Portrait of Nawab Daler Khan Miyana (Pashtun). Source |
Portrait of Nawab Abdur Rauf Khan Miyana (Pashtun) titled Daler Khan. Undated.
1- The Miyana tribe belongs to the Saraban division of Pashtuns. They are found in Baluchistan province of Pakistan. Luni, Jafar, Zmari and Gharshin tribes are remnants of the Miyana tribe.
2- Bijapur sultanate was located in south-western India, straddling the Western Ghats range of southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. It was ruled by the Adil Shahi dynasty from 1490 to 1686. After the fall of Bijapur sultanate and decline of Mughal empire, the Miyanas established their own principality at Savanur (now part of Karnataka state of India) which became princely state of British-India in 19th century.
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