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Kaigoharnameh, written by Raezadeh Diwan Duni Chand in 1725 CE on the order of Gakhar chiefs presents a detailed history of Gakhars in northern Punjab. The term in the manuscript has been written variously as Pathwar, Pot har and Pothohar; and appears to be related to the Punjabi term for a plateau Pathar. According to Ahmad Hasan Dani, the term is derived from Prshtawar in Sanskrit, Prshta

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