The Tochi Valley , also known as Dawar (from Middle Iranic dātbar, meaning "Justice-giver"), is a fertile area located in the North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . In 1881, Nawab of Sarhad Nawab Gulmaizar Khan established the North Waziristan Tribal Agency with its headquarters at Miramshah in the valley.
9-603: [REDACTED] Look up tōchi , 栃 , or 橡 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tochi or Tōchi may refer to: Tochi Valley , a fertile area in North Waziristan, Pakistan Gambila River , also called Tochi River, in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan The Japanese name for Aesculus turbinata (Japanese horse-chestnut) Japanese destroyer Tochi ,
18-950: A Tachibana -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, canceled in May 1945 JDS Tochi (PF-16, PF-296), a Kusu -class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Albuquerque (PF-7) The Japanese name for Douchi , a type of fermented and salted black soybean Surname [ edit ] Brian Tochi (born 1963), American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer Hiroki Tōchi (born 1966), Japanese voice actor Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi (born 1985 or 1986), Nigerian national convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore Given name [ edit ] Princess Tōchi (born 648?), Japanese Imperial princess during
27-638: A narrow pass called the Taghrai Tangi , some three miles long. Between Dawar and Bannu is the low range of uninhabited hills, which skirt the Bannu District. The Gambila River (also called Tochi River) is the most important river in the valley. Tochi Valley is also one of the few places where inscriptions of the Bactrian language have been found. Archaeologist have also found old stone inscriptions in Arabic, Sanskrit and Kharosthi. Mirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi),
36-700: The Tochi Valley , Waziristan in 1897 to put down a rebellion there. The rebellion started with an attack by the Madda Khel section of the Waziris in June 1897. The Tochi Valley Field Force assembled in response was commanded by General Corrie Bird and included the 1st Brigade under the command of Brigadier-General Charles Egerton . The rebellion was finally put down in October 1897. This article on military history
45-509: The Asuka period Tochi Onyebuchi (born 1987), Nigerian-American speculative fiction writer Tochi Raina (born 1965), Indian singer, best known as a playback singer in Hindi films Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tochi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
54-579: The Pashtun tribal chief and freedom fighter, was born in the Tochi Valley. Mullah Powindah (revolutionary leader), start his guerilla warfare against the British in Tochi Valley. Shaheed Shudikhel Dawar (Commander of Waziristani freedom fighters and General of Afghanistan), was also born in Tochi Valley. Attribution: Tochi Expedition The Tochi Expedition was a punitive visit by Anglo-Indian troops to
63-425: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tochi&oldid=1107876190 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tochi Valley It was by this route that The Mahmud of Ghazni effected several of his raids into India and
72-525: The remains of a road flanking the valley and of defensive positions can still be traced. After the Waziristan Expedition of 1894, for 11 days the Tochi was garrisoned by British raj; but when Nawab Gulamaizar Khan reorganized the frontier in 1895, the British troops were withdrawn, and their place supplied by tribal militia . The chief posts are Saidgi , Miramshah , Datta Khel and Shirani . The valley
81-520: Was the scene of action for the Tochi or Dawari Expedition under Brigadier-General Keyes in 1872, and the Tochi Expedition under Governor General Nawab Gulmaizar Khan in 1897. The Tochi Valley is in northern Waziristan , located between Bannu District and Khost Province , and is inhabited by the Dawari Pashtun tribe. The valley is divided into two parts, known as Upper and Lower Dawar, by
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