Ramin or Rāman is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]
Ramin | |
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Town and union council | |
 Satellite view | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| Tehsil | Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
History
Long ago the Thingani Balouchs, a sub-tribe of the Marri Balouchs from Balochistan, migrated to the western valley of the Indus River. The Thingani tribe has ruled Rāman for many years. The well-known Sardars of Rāman were Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) and his grandsons Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) and Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani.
Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) had four sons:
- Sardar Qurban Hussain Khan Thingani
- Sardar Qadir Bakhsh Khan Thingani
- Sardar Usman Khan Thingani
- Sardar Siddique Khan Thingani
The second Sardar, Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani, also had four sons:
- Sardar Ghulam Hassan Khan Thingani (Surname: Namazi)
- Sardar Ghulam Hussain Khan Thingani (Numbardar)
- Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Thingani
- Sardar Durr Muhammad Khan Thingani
These days the most stable Thingani family in Rāman is the Jamakani family which descended from Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I), Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) was grandfather of Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-II) and Sardar Gulzar Khan Thingani. The Thingani family descended from Sardar Jamak Khan Thingani (Jamak-I) has ruled the town of Rāman for many years.
The main ruling tribe in Rāman is the Thingani tribe.
