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Garhi Habibullah

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nameGarhi Habibullah
other_nameUpper Pakhli
settlement_typeUnion council and town
image_skylineGarhi Habibullah no watermark.jpg
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image_captionA view of Garhi Habib Khan Jehangiri from Aznali Hills
pushpin_mapKhyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Pakistan
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Mansehra District
subdivision_type3Tehsil Balakot
subdivision_type4District Mansehra , Khyber Pakhtonkhwa
government_typeMayor
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official_nameGarhi Habibullah

Garhi Habibullah is a town and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in Balakot Tehsil, to the east of the district capital Mansehra, towards the Kashmir frontier (near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir). It was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

Garhi Habibullah is basically divided into 5 separate Khanates. 1) Khanate of Samundar Khan Khankhail Swati, Khanate of Habib Khan Jehangiri Swati, Khanate of Ameen Khan Jehangiri Swati, Khanate of Hassan Ali Khan Arghushal Swati and Khanate of Behram Khan Sarkheli Swati.

Notes from Major Abbot’s Diary

On 10th June 1847 - Boundary Commissioner James Abbott, who would later become First Deputy Commissioner of Hazara, noted in his journal:

The following day Abbott made the following entry in his journal:

Abbott remained in Garhi Habibullah until the 13th of June awaiting contact from Vans Agnew - he had been delayed to protracted negotiations with the Dhund tribe, the next day (14th of June) he set off for Shinkiari.

First Settlement 1872

Garhi Habibullah underwent its first formal land settlement under the British administration in 1872. During this process, the region was organized into five estates, locally referred to as hundis or turfs. These five estates were:

  1. Estate of Samundar Khan Khankhail Swati
  2. Estate of Habib Khan Jehangiri Swati
  3. Estate of Ameen Khan Jehangiri Swati
  4. Estate of Hassan Ali Khan Arghushal Swati
  5. Estate of Behram Khan Sarkheli Swati

Approximately fourteen different Gabri families from 7 different Gabri Swati clans were recognized as Ala Malkans (principal landlords) within these five estates, while other residents were classified as tenants, kasabgars and adna maliks .

Tribes

  • Swati
  • Tanoli
  • Qureshi
  • Awan
  • Mughal
  • Rajput

References

References

  1. link. (July 18, 2011)
  2. link. (September 13, 2012)
  3. British Government. (1872). "Five Khans of Garhi Habibullah, District Mansehra 1872".
  4. (2023-07-25). "Swati Family : History of Garhi Habibullah".
  5. JOURNALS AND DIARIES OF THE ASSISTANTS TO THE RESIDENT AT LAHORE - No. 11.—Journal of Captain James Abbott, Boundary Commissioner, Punjaub, from 1st to llth June 1847.{{source-attribution
  6. British Government. (1872). "Five Khans of Garhi Habibullah, District Mansehra 1872".
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