Mian (tribe)

The Mian (Urdu: میاں‎) is a Pakistani Punjabi Arain clan who were the owner of Ishaqpura region, the territory where Mughal Empire wanted to build a Garden named as Shalimar in Lahore. The tribesmen were specifically ranked authorities by Mughals. The Mughal emperors were attribute them and gave them the title of 'Mian' from Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Finally Mian Muhammad Yousaf give his ancestral land to emperor in lieu of a garden. The project was finished and emperor Shah Jahan had granted the area back to same tribe's men as being the custodians of the site. Since that day to Ayub Khan's martial law the Shalimar Garden was under the care of same family. The tribe roots belong to Arains, who are associated with farming.[1][2][3]

Mian (Tribe)
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Punjabi • Urdu
Religion
Islam

Origins

The Mian Arain family is residing in Baghbanpura Lahore since 10th century. They have contributions in today's Punjab region since 711 A.D. as they entered in subcontinent with Umayyad General Muhammad Bin Qasim. The origin of all Arains tribes including Arain Mian Family of Baghbanpura

British Raj period

As they belonged to Arains, the British favored them for their "hard work, frugality and sense of discipline". Subsequent development of towns and cities and increasing urbanisation resulted in the value of the land settled by Arain to rise significantly, and Arain families flourished. Many used law or some used journalism to enter politics.[3]

Notable family members
  • Sir Mian Mohammad Shafi (1869–1932) – Member Viceroy's Executive Council.
  • Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz[4] – a politician in Punjab during the 1920s
  • Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid – first Chief Justice of Pakistan (1947)
  • Mian Iftikharuddin – politician, owner of Pakistan Times and Daily Imroz
  • Mian Muhammad Yusaf Manga – a noble zamindar who was appointed custodian of the Shalimar Gardens, Lahore by Mughals and received the title of 'Mian' from Mughal emperor Shah Jahan)[5]
  • Jahanara Shahnawaz[6][7] (1896-1979) – politician and Muslim League activist.
  • Mumtaz Shahnawaz (1912-1948) – political activist and author, who died in a plane crash at the age of 35 en route to represent Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, the first woman in Asia to preside over a legislative session
  • Justice Mian Shah Din [8] (1868–1918) – first Muslim judge in British India, poet, and writer

References
  1. Binay Bhushan Chaudhuri. Peasant History of Late Pre-colonial and Colonial India, Volume 8. Center for studies in Civilization. p. 195. ISBN 9788131716885. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  2. Donald Anthony Low. Soundings in Modern South Asian History. University of California Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0520007703. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. Burki, Shahid Javed (October 1988). "Pakistan under Zia, 1977-1988". Asian Survey. 28 (10): 1082–1100. doi:10.1525/as.1988.28.10.01p0206e. JSTOR 2644708. (subscription required)
  4. The Garrison State: Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849-1947 by Tan Tai Yong pg.263
  5. Shalamar Bagh, World Heritage Series published by UNESCO
  6. Aditya Pandey (2005). South Asia: Politics of South Asia. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-81-8205-303-8.
  7. Muneeza Shamsie (11 July 2015). And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women. Feminist Press at The City University of New York. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-55861-931-9.
  8. Justice Shah Din: A Biography by Bashir Ahmad, 1962.
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