Sudhan
سُدھن | |
|---|---|
Map showing the distribution of Sudhan populations in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | |
| Total population | |
| Around 500,000 (2006 estimations) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh, Kotli | |
| Languages | |
| Pahari (Poonchi Dialect) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Sudhan (also known as Sudhozai Pathan or Saddozai Pathan) are a tribe of the Poonch Division of Azad Kashmir, with their population primarily concentrated in the districts of Poonch and Sudhanoti, and smaller communities in the neighboring areas of Bagh and Kotli. According to oral traditions, the Sudhans allegedly originated from Pashtun regions of Afghanistan, and are regarded as the founding tribe of the Sudhanoti region, which bears their name.