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Saraban, the son of Qais Abdur Raseed, is identified as the ancestor of the Miani tribe.
Answer: True
The Miani tribe is identified as descendants of Saraban, who was the son of Qais Abdur Raseed.
The Miani tribe exclusively speaks Pashto, with no other languages commonly used among its members.
Answer: False
In addition to Pashto, the Miani people commonly speak Urdu and Dari.
The Miani tribe's estimated population during the 1870s was approximately 8,000 individuals.
Answer: False
The estimated population of the Miani tribe in the 1870s was approximately 800 individuals, not 8,000.
The Miani tribe is ethnically classified as related to other Pashtun tribes and Iranian peoples.
Answer: True
The infobox classifies the Miani tribe as related to other Pashtun tribes and other Iranian peoples.
The term 'Sarbani,' when applied to the Miani tribe, denotes a specific sub-clan within their immediate family structure.
Answer: False
The term 'Sarbani' refers to the broader Pashtun confederation or lineage to which the Miani tribe belongs, not a specific sub-clan.
The Miani tribe is identified as a Pashtun nomadic tribe, also referred to as 'kochi'.
Answer: True
The Miani tribe is characterized as a Pashtun nomadic tribe, also known as 'kochi,' and broadly as an ethnic group.
The Miani tribe primarily adheres to Hinduism, indicative of the region's diverse religious composition.
Answer: False
The predominant religion among the Miani tribe is Islam, not Hinduism.
The Miani tribe's lineage is traced to Qais Abdur Raseed via his son Saraban.
Answer: True
The Miani tribe is identified as descendants of Saraban, who was the son of Qais Abdur Raseed.
Based on the provided source, how is the Miani tribe primarily identified?
Answer: A nomadic (kochi) Pashtun tribe
The Miani tribe is identified as a Pashtun nomadic tribe, also referred to as 'kochi,' and broadly as an ethnic group.
In addition to Pashto, which two other languages are frequently spoken by members of the Miani tribe?
Answer: Urdu and Dari
The Miani people commonly speak Pashto, Urdu, and Dari.
What was the approximate population of the Miani tribe during the 1870s?
Answer: 800 individuals
In the 1870s, the estimated population of the Miani tribe was approximately 800 individuals.
According to the infobox, to which broader ethnic groups is the Miani tribe classified as related?
Answer: Other Pashtun tribes and other Iranian peoples
The infobox classifies the Miani tribe as related to other Pashtun tribes and other Iranian peoples.
How is the Miani tribe described in the article's concise overview?
Answer: A Pashtun nomadic tribe, also referred to as 'kochi'
The article's short description characterizes the Miani tribe as a Pashtun nomadic tribe, also referred to as 'kochi,' and broadly as an ethnic group.
Within the context of the Miani tribe, what does the term 'Sarbani' denote?
Answer: The broader Pashtun confederation or lineage to which they belong.
In the context of the Miani tribe, 'Sarbani' refers to the broader Pashtun confederation or lineage to which they belong, as they are described as descendants of Saraban.
What is the predominant religious affiliation of the Miani tribe?
Answer: Islam
The predominant religion among the Miani tribe is Islam.
The Miani tribe descends from Saraban, who was the son of which individual?
Answer: Qais Abdur Raseed
The Miani tribe is identified as descendants of Saraban, who was the son of Qais Abdur Raseed.
The Miani tribe is primarily characterized by a settled agricultural lifestyle in the Punjab region.
Answer: False
The Miani tribe is primarily characterized as a Pashtun nomadic (kochi) tribe, with their primary residence in the Gomal plains, not Punjab, although some settled in Punjab later.
The Gomal plains of Pakistan, particularly the Tank District, constitute the primary residential area for the Miani tribe.
Answer: True
The Miani tribe primarily inhabits the Gomal plains of Pakistan, specifically within the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
By the year 1900, a substantial portion of the Miani tribe had transitioned from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle.
Answer: True
A significant portion of the Miani tribe had already settled in the Gomal plains by or before 1850, well before 1900.
The province currently known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was formerly designated as the North-West Frontier Province.
Answer: True
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was indeed formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province.
During the 1870s, the Miani tribe was regarded as entirely independent, free from any external administrative influence.
Answer: False
In the 1870s, the Miani tribe was considered a semi-independent group, implying some degree of external influence or limited autonomy.
Kokar, Mandhran, Pusha Pull, and Baloch Wanda are designated as specific Miani residential areas within the Dera Ismael Khan region.
Answer: True
These locations are explicitly mentioned as specific residential areas for the Miani tribe within Dera Ismael Khan.
