KHATTAR - A PROUD NATION OF PAKISTAN
KHATTARS - HISTORY
KHATTAR People are all decendents of KHATTAR KHAN belonging to the Awan tribe. About three generations after his death the tribe lost Nilab, but they took possession of the open country between Rawalpindi and the Indus, which became known by the name of Khatar.
Khattar Khan had six sons:
1) ISA KHAN
2) SEHRA KHAN
3) PEHRU KHAN
4) JAND KHAN - The descendants of Jand Khan took possession of the district called after them JANDAL, between Khushhalghar and Nara, and the other sons settled in the neighboring areas, driving out the Gujars and even their own kinsmen the Awans.
5) SARWAR KHAN - The descendants of Sarwar Khan found their way to southern edges of Kala Chita Pahar and subjugated the locals and called as SARWAL. Today Khattars are inhabiting the villages of Mithial, Basal, Thutta and Domail.
6) FIROZ KHAN - From Firoz Khan has the DREK family descended. His great grandson was RATNAH, from whom have descended the clan known as RATTIAL. Two generations later were ISA KHAN and BALU KHAN.- ISA KHAN offspring formed the clan ISIAL, whose location is in Choi Gariala and Dher, to the South of Barota.
- BALU KHAN have sprung the BALWANS who inhabit Darotah, where the river Haroh flows into the Indus.
- GHOR KHAN, the great nephew of Balu Khan, founded the GHARRAL clan who live at Akori.
- The best of Balwans chiefs was GHAIRAT KHAN who left his home and went to seek his fortune at Dehli, where he entered the service of an officer of the court, and gradually rose in favor till he was able to return home with a portion of the Khatar country, as an imperial grant, in jagir.
- Ghairat Khan second son, ZUL KADAR KHAN, rebuilt the village of Drek, which had been founded long before by the Awans and named Rashidpur, which had fallen into ruins.
- SALABAT KHAN, grandson of Ghairat Khan, founded Kot Salabat Khan and Zindai.
So, for many generations the tribe grew and prospered. They were not without good qualities, but were bad farmers, reckless and extravagant and never became rich or distinguished.
Khattars resisted the Sikhs as long as they could, but resisted in vain and had to settle in compromise. When Sikh Kardar Diwan Mulruj was besieged in Hazara by the insurgents, MALIK GHULAM KHAN and MALIK FATAH KHAN came to his aid, and rescued him. Fatah Khan possesses considerable influence in Rawalpindi district and his services were always at the disposal of Government. In 1857 (Independence War) he furnished levies for guarding the ferries on the Indus and testified his loyalties in other ways. He hold the villages of Bahtur, Bhagowi, Kot Shadi etc. in Jagir from Raj.
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