Lali (tribe)

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The Lali, sometimes written as Lalee, are a Jat clan, found mainly in the Chiniot districts of Pakistan.Details about Lali Clan are to be found in books named Kulyat_e_Sadiqquie, and Kulyat-e-Lali, written by Professor Riaz Ahmed Shad. The author has traced the history of Lali clan and linked them with the great Muslim hero, Tipu Sultan.

History[]

The Lali are one of a number of Jat clans that have lived in the Kirana Bar for centuries. They are mostly landlords and influential people. The Lali have several sub-divisions, the most important being the Kanwain, Bhaguanay, Mianay, Kahanay and Wanokay Jagokay. The tribe has produced a famous Sufi saint, Mian Muhammad Siddique Lali, who has given them a status of sanctity among the other Bar tribes.

Their traditional seat of power was the village of Kawenwala, but this was reduced to a petty chieftainship with the arrival of the British. This village has many people from Lali tribe even today. Another chieftainship also existed at the village of Jabana and a secondary chieftainship at village of Wallah. The Lalis also founded the town of Lalian, literally the place of the Lali, where many Lalis still live. They have won many elections from the constituency around Tehsil Lalian which has made them politically strong among other clans of the region.

The Lali also have a few settlements outside the Chiniot districts, such as Aasianwala, Chak No 60 S.B and Chak No 61 S.B in Sargodha District.

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