History Of Fatehpur Thakyala
Fatehpur Thakiala was part of Mendhar sub-division of Poonch before the partition of Kashmir in 1947. It is bounded by the Line of Control (boundary between Indian and Pakistan-administered Kashmir) on two sides (north and east). The 1947-48 war between India and Pakistan divided it into two parts. One went to Pakistan and the other became part of India. After the separation from Mendhar it became a tehsil of Kotli District.
The old name of this area was Thakiala, named after the Thakial Rajputs who live here since ancient times but it was renamed Fatehpur Thakiala to honour the late Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi.
It is also the birth place of the ex president and prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan.
Location
The town of Nakyal is situated 1524m above sea-level, and is 40 km from Kotli city.
Nakyal is a small town located in a beautiful valley nearly 3 kilometre from the Line of Control (Or the Ceasefire Line). A nearby place called Tatapani is one of the five crossing points at the LoC that were opened for the exchange of relief goods between Pakistani and Indian Administered parts of Kashmir after the devastating October 8 Earthquake. Nakyal and its surrounding areas are considered among most beautiful parts of Azad Kashmir.
Villages
Khandhar main village near city it also includes a big colony called New Model colony
Fatehpur Thakiala contains the following villages:
- Majhan [6 km from main city]
- Simti [8 km away from manin city]
- Datoot[18 km away from main city and the most close village to occopied kashmir in the city.]
- Lanjot
- Gharbi Nakyal 4 kilo meter 4rm Nakyal Bazar (add by sardar sadam bashir village khor dhara)
- BANALA (2&half km from Nakyal city) in north east
- Dabsi
- Dabsi (Nar) Nawab House(Malik Muhammad Ilyas)
- Dhuruti
- Jandrote
- Jelahkka
- Hatli (Nar)1 km from Feteh pur Thakyala (Asif Nawaz)
- SALOON
- Karela
- karela Majhan
- Matharani
- mandhater
- Mera
- Nirgul
- Bandi (Bandi bilalpur by the nirgul village) 10 km from nakial city center
- Palani
- Thandi Kassi
- karel Towrol
- karela gharni
- karela nakra
- karela dayri
- Bhoail
- Tarkundi
- karela takia darbar sharif matvly TASSADDIQ HUSSAIN
- Nakhnal 10 KM from Nakyal
- Sandhawal 9 KM from Nakyal
- Chakrali, 8 KM from Nakyal
- Dabsi(Nar Nawab House Malik Muhammad Ilyas, 23 KM from Nakyal
- Chaaka, Chakrali 9 KM from Nakyal
- Sandhara 14 KM from Nakyal
- Baghalian, 7 KM from Nakyal
- Dangali,8 KM from Nakyal
- Mandhater nar haji Noor Alam house 8km from nakyal
- Nar Sakrli BABU ZAFAR House 8 km from Nakyal.
- Thubpur mandhater imran shafi house 11 km from nakyal
- Thubpur Mohammad Arif shad house 8km from nakyal
- Gujjar - One of the major ethnic groups in Fatehpur.They are very united and active in politics, enterprise and bureaucracy of AJK. The Gujjar clans are kallas, Bagri, Bajar, Bhumbla, Bjarh, Chandpuri, Chauhan, Chechi, Hans, Khatana,laley, Khepar,Meelu and Sangoo.
- Rajputs - Second of the major ethnic groups in number, they play an active role in politics and bureaucracy. The famous sub clans of Rajpoot's are Thakyals , Ghakhars and Dhumals.Rajputs rules on fatehpur thakyla maximum time.
- Kashmiri - Main city clans in Fatehpur include Butt, Lone, Most work in the trade sector, especially in gold. They are the descendants of Kashmiri workmen who migrated to the plains of Punjab from the Kashmir Valley in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Malik - Form one of the major tribes in Nakyal.They are good in education however weak in politics.
