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MughalGhebas The Gheba are a tribe found in Attock District of Punjab ,Pakistan.

Locality
The Ghebas are found in the western portion of the Fattehjang tahsil, Attock district.

Chief families
The Sardar of Kot is the most important of all the Ghebas. Nextare the Malal family. The Dhurnal,Maijhia and Dhari-Rai-Ditta families are of good standing.

History and particulars
The tribe claim to be Mughal and are returned as such in the census reports. The Ghebas have either given their name, or received it, from the Gheb, they explain it asthe latter reason and prefer to be known as Mughals. A not improbable conjecture is that they were a small band of broken Rajput families, fleeing from the central Punjab, who joined the Jodhras and settled down on their borders. The tribe rose to independence and in social status in the later years of Sikh rule. They are now considered equal in rank with the Jodhras and Alpials. The tribe is well off and thrifty. They are a fine manly race, delighting in hawking and field sports they are horse-breeders and good horsemen. Owing to their small numbers they can give few men to the army.