Tanoli

The Tanoli (Hindko: تناولی; Urdu: تنولی) is a Hindkowan tribe living mainly in the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[1][2] They form the majority of the population of Lassan Nawab union council.^[3] The Tanoli describe themselves as of Barlas Turkic origin. They never submitted to the British colonial rule in the 1840s.^[2] They have two major divisions, namely Palaal (پل آل) and Hindaal (ہند آل).^[4] In the present day, the majority of the Tanolis speak the Hindko language.

Tanoli
Tanoli men
Ethnicity	Hazarewal
Location	Hazara, Pakistan
Branches	Hindwal Tappa, Pallal Tappa
Language	Hindko
Religion	Islam

Genetics

A genetic analysis of tribes residing in Buner and Swabi found that the most prevalent Y chromosomal haplogroup among the Tanoli is R1b1, with a very small contribution of R1a1, a genetic characteristic unlike Pashtuns. L-M20 and other South Asian lines are also present but to a small extent.^[5]

Notable Tanoli people

A Tanoli chief from Hazara in the 1840s

• Nawab Jehandad Khan Tanoli, was a tribal chief of the Tanoli people
• Suba Khan Tanoli, Tanoli Chieftan and artillery master contributed to Afghan victory in the Third Battle of Panipat
• Nawabzada Farid Salahuddin Tanoli, Pakistani politician
• Muhammad Khan Zaman Khan, Nawab of Amb

See also

• Phulra (princely state)