Khwajgan (Khwaja Khel)

This article is about the clan or family of a Pashton tribe of Yusufzai. For other uses, see Yusufzai.
Khwajgan/Khwaja Khel
(خواجګان (خواجه خېل (Pashto),
Khwajgan خواجګان
(Khwaja Khel) Khwaja Khel (including those of ancestral descent)
Regions with significant populations
Primarily Pakistan, Swat State and recently Swat District
Languages
The Yusufzai dialect of Pashto (Pakhto پښتو) (Native)
Religion
Islam (Sunni)

Khwajgan, also known as Khwaja Khel,(خواجه خېل) is a clan or family of Yusufzai Pashtuns[1] Khwajgan settled in different parts of Swat valley Zhob District loralai District and Tank DistrictPakistan, i.e. in Bara Bandai, Mingora, Barikot,[2] Charbagh and Dakorak. Khwajgan is the title for "the Masters" or "learned people".[3][4][5] Khwajgan, as the plural for "Khwāja", is often used to refer to a network of Sufis in Central Asia from the 10th to the 16th century. In Firdowsi's Shahnama the word is used many times for some rulers and heroes of ancient Iran as well. Khwajgan or Khwaja Khel of Swat valley are those who follow Pashtunwali,[6] a non-written ethical code.

  1. ^ Khan, Roshan (1986). Yūsufzaʼī qaum kī sarguzasht. Karachi: Roshan Khan and Company.
  2. ^ Wardak, A. (2003) "Jirga – A Traditional Mechanism of Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan" p. 7 Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, online at UNPAN (the United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance), accessed 10 January 2009
  3. ^ Masters Of Wisdom of Central Asia by Hasan Shusud, ISBN 0-900306-93-9
  4. ^ Masters Of Wisdom: An Esoteric History of the Spiritual Unfolding of Life on This Planet by J.G. Bennett, ISBN 0-87728-466-0
  5. ^ The Teachers of Gurdjieff by Rafael Lefort, ISBN 0-87728-213-7
  6. ^ "Understanding Pashto". University of Pennsylvania. 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2007.