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| | Also See [[Kumhar]] |
| The '''Tarkhans''' are a Northern Indian ethnic tribe that inhabits the [[Punjab]], which is now divided between Northern India and northern Pakistan. Scholars such as H.A. Rose state that they are descended from the Saka tribes who were originally settled in [[Taxila]].
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| It is interesting to note that Tarkhan was a very respected title in use among some of the armies that invaded India during the reign of Tamer the Lame of Central Asia, therefore it is possible that the Tarkhans found in Punjab.
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