , forthcoming Indian film* Moon , the moon Rána in Tolkien's Middle-earth...

 moved to Chanb Kalyar, in what is now the Lodhran District
Lodhran District
Lodhran is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan, located on the northern side of River Sutlej. It is bounded to the north by the districts of Multan, Khanewal and Vehari, to the south by Bahawalpur District, to the east lie the districts of Vehari and Bahawalpur; while district Multan lies on the...

, in 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...

, 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 ruler of the area was a Raja Bhutta. The Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

 wanted to marry the daughter of Rajwadhan, who refused. As a result a battle took place, and the Raja was slain. The tract was then divided by Rajwadhan, and his five sons, Kalyar, Utera, Kanju
Kanju
Kanju is a village situated on the bank of River Swat in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.-Location:It is 5 kilometres away from Mingora the main city of Swat District and about 7 kilometres from Saidu Sharif the District Headquarters...

, Noon
Noon (tribe)
-History and origin:Noon tribe is related to the Tiwana Muslim Rajput tribe from Mitha Tiwana. The Tiwana family lives in an old historical village in Khushab district. The Tiwana tribe is a very popular landholding and influential political family in the Khushab distrist. The Noon tribe came from...

 and Hattar
Hattar (tribe)
The Hattar are a Rajput clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, in what is now Afghanistan and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he moved to...

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According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he moved to Bhatner. In the 13th Century, the Rana
Rana
Rana may refer to:In education:* Rana Institute of Higher Education, AfghanistanIn entertainment and sports:* Rana , forthcoming Indian film* Moon , the moon Rána in Tolkien's Middle-earth...

 moved to Chanb Kalyar, in what is now the Lodhran District
Lodhran District
Lodhran is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan, located on the northern side of River Sutlej. It is bounded to the north by the districts of Multan, Khanewal and Vehari, to the south by Bahawalpur District, to the east lie the districts of Vehari and Bahawalpur; while district Multan lies on the...

, in 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...

, 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 ruler of the area was a Raja Bhutta. The Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

 wanted to marry the daughter of Rajwadhan, who refused. As a result a battle took place, and the Raja was slain. The tract was then divided by Rajwadhan, and his five sons, Kalyar, Uttera
Uttera
The Uttera are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he moved to...

, Kanju
Kanju
Kanju is a village situated on the bank of River Swat in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.-Location:It is 5 kilometres away from Mingora the main city of Swat District and about 7 kilometres from Saidu Sharif the District Headquarters...

, Noon
Noon (tribe)
-History and origin:Noon tribe is related to the Tiwana Muslim Rajput tribe from Mitha Tiwana. The Tiwana family lives in an old historical village in Khushab district. The Tiwana tribe is a very popular landholding and influential political family in the Khushab distrist. The Noon tribe came from...

 and Hattar
Hattar (tribe)
The Hattar are a Rajput clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, in what is now Afghanistan and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he moved to...

.

Kalyar initially settled in Chamb Kalyar in Multan District
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....

. His descendants then migrated to the Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doáb, it takes its name from the Kirana Hills found here. The hills are not, as generally supposed, outliers of the Salt Range This region is divided between the Sargodha and Jhang districts of Punjab, Pakistan...

, and became graziers. The Bar was opened up for settlement in the 19th Century, and many Kalyar now reside in colony Chaks (villages built by the British
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...

 Imperial authorities) in what is now Sargodha District
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...

.

Distribution

The Kalyar tribe is found mainly in the Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar
Kirana Bar is a portion of the Chej Doáb, it takes its name from the Kirana Hills found here. The hills are not, as generally supposed, outliers of the Salt Range This region is divided between the Sargodha and Jhang districts of Punjab, Pakistan...

 region of Sargodha District
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 District. Chak 128 NB
Chak 128 NB
Chak 128 NB is a village situated on the Sillanwali to Farooqa Road in Sillanwali Tehsil of the Sargodha District in Punjab, Pakistan. Its neighbouring villages are Chak 130 NB, Chak No. 129 NB, Chak 125 NB and Jahanawala. The village is mainly an agricultural area...

 and Chak 79 NB & in (Jhang Chak 200 / J.B Nasrana)& Chak no. 205, chak no. 206, 207 are important Kalyar settlements in the Sargodha District & Jhang District. Other important Kalyar settlements include the village of Kalyar, south of Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...

 city, and Jhok Kalyar in Jhang District. Kalyar are also found in Wazirabad
Wazirabad
AYAZ KHANWazirabad is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from the district capital - Gujranwala...

& Jhang in the village Chak no. 200 Kalyar ka Chak of Bhatti Kay and in the city itself.
And some kalyar lived in thathi baloch villege near wazirabad.
A big family in thatti baloch CH Muhammad Azam Kalyar. In this area CH has a big agri and dairy farms.CH has four son,
CH Gulfam Saqib kalyar.
CH Faisal Hayat kalyar.
CH Bilal Imran kalyar.
CH Ali Kamran kalyar.
from
Thathi Baloch kalyar.
near
Wazir Abad
Disst
Gujranwala punjab {pakistan}

Famous Persons

Mian Muhammad Ashraf Kalyar (ex MPA from Silanwali)
Mian Muhammad Khalid Kalyar Member of the Punjab Assembly from PP-36 (Sargodha-IX)
Mian Zulfiqar Ali Kalyar (Numbardar chak-79)
Allah Bakhash Kalyar
Major Liaqat Shaheen Kalyar
Col Saif Kalyar
Maj Zeshan Kalyar
Shahid latif Kalyar -social worker(HAAD welfare society, Ikhlas-pindigheb)
Mohammad Saddiq Kalyar Numberdar of Chak no. 200/J.B Nasrana
TARIQ NAVEED KALYAR He is a good person and keep well thinking about kalyar family that we co-operate to another
Inspector of Motor way police Mohammad Danish Kalyar
Inspector of Traffic Police Rai Alyas ahmad Kalyar
done Msc Economics Munawar Ahmad Kalyar Resident of Chak no. 200.J.B
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Malik Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain Kalyar Chemical Engr. (Bahawalpur)

Muhammad Feroze Kalyar (Deputy suprintendent jail) Mianwali
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