Talokar

The Talokar, also pronounced Thalokar, are a gotra (clan) of Jats, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[1]

History and origin

According to their traditions, they are the related to Sial and Tiwana tribes. Supposedly all three tribes of descendants from three brothers, Tila, Sila and Taloka, who were Panwar Rajputs. However, today, the Talokars are generally counted as Jats rather than Rajputs in the Punjab. The tribe is said to have accepted Islam at the hands of the famous Sufi Baba Farid Shukar Gunj. The Talokars came from East Punjab in India, and first settled near Bhera. Their first villages were Kalara and Kurrar Talokar. From there, they spread to the east side of the Indus River, founding the villages of Bakharra (Kacha), Ding and Khola (Thal),parts of Peshawer valley,Bannu and Mianwali District. Some of them even reached as far as the Attock area and Hazara District of the former NWFP--as attested by the name of Talokar (village) in Haripur area, there-- but were eventually displaced and driven out by various Afghan/Pathan clans circa the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Distribution & Villages

The Talokar are today mainly found in the districts of Khushab, Sargodha and Mianwali districts.

Their main villages in Khushab District are Talokar , Talokar Shumali , Talokar Jannubi and Chak Talokaranwala ( Mehmood Shaheid )and many other chakooks in ( Noor Pur Thal )), and in Mianwali District are ( Ding Khola''Talokar) ( New Ding Sharif , Saeed Abad (Sharqi and Gharbi), Lal Khelan wala , Zaman Kelan wala, Hashim Naggar,Tahir Abad , Shahbaz Khelanwala and Khanqah Sirrajia.

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