Tanoli
{{short description|Hindkowan tribe}}
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{{Infobox tribe
| name = Tanoli
| ethnicity = Hazarewal
| language = Hindko
| image = Tanolis.jpg
| caption = Tanoli men
| location = Hazara, Pakistan
| branches = Hindwal Tappa, Pallal Tappa
}}
The Tanoli (Hindko: تناولی; {{langx|ur|تنولی}}) is a Hindkowan tribe living mainly in the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=NFTbAAAAMAAJ&q=tanoli+hindko |title= Proceedings of the PASSP Seminar on Kalabagh Dam: Technical options and their impact |page=211 |date=1994 |author= Pakistan Association of Scientists and Scientific Professions |publisher=Pakistan Association of Scientists and Scientific Professions |isbn= 9787503218637 }}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R6mLH_rImHYC&pg=PT96 |title=Soldier Sahibs: The Men Who Made the North-West Frontier |first=Charles |last=Allen |publisher=Hachette |year=2012 |page=96|isbn=9781848547209 }} They form the majority of the population of Lassan Nawab union council.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoowAAAAYAAJ&q=Tanoli |title=Initiating Devolution for Service Delivery in Pakistan: Ignoring the Power Structure |first1=Shahrukh Rafi |last1=Khan |first2=Foqia Sadiq |last2=Khan |first3=Aasim Sajjad |last3=Akhtar |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2007 |page=129|isbn=978-0-19-547221-9 }} The Tanoli describe themselves as of Barlas Turkic origin. They never submitted to the British colonial rule in the 1840s. They have two major divisions, namely Palaal (پل آل) and Hindaal (ہند آل).Hazara Gazetteer, 1907 In the present day, the majority of the Tanolis speak the Hindko language.
Genetics
A genetic analysis of tribes residing in Buner and Swabi found that the most prevalent Y chromosomal haplogroup among the Tanoli is R1b1, with a very small contribution of R1a1, a genetic characteristic unlike Pashtuns. L-M20 and other South Asian lines are also present but to a small extent.{{Cite thesis |last=Tariq |first=Muhammad |title=Genetic Analysis of the Major Tribes of Buner and Swabi Areas through Dental Morphology and DNA Analysis |date=2017 |degree=Ph. D. |publisher=Hazara University, Mansehra |url=http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/9941/1/Muhammad%20Tariq_Genetics_2017_HU_Mansehra_Main%20part.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608101919/https://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/9941/1/Muhammad%20Tariq_Genetics_2017_HU_Mansehra_Main%20part.pdf|archive-date=2023-06-08}}
Notable Tanoli people
File:A Tanoli chief from Hazara in the 1840's.jpg
- Nawab Jehandad Khan Tanoli, was a tribal chief of the Tanoli people
- Suba Khan Tanoli, Tanoli Chieftan and artillery master contributed to Afghan victory in the Third Battle of Panipat
- Nawabzada Farid Salahuddin Tanoli, Pakistani politician
- Muhammad Khan Zaman Khan, Nawab of Amb