Qutb Shah is the claimed ancestor of the Awan tribe in Pakistan. He was supposedly descended from Husayn ibn Ali and came to Punjab with Mahmud of Ghazni in the 10th century.[1]
Before the arrival of Awan tribes, the valley was a part of the state under the rule of Janjua Rajputs. They were forcibly ousted by the Awans. The Awans claim that their ancestor, Qutb Shah came alongwith the army of Sultan Mahmood of Ghazna in the 10th century. He headed some troops of Alavids who had been given the title of Awans by the Sultan.