AFGHANABAD..............Dewelling of Afghan Sarwani tribe

There are different theories about origin of Pashtuns. These are mainly based on oral traditions and myths. The most popular one is that of one Naimatulla narrated in his book Makhzan e Afghani wa Tarikh e Khan Jahani written in 17th century during the time of mughal Emperor Jahangir. According to Naimat Ullah, Qais was the ancestor of most of the existing Pashtun tribes. He met the Holy Prophet and embraced Islam. He was given the Muslim name of Abdul Rasheed. He had three sons, Ghourghasht, Sarban and Bitan. Bibi Mato was the daughter of Bitan. A prince of Turk origin, Sha Hussain, developed some differences with his family and migrated to Ghor, Afghanistan. He met Bibi Mato and fell in love with her. Bibi Mato conceived and wife of Bitan came to know about this development. She wanted Bibi Mato to marry Sha Hussain but before that she wanted to confirm the story of Sha Hussain's family which he had narrated. A Daur by the name of Kakh was nominated to travel to Tukimanistan and to trace the family of Sha Hussain. Kakh discovered that Sha was a prince from a ruling royal family. Kakh knew that he can exploit this situation and can bargain with Sha Hussain. So he went to Sha and told him that your marriage to Bibi Mato depends on the information which he is going to provide so you should strike a deal and take my daughter as your second wife. Sha Hussain agreed. He married Bibi Mato and had two sons from her, Ghalzai and Lodi From Kakh's daughter he had another two sons Sarwani and Suri. Over a period of time Sarwni and Suri became independent tribes. Both these tribes migrated to present day Dera Ismail Khan, in the time of Ommayed Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan, and settled in Chaudwan. The Sarwani developed a new town by the name of Dhraban. Kidnapping of a Suri girl by a young Sarwani resulted in a feud in which most of the males of both tribes were killed. Sarwani, being weakened by the feud, were evicted from Dhraban by the Miankhels. Most of them went to India while a small number migrated to Wah, Hazro and Attock in Punjab Pakistan. Few families crossed the River Indus at Attock and got settled in Spin Kana, Ziarat Ka Ka Sahib and Amiro Kili in Nowshehra District. Those who migrated to India excelled in various fields. Some of them rose to high positions in Sher Sha Suri army. Abbas Khan Sarwani wrote Tarikh e Sher Shahi.A Sarwani family established an independent state of Malir Kotla in Indian Punjab. The family ruled this State for centuries. Some Sarwani in India are known as sherwani.