The Tanoli submitted to British colonial rule in the 1840s. (first Pakistani Governor of
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan),
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (Liāqat Alī Khān) (Urdu: لیاقت علی خان) listen (help·info) (2 October 1896 – 16 October 1951) the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawab Sir
Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli (Nawab of Amb) and
Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (wife of Liaquat Ali Khan. Darband, Amb State, 1949.
Nawab Khan Tanoli Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was the ruler of The Tanawal valley and the
Chief of the Hazara region from circa 1810 until he died in 1818. During his rule, he faced many attacks from the
Sikh Empire and
Durrani Empire, resulting in a significant loss of territory. He was 26 years old, when he was assassinated by
Azim Khan on October 13, 1818 in the
Stratagem of Peshawar. The main reason for the war is that Mir Nawab Khan defied
Durrani and the other main reason was that, when
Azim Khan's mother was traveling to
Kashmir via
Tanwal, Nawab Khan's soldier collected the taxes from her.
Azim Khan then traveled through
Tanwal and then Nawab Khan's soldiers collected taxes through Azim Khan as well. After Azim Khan took the complaint to the Afghan court, the Afghan Ruler of that time immediately sent his army. Nawab Khan Tanoli's sons,
Painda Khan and
Maddad Khan began the series of rebellion against the
Sikhs and
Durrani, which continued throughout his lifetime.
Painda Khan Tanoli From about 1813,
Painda Khan Tanoli is famed for his staunch rebellion against Maharaja
Ranjit Singh's governors of
Hazara. He was the son of
Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli. From about 1813, Painda Khan Tanoli engaged in a lifelong rebellion against the
Sikhs, who, realizing the potential dangers of his rebellion, set up forts at strategic locations to keep him in check.
Hari Singh Nalwa took this initiative during his governorship. To consolidate his hold on Tanawal and to unite the Tanoli people, Tanoli first had to contend with his major rivals within the tribe itself, that is, the chiefs of the Suba Khani/Pallal Khel section, whom he subdued after a bitter struggle. Tanoli set the tone for regional resistance in Upper Hazara against Sikh rule. In 1828, he created and gifted the smaller neighbouring state of
Phulra to his younger brother
Maddad Khan Tanoli. Painda Khan briefly took over the valley of
Agror in 1834. Agror was restored to Ata Muhammad Khan, the chief of that area, a descendant of Akhund Ahmed Sad-ud-din.
Jehandad Khan Tanoli He was the son of Mir Painda Khan Tanoli. In 1852, Jehandad Khan Tanoli was summoned by the President of the Board of Administration about a murder enquiry of two British officers, supposedly on his lands. In fact, this was related to the murder of two British salt tax collectors by some tribesmen in the neighbouring
Kala Dhaka or
Black Mountain area, which eventually led to the punitive
First Black Mountain campaign/expedition of 1852. The Board of Administration President was
Sir John Lawrence (later the Lieutenant-Governor of the
Punjab), and he visited
Haripur, in Hazara, where he invited many Hazara chiefs to see him on various matters, at a general Durbar. Jehandad Khan Tanoli succeeded in establishing his innocence and consolidated his position. Jahandad Khan Tanoli's relationship with
British India is summed in the following lines in a letter dated 8 January 1859 from R. Temple, Secretary to the Punjab Chief Commissioner, addressed to the Punjab Financial Commissioner: "'5. The term "Jagir" has never appeared to me applicable in any sense to this [Jehandad Khan's] hereditary domain [Upper Tannowul], for it was never granted as such by the Sikhs or by our Government; we upheld the Khan as we found him in his position as a feudal lord and large proprietor.' Jehandad's son, Nawab Bahadur Sir Muhammed Akram Khan Tanoli, was given the title of
Nawab (Sovereign Ruler) in perpetuity by the British.
Muhammad Akram Khan Tanoli The next chief of the Tanoli, a son of Jahandad Khan Tanoli, was Akram Khan Tanoli
KCSI 68–1907). He was a popular chief. During his tenure, the fort at
Shergarh was built along with forts in Dogah and
Shahkot. His rule was a peaceful time for Tanawal. He opposed construction of schools in the state, on advice given by British.
Muhammad Khan Zaman Khan Tanoli Khan Zaman Khan Tanoli succeeded his father, taking over the reins of power in Tanawal in Amb. He helped the British in carrying out the later Black Mountain (Kala Dhaka/Tor Ghar) expeditions.
Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli had good relations with
Muhammad Ali Jinnah and
Liaqat Ali Khan. His contributions to the Pakistan movement have been acknowledged by letters from Jinnah. In 1947, he acceded his state to Pakistan by signing the
Instrument of Accession in favour of Pakistan. In 1969, the state was incorporated into the North West Frontier Province (now
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) and in 1972, the Government of Pakistan ceased to recognise the royal status of the Nawab.
Muhammad Saeed Khan Tanoli Muhammad Saeed Khan Tanoli, son of Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli, the last nawab of Amb, studied at the
Burn Hall School in
Abbottabad (now the
Army Burn Hall College) and the
Gordon College in
Rawalpindi. Nawab Saeed Khan Tanoli ruled for a period of three years.
Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli is the present chief of Tanolis and the titular Nawab of Amb. He is the son of Nawab Muhammad Saeed Khan Tanoli. He holds the record as the youngest parliamentarian ever elected to the
Pakistan National Assembly, and then went on to be elected five times to the Pakistan National Assembly (from 1985 to 1997), a feat achieved by only seven other Pakistani parliamentarians, including the former Pakistani prime minister,
Nawaz Sharif. == Also read ==