Garhi Habibullah


Garhi Habibullah is a town and union council of Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in Balakot Tehsil, to the east of the district capital Mansehra, towards the Kashmir frontier. It was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
Garhi Habibullah is basically divided into 5 separate Khanates. 1) Khanate of Samundar Khan Khankhail Swati, Khanate of Habib Khan Jehangiri Swati, Khanate of Ameen Khan Jehangiri Swati, Khanate of Hassan Ali Khan Arghushal Swati and Khanate of Behram Khan Sarkheli Swati.

First Settlement 1872

Garhi Habibullah underwent its first formal land settlement under the British administration in 1872. During this process, the region was organized into five estates, locally referred to as hundis or turfs. These five estates were:
  1. Estate of Samundar Khan Khankhail Swati
  2. Estate of Habib Khan Jehangiri Swati
  3. Estate of Ameen Khan Jehangiri Swati
  4. Estate of Hassan Ali Khan Arghushal Swati
  5. Estate of Behram Khan Sarkheli Swati
Approximately fourteen different Gabri families from 7 different Gabri Swati clans were recognized as Ala Malkans within these five estates, while other residents were classified as tenants, kasabgars and adna maliks.

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