Notable Sudhans: Hey simply explain a Sudhan by the phrase by saying that, If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Sudhan. The Sudhans were the only few people who had not entertained slavery and resisted from being taken away for slavery by the Doghras, Mughals, Afghans and the others. Its said that even a wild lion would never challenge a Sudhan man and it would opt to retreat. Their acts of bravery and the toughness was unprecedented, they were a fighting squad which stood tall against the Doghra Raaj in 1932 and were flayed alive in Mang (Palandri, Sudhnuti). Even today Sudhan is indeed considered a brave heart. In Sudhan tradition its said that the kids leaves home when he is about 14 and learns to live in the wilderness and returns home with the skin of his best kill as trophy. Sudhans are one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kolti in Kashmir. Lt. Col. J.M. Wikeley in his book Punjabi Musalmans wrote, The Sudhans have pride of race and look on themselves as superior to any of the other tribes of Poonch Kashmir. Sudhuns are mainly settled in the region from Kotli to Sudhan Gali of present Azad Jammu & Kashmir and having the population of 500,000”. Apart from Indian Kashmir Sudhans are also settled in different cities of Pakistan mainly in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kahuta, Murree and Kotli Sattian. Rawalakot, in the Poonch District and Pallandri, in the Sudhanoti Districts of Azad Kashmir are major Sudhan strongholds. Internationally Sudhans are settled all over the world and have large communities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. A significant Sudhan diaspora is now present in Australia, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Belgium. Sudhans are also found in large numbers in Middle East and South Africa. Major G. Carmichael Smyth in his book A History of the Reigning Family of Lahore states: About the year 1832, several independent hill-tribes inhabiting the north western regions of the Punjaub [Punjab] were reduced into subjection to the Lahore state. These were the Doondh, Soodhun (Sudhan), Suthee, Hoteels(Muhgals) and Murdiall(Mughals) tribes. The Doondh tribe lived chiefly on the banks of the Jhelum...was in number about fifty or sixty thousand... The Soodhun tribe inhabited a large tract on the eastern bank of the same river opposite the country of the Doondhs, and numbered about forty thousand souls. In Punjabi Musalmans by Lt. Col. J.M. Wikeley: Male population.— 25,300. (Census 1838). The Sudhanoti tahsil of Poonch is the home of the Sudhans, but they spread also into the Havali, Bagh and Kotli tehsils and a few even are to be met with across the Jhelum in the Kahuta tahsil of Rawalpindi... The Sudhans are the most important tribe of Poonch. According to Major (Retd) Tilla Mohammad, now deceased, a political leader in Peshawar, in his books on the Sudhan tribe stated: Sudhans had immigrated to Azad Kashmir from Ghazni and Kandahar, Afghanistan, during the 14th century. Major (Retd) Tilla Muhammad was himself from Rehara, Kashmir and his ancestors had migrated to Peshawar from Kashmir. Some Sudhans adopted the name Sadozai, after the publication of the articles by Major (Retd) Tila Muhammad. Some members of the Sudhan tribe claim that the Sudhan tribe are descendendts from Afghan Pathan tribes; this may just be because Ahmed Shah Durranis empire consisted of what is now known as Kashmir and the Sudhans just a by-product of the subsequent invasions. However none of this been ascertained by historical or genealogical proof. The only evidence given to this theory is through oral traditions. Literacy rate in Azad Kashmir soars to 78 percent, leaving the rest of Pakistan behind. The Sudhan tribe in particularly is well educated composing of high literacy rates both among its female and male members. The Sudhan mother tongue is the Pahari language. Sudhans generally learn and speak the language of the area of settlement but take pride in speaking Pahari. Sudhans living in Karachi and other elite classes have become accustomed to using English and Urdu. Sudhans rebelled against the Pakistan Army. Pakistan sent the Punjab constabulary along with a Brigade of Pakistan Army, to crush the rebellion. This rebellion damaged the careers of some Sudhans, however, Sudhans supported the rebellion against the Pakistan military. Notable members Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, founder & first President of AJK. Baba-e-Poonch Khansahib Col. Khan Muhammad Khan, member of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly from 1934 to 1946. Chairman War Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in 1947 and then member Defence Council. Founder of Sudhan Educational Conference. Col. Sardar Sher Ahmed Khan, 4th President of Azad Kashmir. Major General (Retd.) Muhammad Hayyat Khan, 14th President of Azad Kashmir. Major General (Retd.) Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan, 25th President of Azad Kashmir. General (Retd.) Aziz Khan, former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Pakistan Army. Sardar Yaqoob Khan, president of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Tasneem Aslam, Ambassador of Pakistan to Italy and former Spokesperson and Director General (UN), Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sardar Muhammad Aslam, former Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan. Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan, former member of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly. Held a number of different ministerial posts. The first independent member to win two seats (LA 18 & 19) in the assembly.[citation needed] Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan, chief scientist defence sciences. PHD Physics Cambridge Brig. Dr. Aamir Hussain Khan, director Army Medical College, Rawalpindi. Sudhans were not given security clearance until 1972, and were not accepted in the Pakistan Military Academy regular course until 1965.
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