سدھن | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Around 500,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Poonch · Sudhanoti · Bagh · Kotli | |
| Languages | |
| Pahari | |
| Religion | |
Islam  | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pashtuns |
Sudhan (also known as Sudhozai Pathan)[2][3] is one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kotli in Azad Kashmir, allegedly originating from Pashtun areas.[4] The Sudhan Pathans who settled in Azad Kashmir are mainly an important and major branch of the Saduzai tribe who migrated from Afghanistan in the 14th century AD and founded the present-day Azad Kashmir region of Sudhanoti and ruled here for hundreds of years. [5]
- ^ ""With Friends Like These...": Human Rights Violations in Azad Kashmir: II. Background". Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ Cite Genealogy https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Sadu_Zai_subtribe.jpg
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Snedden, Christopher (2012). The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir. Columbia University Press. p. xix. ISBN 9780231800204.
Sudhan/Sudhozai – one of the main tribes of (southern) Poonch, allegedly originating from Pashtun areas.
- ^ Tarikhi Sudhan qabail Author : Muhammad Arif Khan Saddozai Summary : History of the Sudhan tribes of Kashmir https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990071496180203941/catalog
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