Kallar Syedan
| Kallar Syedan Tehsil in Pothwar region of Sultan Sarang Khan Gakhar | |
|---|---|
| Tehsil | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi District |
| Tehsil | Kallar Syedan |
| Capital | Kallar Syedan |
| City | 1 |
| Town | 20 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 420 km2 (160 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 190,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
| Area code(s) | 051 |
Kallar Syedan is a City and Headquarters of Tehsil Kallar Syedan, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. On 1 July 2004 Kallar Syedan became the seventh Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, prior to which it was a part of the Kahuta Tehsil. Population 190,000 people. 1 police station. Literacy rate 62%. 99 revenue estates. The Tehsil has 11 union councils.
Sultan Sarang Khan was a chief of the Gakhartribe which resided in the Pothohar region in northern Punjab region, in modern-dayPakistan. He was born in Pharwala fort near Kahuta city and his father was a Gakhar chief, named Tattar Khan. Due to his services to Mughal emperor Babur, Sarang Khan was bestowed the title of Sultan by the Mughals.
After the Mughal invasion of India, Gakhars like other tribes of Punjab became subservient to the Mughals, Sarang's father Tattar Khan came in the service of the Mughals. However, another chieftain Hathi Gakhar had assassinated Tattar in a late night raid on his camp, capturing his possessions. When Hathi Khan was defeated by Babur, he was later assassinated by an aged Sarang through poison. Sarang, later took the leadership of the Gakhar tribe, receiving also the courtesy title of Sultan from bestowed by the Mughals on his father.
Naqvi (Arabic: السادة النقاويين) The Naqvi (Arabic: السادة النقاويين) are people with the last name "Naqvi" and who are direct descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the lineage of the Imam Ali al-Naqi]. Ali Naqi was the 10th Twelver Shi'a imam and direct descendant of the daughter of Muhammad, Fatimah and her husband Ali, the first Shi'a imam, believed by them to be the successor of the Muhammad. Some Naqvis trace their ancestry back to Ali al-Naqi through his son Ja'far al-Sani, while others trace it through his other son, Husain ul Asghar.Naqvis of Bukkur/Bakhar' The Honorable Bhakri Syed family are descendants of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki. The descendants of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki are known today as Bukkuri Sayyids or Bhakri Sayyids (Urdu: بهاكري سادات) and are known among Arabs as the Shoja'ei Sayyids (Arabic: سادة الشجاعية). They are connected to the land of Bukkur/Bakhar (A famous town/city of Sindh) hence the suffix contains this name. The descendants of Sayyid Ali Murtadha Bhakri alias Sha'ban Al-Millat the son of Sayyid Badruddin Bhaakri the son of Sayyid Sadruddin the son of Sayyid Muhammad can be found around Pakistan while some are now native to Allahabad in India. The brother of Sayyid Ali Murtadha, Sayyid Sultan Mahdi Bhakri's descendants migrated to Attock.
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