What is "lohani"

Lohani may refer to

• Lohani (Pashtun):A community traditionally engaged in occupations as Merchant and Pastoralists .
• Lohani Clan among Indian Mahuri#Surnames:A community traditionally engaged in the occupations as Merchants, Dairy Farmers, and cultivators.

The Lohani, sometimes called Nuhani is a Pashtun tribe found in Pakistan especially in the region of Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Afghanistan and India. Nuhanis are not to be confused with Hindu caste of Lohana. Pashtun Nuhanis or Luhanis are descendants of a person by the name of Nuhan or Luhan, great grandson of Ibrahim alias Lodi.

Nuharnai or Nuhan, his descendants came to be known as Nuhani, variously corrupted by the others into Luhani, Lohani and Lawani. They were a mostly pastoral and migratory tribe but nowadays most of them have settled down in the plains of DI Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat. Lohanis have four branches, Marwat, Daulat Khel, Miya Khel and Tatoor. The Tatoor tribe was crushed by Nadir shah and Daulat khel (Nawab of Tank) who brought them near to extinction. Therefore, nowadays Tatoor tribe is generally dispersed in the region of Tank, Dera Ismail khan and FR Tank and especially found in village Tatoor near Tank city.

Lohani cattle (also known as acchai cattle) are a breed of cattle found in the Loralai district of Pakistan. They belong to the zebu breed of cattle, which are typically found in the hilly areas of India and Pakistan. They were originally a working breed, but are now used for milking as well.