As a semi-independent group, the Miani tribe migrated to the hills during the hot season, illustrating a persistent nomadic characteristic.
Answer: True
When semi-independent along the Tank border, the Miani tribe maintained a nomadic aspect by moving into the hills during the hot season.
Riaz Abad, Muzaffar Garh, and Jhang are all identified as locations within Balochistan where Miani populations reside.
Answer: False
Riaz Abad, Muzaffar Garh, and Jhang are specific Miani residential areas within Punjab, not Balochistan. In Balochistan, Miani populations are found in Shirani District and Sharigh Tehsil of Harnai District.
The Miani tribe's settlement in the Gomal plains transpired subsequent to the 1879 raid on Tank.
Answer: False
A significant portion of the Miani tribe had settled in the Gomal plains by or before 1850, which predates the 1879 raid on Tank.
The Miani tribe is exclusively located within the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Answer: False
While the Miani tribe primarily resides in the Tank District, significant populations are also found in Dera Ismael Khan, Punjab, and Balochistan.
Which region is designated as the primary residential area for the Miani tribe within Pakistan?
Answer: The Gomal plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Miani tribe primarily inhabits the Gomal plains of Pakistan, particularly within the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Approximately by what year did a substantial segment of the Miani tribe adopt a settled lifestyle in the Gomal plains?
Answer: 1850
A major portion of the Miani tribe settled in the Gomal plains by or before 1850.
Beyond the Shirani District in Balochistan, which other location hosts a significant Miani population?
Answer: Sharigh Tehsil of Harnai District
In Balochistan, a sizable Miani population also resides in the Sharigh Tehsil of Harnai District, in addition to the Shirani District.
What was the previous designation for the province currently known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Answer: North-West Frontier Province
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province.
During the 1870s, what was the prevailing political status of the Miani tribe situated along the Tank border?
Answer: A semi-independent group.
In the 1870s, the Miani tribe was considered a semi-independent group, maintaining a degree of autonomy while residing along the Tank border.
Which locations are cited as Miani residential areas within Dera Ismael Khan?
Answer: Kokar, Mandhran, Pusha Pull, and Baloch Wanda
Specific residential areas for the Miani tribe within Dera Ismael Khan include Kokar, Mandhran, Pusha Pull, and Baloch Wanda.
Which locations within Punjab are cited as Miani residential areas?
Answer: Riaz Abad, Muzaffar Garh, Jhang
Specific residential areas for the Miani tribe within Punjab include Riaz Abad, Muzaffar Garh, and Jhang.
In the 1870s, how did the Miani tribe's lifestyle along the Tank border integrate both settled and nomadic characteristics?
Answer: They lived in the Gomal plains but moved into the hills during the hot season.
In the 1870s, the Miani tribe, while settled in the Gomal plains, maintained a nomadic aspect by moving into the hills during the hot season.
Which locations are cited as Miani residential areas within Balochistan?
Answer: Shirani District and Sharigh Tehsil of Harnai District
Specific residential areas for the Miani tribe within Balochistan include the Shirani District and the Sharigh Tehsil of Harnai District.
What was the historical designation of the region where the Miani tribe predominantly resides, now identified as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Answer: North-West Frontier Province
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a key region for the Miani tribe, was formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province.
Based on the source, which of the following is NOT identified as a location with significant Miani populations?
Answer: Sindh
The source mentions significant Miani populations in Dera Ismael Khan, Punjab, and Balochistan, but not Sindh.
The Miani tribe's historical migratory pattern predominantly involved routes confined to the Punjab region.
Answer: False
The Miani tribe's historical migratory pattern involved movements between the Derajat region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the Gomal Pass as their traditional route.
The Gomal Pass held strategic importance for the Miani tribe, serving as their traditional route for migratory movements between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Answer: True
The Gomal Pass was indeed the historical route used by the Miani tribe for their migratory movements between the Derajat region of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Miani tribe's nomadic lifestyle entailed migration between the Derajat region of Pakistan and Iran.
Answer: False
The Miani tribe's nomadic movements were historically between the Derajat region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, not Iran.
What strategic significance did the Gomal Pass hold for the Miani tribe's historical migratory movements?
Answer: It served as their traditional route for migratory movements between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Gomal Pass was strategically important for the Miani tribe as it was the historical route they used for their migratory movements between the Derajat region of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Miani tribe's historical migratory pattern encompassed movement between the Derajat region of Pakistan and which neighboring country?
