Maira Amjad Ali

Maira Amjad Ali
Union Council and Town
Coordinates: 34°21′11″N 73°18′15″E / 34.35306°N 73.30417°E
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District Mansehra District
Elevation 1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population
 • Total Appx. 3,000
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Area code(s) 0997

Maira Amjad Ali is a village in the Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is part of Pairan union council of tehsil Mansehra. The village has a population of approximately 3,000 people. It is located 10 kilometres from Attarshisha and 6 kilometres from Sandesar, from where its road diverges from the Kaghan Highway (N15).

Maira Amjad Ali graveyard

History

The village's name is derived from the name of Amjad Ali Swati, the head of an Swati clan of settlers who made this their home in some part of the late 17th century

According to legend, Qutb Shah (Persian: قطب شاه) was a ruler of Herat and a general in the army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

Historical sources attest that the Khorasan and Herat were under the rule of King Nuh III of Samanids,[1] the seventh of the Samanid line—at the time of Sebük Tigin and his older son, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi.

The governor of Herāt was a noble by the name of 'Faik',[2] who governed on behalf of King Nuh III.[citation needed] Faik was a powerful, but insubordinate governor of Nuh III;[citation needed] and had been punished by Nuh III. Faik made overtures to Bogra Khan and Ughar Khan of Khorasan.[citation needed] Bogra Khan answered Faik's call, came to Herāt and became its master.[1] This person, Faik, had in fact nothing to do with any fictitious 'Qutb Shah'. No real proof exists anywhere of the actual existence of any such individual.

In 994, Nuh III invited Alp Tigin to come to his aid. Alp Tigin, along with Mahmud of Ghazni, defeated Faik and annexed Herāt, Nishapur and Tous.

It is claimed in legend and folklore that Qutub Shah and nine of his sons accompanied and assisted Sultan Mahmud Ghazni in his early eleventh-century conquests; of what today forms parts of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Northern India, who, according to tribal traditions, settled primarily in the Salt Range.

Geography

The village is located on a plateau wedged between the Chowki mountains on the northeast side and the Sarjool top on its southwest. A small stream runs through the base of these hills toward the nearby hamlet of Samiyan. The average height of the village is 4,304 feet (1311 metres) above sea level.[1] The subsoil is mainly mixed rocky clay. It is 17 kilometres from the nearby city of Mansehra and 29 kilometres from Balakot.

Demography

The village's population is approximately 3,000, with the predominant religion being Islam. Ethnically, the people identify themselves with various tribes including the Awans, Gujjars, Kashmiris, Rajputs and Swatis.

Governance

The village is part of the Pairan Union council of District Mansehra.

Educational facilities

The village is served by two separate primary and middle schools for girls and boys. There are two privately run schools, and it also has an NGO funded school running under TDF International, constructed after the devastating 2005 earthquake.

Maira Amjad Ali Mosque

Religious sites

The village has a large, triple storied, newly constructed Jamia mosque called the "Jamia Masjid Siddique-e-Akbar (R.A)" with a spacious hall and a tall minaret, visible from quite some distance. There is a traditional religious seminary in the mosque. The old mosque has also been converted into a separate seminary for girls.

Commercial facilities

The traditional parking lot (adda) is surrounded by 15 to 20 shops which provide basic amenities. It is also served by a branch of the state-run utility stores. Most of the items of daily use are brought from the nearby city of Mansehra to which it is connected by road.There is also a (khan market) of (Sajjad Khan) in (adda)of the village

References

  1. ↑ "Maira Jamād Ali". Chinci World Atlas. Retrieved April 21, 2012.

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