Mulagori

Mullagori
or
Mullaghori
or
Malagori

ملاگوری
یا
ملاغوری
یا
ملاگوري


Mullagori tribesmen depicted in 1880, showcasing their traditional attire and weaponry
EthnicityPashtun
LocationPakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Afghanistan (Nangarhar)
Parent tribeSarbani
Population50000
BranchesPahar Khel, Taar Khel, Ahmed Khel, Daulat Khel
LanguagePashto
Religion Islam

The Mullagori or Mulagori or Malagori (Pashto: ملاګوری Mullagorai, plur. ملاګوري Mullagori; Urdu: ملاگوری) is a Pashtun tribe present in Khyber District, tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Historically, they are one of the smallest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are considered as a sub-tribe of Momand Pashtun Ghoryakhel confederacy.[1][2]

They are natively based in Mullagori Tehsil of Khyber District and in the Prang Ghar Tehsil of Mohmand District in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.[3] They are also present in smaller numbers in Charsadda and in Balochistan. In Mullagori Tehsil, their area extends from a little west of Chauki Sparsang to the crest of the Dabrai hill and from the Kabul River on the north to Lakka Sar on the south touching the land of the Kuki khel (Afridis sub-tribe) and Zakha khel (Afridis sub-tribe), and a clan of the Shinwari. Their neighbors on the west are the Shalmanis and on the north, the Tarakzai Mohmands.[4]

Almost all of the Mullagoris speak a northern variety of Pashto and some southern variety of Pashto.[5]

  1. ^ "Pukhtana da Tarikh pa Ranra key" by Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel, 1963
  2. ^ "The Pathan Borderland" by James W. Spain, Moutin, 1963. ASIN: B0000CR0HH
  3. ^ Khan, Muhammad Hayat (1867). Hayat-i-Afghani (in Punjabi). [Place of publication not specified]. p. 139.
  4. ^ Ziauddin (1993). Geo-Economic Profile of Khyber Agency (PDF). Technical Support and Planning unit, Tribal Area Development Project, Rural Development Branch. North West Frontier Province: USAID.
  5. ^ Khan, Muhammad Hayat (1867). Hayat-i-Afghani (in Punjabi). [Place of publication not specified]. p. 139.