Sudhan

This article is about the tribe. For other uses, see Sudhan (disambiguation).

Sudhan
سُدھن
Total population
Around 500,000 (2006 estimations)
Regions with significant populations
Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh, Kotli
Languages
Pahari (Poonchi)
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Pashtun

Sudhan are a tribe of the Poonch Division of the Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir region, with their population primarily concentrated in the districts of Poonch and Sudhanoti, and smaller populations in the neighbouring areas of Bagh and Kotli. According to oral traditions, the Sudhans allegedly originated from Pashtun areas, and are regarded as the founding tribe of the Sudhanoti region, which bears their name.

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