Dhund (tribe)

Dhunds (also known as Dhund Abbasis) are found chiefly in the Murree, Rawalpindi, Abbottabad, Hazara in Pakistan and also in the Bagh and Muzaffarabad districts of Azad Kashmir.

Origin

They mainly speak Punjabi or Pahari dialects, as well as Hindko.[1] They claim that the word Dhund was an honorary name given to one of their forefathers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tribes and Language". Murree Hill. 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.
  2. ↑ See Dani, AH , paper on 'Some Notes on the Major Ethnic Groups and Tribes of Northern Punjab' Islamabad: Quaid e Azam UP, 1972, np. Dani also informs that the Dhund were originally an offshoot of the older Karlal tribe and they eventually adopted the name 'Dhund-Abbasi' to reflect their conversion to Islam at the hands of one Syed Abbas Shah Gilani, during the 12th-13th centuries
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