User talk:Valiantsoldier

Hi Valiantsoldier,

I'm happy that you have contributed to the Awan article, as an Awan myself, I am eager to improve the article.

In regards to the 'Raja' title used by some Awans, I have heard of this myself and my ancestors have been using that title for some time, even though today, the newer generation is reverting back to using the older title of Malik.

Do you have any evidence to support the theory, since knowing other wikipedians that section of the article might get deleted.

Kind regards,

potohar

thanks u reply i was wondering that y u delete my post. about evidence yes i have evidence. i have one book which tell all about this fight and Raja title. on every annual meeting of awans in our area it had been disccused that how the awan of these areas are using the title of Raja. very very anxiously waiting for ur reply.

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Hi ValiantSoldier,

Im not the one to delete your post, infact I'm just getting used to contributing to Wikipedia, since I know quite a few people are not willing to take oral history as a reference hence solid facts are needed. You can probably see my contribution in the discussion page, where I have listed what historians have to say about the Awans. If you have anything solid, its best to add the statement or quote to the discussion page, and then later on it could be added to the main article itself.

Where is this annual meeting held, I myself am an Awan from that specific area you are talking about, my parents comes from a small village not far from Sohawa town. In terms of Raja title being used by the Awans, there are a few theories. One involves an Awan ancestor called Malik Ali Murad Khan who defeated Sultan Sarang Khan (Gakhar Cheif) in a battle, the story goes that Malik Ali Murad Khan came to these areas as a missionary to propagate Islam, and that Sher Shah Suri liked his sense of justice and told his vizier, Duni Chand, to invite him to take up a post as an army commander in order to quell the rebellious Gakhars, who were allied with the Moghuls. Malik Ali Murad Khan's descendents came to use the title Raja after this.

Kind regards

Potohar (talk) 17:22, 24 August 2008 (UTC)