The Sarrara are a tribe found in the Hazara Division

Hazara Division

On the dissolution of West Pakistan in 1970, Hazara District and the two tribal agencies were merged to form the new Hazara Division with its capital at Abbottabad...

 of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Pakistan

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History and origin

They connect themselves with the Dhund Abbasi and the Tanoli

Tanoli

The Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...

 tribes, which also found in the Hazara Division. According to of their traditions,they say at some time they came from Pakpattan

Pakpattan

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 in the Punjab

Punjab region

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. The tribe is classed as Sahu and inter marry on equal terms with Dhund Abbasis.

According to another tradition, they are a clan of the Abbasi

Abbasi

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s tribe, although not part of the Dhund tribe. Sarrara was one of twelve son of Akber Gai Khan, the ancestor of both Dhund and Sarrara tribe.

Akber Gahee Khan was son of Zarab Khan who came to Kashmir as General of army on the command of Qutab Shah, on signing a treaty with King of Kashmir and marrying his daughter he was on way back when he went to a saint in Kahuta

Kahuta

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, who asking him to pray for a child of him. The saint asked for promise of staying at the place in reward for a pray for child birth. The Child who took birth was named as Akber Gahee Khan, Akber Gahee Khan married and twelve son took birth named as;

• Kahonder Khan ( forefather of Dhund Abbasis) Which is also Sarrara
• Tanoli Khan (Sultan Barlas,or Bala Khan) (forefather of Tanoli
  Tanoli
  The Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...
  
  s in area of Tanawal and Amb Durband and also they found in Afghanistan)
• Chajjar Kanal
• Salal
• Agar Khan
• Kool or Koor
• Hakim Khan
• Sarrara ( forefather of Sarrara Abbasi living in Chamiali, Bandi, Darer, Batangi, Sialkot, Kotlian, Pattan and Kukmang etc.)
• Hans Khan
• Molam Khan
• Dilhawas
• Barra Hazaria