Mir Ali Khan, the founder of the family, settled at Okhali Mohlah in the district of Khushab in the mid-17th century.
Khan Muhmmad subsequently raised an army from Nurpur Tirwana, defeated his brother and imprisoned him.
[3] Despite this victory over his brother, in 1804 he was compelled by his son Ahmad Yar Khan to yield the chiefship to him.
[3] In 1817, Maharajah Ranjit Singh sent a force under Misr Diwan Chand against Ahmad Yar Khan, who subsequently submitted to his authority, and was granted the jagir of Jhawrian worth around ten thousand rupees.
The Maharajah, impressed by the Tiwana Horse, insisted on a troop of fifty horsemen returning with him to Lahore.
A number of members of the family achieved recognition for assistance provided during Indian Rebellion of 1857.
[5] His son Khizar Hayat Tiwana would be the last Premier of the Punjab in British India.