Mughal Khel

Mughal Khel
مغل خېل
Yusufzai Tribe[1]
EthnicityPashtun
LocationGhoriwala, Bannu[2]
Parent tribeYusufzais • Sarbani Pashtuns
BranchesQasim Khel, Jafar Khel, Hakim Khel, Madasm Khel
LanguagePashto(Banuchi Dialect)
Religion Islam

The Mughal Khel is a subgroup of Yousafzai Pashtun tribe, primarily residing in the southern part of District Bannu, particularly in and around the Ghoriwala region.[3]

They are known for their unique situation of being Yousafzai individuals settled far from their original homeland and speaking the Central dialect of Pashto, while still maintaining their Yousafzai heritage.[4] [5] The tribe traces its lineage back to Hassan Khan Yousafzai, an adventurer from Yousafzai county,[6] who initially settled in Kurram before his descendants migrated to Ghoriwala. Hassan Khan Yousafzai belonged to the Gadezai branch of the Ilyaszai Yousafzai clan.[7] Presently, the population of the Mughal Khels is estimated to be in the tens of thousands.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ Khan Roshan Khan. Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht (in Urdu). Nasir khan. pp. The Mughal Khels are mentioned on page no. 424 under Gadezai Heading.
  2. ^ Bannu Gazetteer. Retrieved 18 January 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil (1916). Panjab Castes: Being a Reprint of the Chapter on "The Races, Castes, and Tribes of the People" in the Report on the Census of the Panjab. Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab. p. 82.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Bannu District: 1883. 1883.
  5. ^ "Bannu :: Gazetteer". pmru.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. ^ Muhammad Hayat Khan (1867). Hayat E Afghani By Muhammad Hayat Khan Published In 1867 Complete Book In Urdu.
  7. ^ Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (2004). Peshawar: The Unwritten History. Gandhara Markaz Shahbaz Garhi. p. 43.
  8. ^ "Tareekh I Peshawar تاریخ پشاور" – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Khan Roshan Khan. Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht. Nasir khan.
  10. ^ Saifi, Gul Ayub Khan (2020-01-01). The History of Bannu Waziristan (in Urdu). Aaraf Printers-2020.