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DHIR HERITAGE According to some researchers Dhirs came from warrior tribes (Kashatri) settled near Kandhar in erstwhile Afghanistan. These tribes were mercenaries. They came to India along with invading armies(lashkar) of Mahmud Gahzni in 1100 A.D.. When Ghazni went back some of these mercenaries settled in Punjab by and large at Sultanpur Lodhi 1103 A.D. They constructed their fort and temple at Sultanpur Lodhi  which is still there.The temple is situated on a small hill and a pond in the village Randhirpur Some old time customs and dictums are still existent.The children get their first haircut at the temple and the hair are carried to JawalaJi temple in Himachal Pardesh. Though they were fighters but after settling at Sultanpur and coming in contact with other communities they started farming and other businesses like money lending.They adopted and started practicing many local customs and practices. One of the prominent personaliies of Dhir,s at Sultanpur has been Dewan Maharaj Raj who was dewn to his highness Maharaja of Kapurthala.A large locality in Sultanpur is named after him and is known as Dewan Mohalla. Some splinter groups settled at Nakodar, Mukerian, Milaud and other nearby places. One person Hazari Mal who settled at Milaud was a money lender and a successful businessman.Milaud is a small village situated between Ludhiana and Ahmedgarh in Punjab. Some of his descendents (Masadi Mal Khem Chand and others) were invited to Giddarbaha around 1860 A.D. to set up money lending business. They later permanently migrated to Giddarbaha village and settled there.Around 1966 I had an opportunity to see the genealogy table of Hazari Mal which had the names of all our  ancestors and their descendents including mine. I provided additional inputs to the person and brought it upto date. At present I guess that the descendents of Hazari Mal must be numbering close to 3-4 thousands.It was on a hand written document and there were no photocopy machines at that time. A descedent of Masadi Mal, Haranand Lal had six illustrious sons who brought fame to Dhir Family at Giddarbaha. Four of the siblings studied upto doctorate degrees in various academic subjects and held high positions. One of them is dean of topmost university in USA.Another rose to the rank of Lt.General in armed forces of the country. Thus Dhirs migrated to India some 900 years ago from Kandhar. Some other such tribes also migrated to India and settled in Punjab. There is possibly a tribe of Dhir,s still there in Kandhar. Kandhari,s is another such warrior tribe who had their origin from Kandhar and settled in Punjab. More information can be obtained from Sh. Jagdish Dhir, 182 R Model Town, Paras Ram Chowk, YAMUNA NAGAR-135001 M: 09354810603. If we could pool all pieces of information available individually.it will make research on the subject easier. I t may be a good idea to establish a DHIR HERITAGE FOUNDATION. Supplemented and imagined by Dr S.P.Dhir