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Sheikh-Katta we had ten Lunis killed. Fourth - we had three Lunis killed at the battle of Wabay. Fifth - one Luni killed and several wounded at the battle of Nari-Gorge. Sixth - when Khan Kalat Khudadad Khan attacked Marris ten mounted Lunis accompanied Bakhtiar Khan Barozai. Seventh - during the tenure of Hitu Ram Extra Assistant Comnissioner Sibi when Marris attacked Mal-village of Guhramzais Lunis provided 15 fighting men to the forces led by Baruzai Sardars. Eight - when Mr. Duke attacked Marris we contributed 7 fighting men to the forces led by Baruzais. Ninth - when Pannis led by Baruzais went to Spintangi in search of culprits ten Lunis accompanied Sarbuland Khan Baruzai".
167:. The specific cause for quarrel is not known. Being unable to assert his claim he, probably about 1663 A.D.; moved south along with the four subsections of his small tribe . The above named four sub-sections still exist in Luni-village and are-Badozai, Naakezai, Sakhizai and Sarawar (or Sulamanzai) . On reaching SIWI they encamped in front of the Siwi-fort which was, as stated, then in the possession of a Mizri Panni chief who granted Asad Khan Luni present Luni area and a share of water (4 pao). Thus the Lunis joined the Panni confederacy. 33: 174:
and its water shares , but later on Sahib Khan Sadozai sold his 1/4 share (subsequently bought by other Luni subtribes in 1882) , remaining 3/4 owned by Azizkhels. During British period the only remainder of Sadozai branch consisted of one ‘Sardar Aziz Khan Luni’ and from him sprang the Azizkhels
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List of successive chiefs is following: Asad Khan (led Lunis to Sibi from Ghazni), Misri Khan , Mittha khan , Dawood Khan , Umar Khan , Hassan Khan, Dawood Khan, Ahmad Khan, Moladad Khan (during his tenure Lunis quarreled with Khajjaks and went to exile in Kurak village) , Sardar Aziz Khan(1st)
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In a judicial document of Lunis dated 1906 , the following is stated : “In the battle against Zarkuns led by Sardar Bakhtiar Khan Barozai we had 13 Lunis killed. Second - when Azim Khan Barozai led a battle at Sangan we had five Lunis killed & twelve wounded. Third - in the battle at
175:(Sardarkhels) . Sardar Aziz khan (died 1911) had 5 sons, Khan Sahib Ahmad Khan , Muhammad khan, Dawood Khan , Hassan Khan , Misri Khan. Azizkhels also own 1 pao land & water in Safi Abdul Wahab Mouza 190:
during his reign present Luni village was built , KS Ahmad Khan ( member British district Jirga Sibi , was titled Khan Sahib by the British) , Saidal Khan , Abdul Aziz Khan (current head)
160:. Population of town in 2011 was 1875 in 302 households . Lunis are well known for their education and they’re among the most educated tribes of sibi division with high literacy rate. 163:
Luni elders used to relate the story that their great grandfather Asad Khan Luni (from him Sadozai sardarkhels) had quarrelled with some of his kinsmen (Lunis) at
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The tribe and the village is currently led by Abdulaziz Khan Luni, a senior retired bureaucrat and author of ‘Afghans of the Passes’ and ‘British Balochistan’ .
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of Balochistan Province, at an altitude of 495 feet (151 m). Luni area extends from Nari Gorge to Bori Wah . This village is inhabited by the
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Afghans of the Frontier Passes: A Study in the Historical Geography of Sibi and Dhader in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan
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Luni tribe owns 4 pao of water from Nari river , originally Sadozai (Sardarkhels) were sole owners of whole
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