Ramin, Punjab

Ramin or Rāman is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]

Ramin
Town and union council
Satellite view
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictDera Ghazi Khan District
TehsilDera Ghazi Khan Tehsil
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

History

Long ago the Thingani Balouchs, a sub-tribe of the Marri Balouchs from Balochistan, migrated to the western valley of the Indus River. The Thingani tribe has ruled Rāman for many years. The well-known Sardars of Rāman were Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) and his grandsons Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) and Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani.

Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) had four sons:

  • Sardar Qurban Hussain Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Qadir Bakhsh Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Usman Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Siddique Khan Thingani

The second Sardar, Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani, also had four sons:

  • Sardar Ghulam Hassan Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Ghulam Hussain Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Thingani
  • Sardar Durr Muhammad Khan Thingani

These days the most stable Thingani family in Rāman is the Jamakani family which descended from Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I), Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) was grandfather of Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) and Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani. The Thingani family descended from Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) has ruled the town of Rāman for many years.

The main ruling tribe in Rāman is the Thingani tribe.

References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

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