Tiwana family of Shahpur
The Tiwana family of Shahpur is a
Background
Origins
Mir Ali Khan, the founder of the family, settled at Okhali Mohlah in the district of Khushab in the mid-17th century.[3] In around 1680 his son Mir Ahmad Khan built Mitha Tiwana.[4]
18th century
Mir Ahmad Khan's successors Dadu Khan and Sher Khan continued to build up Mitha Tiwana helping it to become a thriving town in the region. Sher Khan considerably enlarged his territory at the expense of neighbouring
Khan Beg Khan usurped his brother Khan Muhammad Khan as chief, when the latter had gone to Jhang to visit kinsmen. Khan Muhmmad subsequently raised an army from Nurpur Tirwana, defeated his brother and imprisoned him.[8] Khan Muhammad was engaged in constant battles with neighbours. He marched on Lal Khan, the Chief of Khushab, opening fire on the town and tying prisoners to the guns to divert the fire of the enemy.[9] Lal Khan called Mahan Singh Sukharchakia, an old friend of Khan Muhammad, to his aid, and Mahan Singh brought a large force compelling Khan Muhammad to retire.
Sikh Empire
Towards the end of his reign Khan Beg once again took up arms against Khan Muhammad. In 1803, Khan Muhammad agreed to pay Maharajah Ranjit Singh a subsidy of one lakh of rupees to defeat Khan Beg.[10] Despite this victory over his brother, in 1804 he was compelled by his son Ahmad Yar Khan to yield the chiefship to him.[11]
In 1817, Maharajah Ranjit Singh sent a force under Misr Diwan Chand against Ahmad Yar Khan, who subsequently submitted to his authority, and was granted the
British India
A number of members of the family achieved recognition for assistance provided during
List of Nawab of Shahpur
The hereditary rulers, the Nawab of Shahpur were assisted by a council of local elders. Details of early rulers are uncertain, with the first definite dates from 1650 onwards.
| Reign | Nawab of Shahpur |
|---|---|
| 1650-1675 | Mir Ali Khan Tiwana |
| 1675-1732 | Mir Ahmad Khan Tiwana |
| 1732-1740 | Malik Dadu Khan Tiwana |
| 1740–1757 | Malik Sher Khan Tiwana |
| 1757-1804 | Khan Muhammad Khan Tiwana |
| 1804–1837 | Ahmad Yar Khan Tiwana |
| 1837-1879 | Malik Sahib Khan Tiwana |
| 1879–1944 | Malik Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana
|
| 1944–1975 | Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana
|
| 1975–2015 | Malik Nazar Hayat Tiwana |
| 2015–present | Malik Umar Hayat Tiwana - Umar II |
Notable family members
- Khan Bahadur Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana - Sikh era Politician
- Khan Bahadur Malik Sahib Khan Tiwana - army officer and large landowner, nephew of Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana
- Sir Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana - Member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India, son of Malik Sahib Khan Tiwana
- Premier of the Punjab, son of Malik Umar Hayat Tiwana
- Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana, politician,[19] daughter of Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana
- Saeed Tiwana - Pakistan Army retired Major and recipient of the Sitara-e-Jurat
- Malik Mehar Khan Tiwana (Council Member & Numberdar 1862)
- Malik Razaq Tiwana (retired Bureaucrat & Numberdar Shahpur since 1975)
- Aasim Tiwana (Senior Bureaucrat)
- Azam Tiwana retired CSO Airport Security Force
- Ghulam Jillani Tiwana PSP DPO Punjab Police
- Usman Tiwana Scientific Officer Government of Pakistan
- Amjad Zubir Tiwana former Chairman FBR
- Muhammad Zafar Tiwana retired Director FESCO Wapda
References
- ^ Jinnah, M.A.; Wavell, A.P.W.E.; Garewal, S.M. (1986). Jinnah-Wavell Correspondence, 1943-47. Publication (Research Society of Pakistan). Research Society of Pakistan, University of the Punjab. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
Khizr Hayat Khan, b. August 7, 1900; belonged to Tiwana (Jat) family of Sargodha
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge, The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893
- ^ Rishi Singh, State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab, SAGE Publications India, 23 Apr 2015
- ^ Rishi Singh, State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab, SAGE Publications India, 23 Apr 2015
- ^ Rishi Singh, State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab, SAGE Publications India, 23 Apr 2015
- ^ Rishi Singh, State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab, SAGE Publications India, 23 Apr 2015
- ^ Rishi Singh, State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab, SAGE Publications India, 23 Apr 2015
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge, The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge, The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge, The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge, The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893
- ^ Lepel H. Griffin, The Punjab Chiefs, 1865
- ^ Lepel H. Griffin, The Punjab Chiefs, 1865
- ^ Lepel H. Griffin, The Punjab Chiefs, 1865
- ^ Lepel H. Griffin, The Punjab Chiefs, 1865
- ^ Lepel H. Griffin, The Punjab Chiefs, 1865
- ^ a b c Talbot, Ian (16 Dec 2013). Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India. Routledge. p. 1136790292.
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge, The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire, Aakar Books, 1893
- ^ "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2021.