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Encyclopedia > Gardezi

Gardezi is a common Muslim family name. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ...


Origin

The name denotes people from Gardez, the capital of the Paktia province in Afghanistan. The Gardezi family name is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. Gardez is the capital of Paktia province, Afghanistan. ... Paktia (Persian: پکتیا ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. ...


The Gardezis of Multan

The most notable Gardezi family is the one living in Multan in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. They are the descendants of an eleventh century Syed saint, Shah Yusuf Gardez, who came to Multan from Gardez. The family is mentioned in the book Between Oxus and Jumna, by the renowned historian, Arnold Joseph Toynbee. Shah Yusuf Gardez was a descendant of Imam Zain-al-Abideen(A.S.). It has been suggested that Hindu temples in Multan be merged into this article or section. ... The Punjab or Panjab   (Punjabi/Urdu: پنجاب) province of Pakistan is the countrys most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. ... The Amu Darya (in Persian آمودریا; Darya means river in Persian) rises in the Pamirs and flows mainly north-west through the Hindu Kush, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to join the Aral Sea in a large river delta. ... The river Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 km. ... Arnold Joseph Toynbee (April 14, 1889 - October 22, 1975) was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934-1961, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering and decline. ...


See also

Castes and tribes of the Punjab
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Ancient Kshatriya tribes Ahir | Gujjar | Kamboj | Khash | Yadav
Arains Arain | Mian | Mehr
Brahmins Saraswat Brahmins | Punjabi Brahmins | Bali | Bhimwal | Chhibber | Datt | Lau | Mohan | Mohyal | Vaid
Dalits Punjabi Dalits | Balmiki | Chamar | Chura | Kabirpanthi | | Mazhabi | Nai | Ramdasia | Rangrehta | Ravidasi
Jats Jat | Atwal | Aujla | Aulakh | Badesha | Baghoor | Bagri | Bains | Bajwa | Bajya | Bandechha | Bassi | Bembi | Beniwal | Bhalli | Bhangu | Bharhaich | Bhinder | Bhullar | Brar | Buttar | Chahar | Chahal | Chatha | Cheema | Chhillar | Chohan | Dehr | Deol | Deshwal | Dhami | Dhariwal | Dhaliwal | Dhillon | Dhindsa | Dhoat | Dhoot | Dosanjh | Dulat | Faujdar | Gandhar | Garewal | Ghuman | Gill | Gondal | Gosal | Grewal | Hala | Hayer | Harl | Jakhar | Jawanda | Jhaj | Johiya | Johl | Kahlon | Kaloye | Kang | Khirwar | Khokhar | Lally | Langah | Lehal | Maan | Madar | Mahil | Maitla | Malhi | Mandair | Manes | Mattu | Mehria | Nijjar | Palak | Padda | Pama | Pannu | Poonia | Purewal | Rana | Rai | Randhawa | Ranghar | Riar | Rode | Sahota | Samra | Sandhu | Sangha | Sanghera | Saran | Sekhon | Shergill | Sidhu | Sohal | Sohi | Sra | Sukhera | Takhar | Takshak | Tarar | Thiara | Tiwana | Tomara | Toor | Virk | Wahla | Waraich | Warar
Khatris Khatri | Ahuja | Alreja | Anand | Arora | Bedi | Chopra | Dumra | Ghai | Kapoor | Kukhran | Khanna | Khullar | Malhotra | Marwaha | Mehra | Mehta | Oberoi | Puri | Sablok | Sareen | Sehgal | Sekhri | Sodhi | Sood | Suri | Walia
Rajputs Rajput | Bhatia | Chadhar | Chauhan | Chib | Doad | Dogra | Gheba | Jamwal | Janjua | Jarral | Jaswal | Jodhra | Khakha | Kharal | Khati | Kunwar | Mahnike | Mair | Mangral | Manhas | Manj | Meo | Minhas | Mir | Naul | Noon | Panwar | Parhar | Parmar | Punwar | Ranial | Rathore | Salaria | Sial | Toor | Wattu | Wejhwa | Wijhalke
Shaikhs Abbasi | Alavi | Farooqi | Gardezi | Gilani | Hashemi | Osmani | Quraishi | Sayyid | Shaikh | Shaikh Siddiqui | Siddiqui
Tarkhans Tarkhan | Bansal | Bassan | Bhamrah | Bhogal | Chana | Dhanjal | Ghataura | Hunjan | Jagdeo | Jagdev | Kalsi | Lohar | Matharu | Mudhar | Nagi | Panesar | Ramgarhia | Reehal | Sagoo | Sembhi | Soor | Ubhi | Virdi
Others Ahluwalia | Awan | Bakarwal | Bania | Bishnoi | Chhimba | Dhangar | Gakhar | Kalal | Labana | Meghwar | Mekan | Saini | Sansi | Tonk Kshatriya


 
 

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