المعروف کھنڈوعہ خاندان | |
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| Languages | |
| Mother languagePunjabi and National languageUrdu | |
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| Islam |
Khandoya orKhandowa (Urdu/Punjabi:کھنڈویہ ، کھنڈوعہ, also spelled Khandowya and Khandowa) is aPunjabiRajput sub-clan mainly present in the northern, central and western parts of thePakistani Punjab, with significant numbers living inJhang,Chakwal and to a lesser extent inKhandowa.[1]
According to their traditions, they are a clan ofChauhan Rajputs,[2] who after wondering in from what is nowHaryana settled in area nearChakwal in an area that had sweet water, which they called Khandoya or sweet water place. However, another tradition makes Khandoya anAwan, seven Arab generations removed fromQutb Shah, the ancestor of the Awan tribe. But most traditions make Khandoya a Chauhan Rajput.
On a rural level, Khandoya historically were of thezamindar or landowning class[3] and many Khandowa families to this day live on and cultivate land, which their ancestors have held for centuries. They often carry titles typical toPunjabis[4] who own tracts of ancestral land.
