| Dhund Abbasi | |
|---|---|
| Religions | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Star_and_Crescent.svg){kind=small} Islam |
| Languages | Hindko, Pahari, Pothwari and Punjabi |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab, Hazara, Azad Kashmir |
Dhund Abbasi is a tribe mainly populating the Abbottabad and Rawalpindi districts, alongside smaller populations distributed throughout Mansehra, Haripur, Bagh, Peshawar, Buner and Muzaffarabad.[1] They mainly speak Punjabi or Pahari dialects, as well as Hindko.[2]
They have adopted several titles such as "Khan", "Sardar" and "Raja". The Dhund tribe is divided into four sections: the Chandal, Gaiyal, Ratnial, and Andwal clans.[3]
- ^ Abbasi, Obaid Ur Rehman (22 March 2015). "'Mera gaon', Nagri Totial". Dawn. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
It is also in this valley that much of the famous Dhoond tribe of the Abassi family resides; the majority of the Abassis are descendants of the late Great Sardar Totta Khan and late Sardar Dehmat Khan, chieftains of the Dhoond tribe...
- ^ "Tribes and Language". Murree Hill. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
Dhunds are the largest and most prominent tribe of Murree... Historically besides Murree, tribal abode of Dhund Abbasis include parts present day Islamabad Capital Territory, Tehsil Kahuta and Kotli Sattian of Rawalpindi, District Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra of NWFP and Deerkot tehsil in the Bagh district of Azad Kashmir.
- ^ Wikeley, J.M. (1915). Punjabi Musalmans. Manohar. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-85425-35-1. Retrieved 6 April 2024.