Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) ( pa, ), is a town in

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

province

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and seat of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Attock – Government of Pakistan
Western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes through Pindigheb.

History

The

Imperial Gazetteer of India ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'' was a gazetteer of the British Indian Empire, and is now a historical reference work. It was first published in 1881. Sir William Wilson Hunter made the original plans of the book, starting in 1869.< ...

, compiled over a century ago during

British rule The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was hims ...

, described the town as follows: Pindi Gheb Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 147.
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In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the

Ghaznavid dynasty The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, Khorasan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest ...

empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in

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in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of

Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

. The Delhi Sultanate and later

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to

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Sufi saints whose

dargah A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often ...

s dot the landscape of

. After the decline of the

, the Sikh invaded and occupied Attock District. The Muslims faced severe restrictions during the Sikh rule . During the period of

, Attock District increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported

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and

Pakistan Movement The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the per ...

. After the

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in 1947. The name of incumbent Assistant Commissioner of Pindi Gheb sub division is Ijaz Abdul Karim.

Language

As with the rest of Pakistan,

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Ghebi Ghebī is a dialect of Hindko spoken in Punjab, Pakistan. In the early 20th century Grierson assigned it to his "North-Eastern Lahnda" group, whereas Shackle writing in 1980 placed it within Hindko "proper" alongside Chacchī and Avāṅkār� ...

– a Hindko dialect that is closely related to

Chacchi Chhachi, Chacchī, or Chachhī () is a dialect of Hindko spoken in the northwestern parts of Punjab, Pakistan. Grierson classified it within his "North-Western Lahndā" group, whereas Shackle A shackle (or shacklebolt), also known as a gyve ...

and Awankari.

References

Bibliography

* * Gazetteer of Attock 1934 {{Attock District Cities and towns in Attock District