Answer: Afghanistan
Historically, the Miani tribe migrated between the Derajat region of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The British policy of 'pass responsibility' sought to grant complete autonomy to frontier tribes, devoid of any external oversight.
Answer: False
The 'pass responsibility' policy aimed to make specific tribes responsible for monitoring and controlling travel on particular routes, which implies oversight, not full autonomy.
The Bhitannis were the inaugural tribe to accept 'pass responsibility' along the Tank frontier.
Answer: True
The Bhitannis were indeed the first tribe to accept 'pass responsibility' on the Tank frontier.
In 1876, the Miani tribe was assigned 'pass responsibility' for the Girni, Murtuza, and Manjhi posts, but explicitly excluded from responsibility for the Gomal Valley.
Answer: False
In 1876, the Miani tribe was assigned 'pass responsibility' for the Girni, Murtuza, and Manjhi posts, and also accepted responsibility for monitoring passage into the Gomal Valley.
The British system of 'pass responsibility' entailed holding specific tribes accountable for monitoring and regulating access through designated routes.
Answer: True
The 'pass responsibility' system was a British technique where specific tribes were made responsible for monitoring and controlling travel on particular routes into the hills.
What was the objective of the British administrative strategy termed 'pass responsibility'?
Answer: To make specific tribes responsible for monitoring and controlling travel on particular routes.
The 'pass responsibility' system was designed to make specific tribes accountable for monitoring and controlling access through designated routes into the hills.
Which tribe was the initial acceptor of 'pass responsibility' along the Tank frontier?
Answer: The Bhitannis
The Bhitannis were the first tribe to accept 'pass responsibility' on the Tank frontier.
For which specific posts were the Miani and Ghurezai tribes assigned 'pass responsibility' in 1876?
Answer: Girni, Murtuza, and Manjhi
In 1876, the Miani and Ghurezai tribes were assigned 'pass responsibility' for the Girni, Murtuza, and Manjhi posts.
What supplementary responsibility was assigned to the Miani tribe in 1876 regarding the Gomal Valley?
Answer: Monitoring passage into the Gomal Valley.
In 1876, the Miani tribe accepted the responsibility for monitoring passage into the Gomal Valley.
The tribal raid on Tank in January 1879 was a minor incident, resulting in negligible damage or looting.
Answer: False
The January 1879 raid on Tank was a significant event, leading to an uprising and the looting of several villages around Tank.
Subsequent to the 1879 raid on Tank, the British opted to delegate the security of the Gomal Pass to the Miani tribe.
Answer: True
After the January 1879 raid on Tank, the British indeed decided to hand over the security of the Gomal Pass to the Miani tribe.
The British assigned the Miani tribe responsibility for Gomal Pass security in 1879 primarily as a strategy to extend their territorial control into Afghanistan.
Answer: False
The British were motivated to entrust the Miani tribe with Gomal Pass security in 1879 primarily to protect Tank from further plundering after a tribal raid, not to expand territorial control into Afghanistan.
The tribal uprising in Tank in 1879 was principally triggered by a severe famine affecting the region.
Answer: False
The perceived reason for the tribal uprising and looting in Tank in 1879 was the belief among tribes that British control was weakening, not a famine.
The British's decision to transfer Gomal Pass security to the Miani tribe in 1879 was a direct measure to safeguard Tank from subsequent plundering.
Answer: True
The British were motivated to entrust the Miani tribe with Gomal Pass security in 1879 specifically to protect Tank from further plundering after a tribal raid.
What notable event transpired in Tank during January 1879?
Answer: Tank was raided by Tribals, leading to an uprising and looting of villages.
In January 1879, Tank was raided by Tribals, resulting in an uprising and the looting of several villages around Tank.
As per Evelyn Berkelen Howell, what British decision was made concerning the security of the Gomal Pass subsequent to the 1879 raid on Tank?
Answer: To hand over the security of the Gomal Pass to the Miani tribe.
Following the January 1879 raid on Tank, the British decided to hand over the security of the Gomal Pass to the Miani tribe to protect Tank from further plundering.
What was the underlying British motivation for assigning the Miani tribe responsibility for the security of the Gomal Pass in 1879?
Answer: To protect Tank from further plundering after a tribal raid.
The British were motivated to entrust the Miani tribe with the security of the Gomal Pass in January 1879 to protect Tank from further plundering, following a tribal raid and uprising.
What was the attributed cause for the tribal uprising and subsequent looting that occurred in Tank in 1879?
Answer: The belief among tribes that British control was weakening.
The perceived reason for the tribal uprising and looting in Tank in 1879 was the belief among the tribes that British control over the area was weakening.