Khattak
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Khattak or Khatak is the name of an Afghan
tribe. speaking a variant of the Kandahari Pashto. They are accorded the status of being one of the original and true Afghans. The tribe is settled along the western bank of the river Indus from as north upwards as Sammah; modern day Lund Khwar & Sher Garh near Malakand
to South through the district of Karak
. Their historic capital is Akora Khattak
, a town 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) east of the provincial capital, Peshawar
, with small pockets also living in Kandahar
, and Khost
. A warrior poet by the name of Khushal Khan Khattak
(1613-1690) belonged to this tribe, and his contributions to Pashto literature are considered as classic texts. They have been translated into numerous languages.The Khattaks have high literacy rates in comparison to other Pashtun tribes having achieved positions of influence throughout history.
Herodotus, Book 3, 91. (In this and the two succeeding passages the historian is giving a list of the Achaemenian satrapies and their peoples.)
The addition of the Aparutai/Aparidai correspondence helps to buttress the case for finding in Herodotus traces of names which carry through to the present day. Bellew has gone further and identified the Sattagudai with the famous Khatak tribe.
"The Pathans 55O B.C.-A.D. 1957" printed St Martin's Press 1958 by MacMillan and Company Limited"
Sir Olaf Caroe
, The Pathans 550BC 1957AD:
Satrapy was inhabited by four tribes, the Sattagudai, the Gandarioi, the Dadikai, and the Aparutai.
Bellew has gone further and identified the Sattagudai with the famous Khatak tribe, and the Dadikai with an obscure branch of Kakars whom he calls Dadi."
It is thus clear that Babur
& other Mughals in their descriptions identify Khattaks & Shetaks together without any differentiation.
"The Sattagudai and the Gandarioi and the Dadikai and the Aparutai, who were all reckoned together paid 170 talents."
Later Bellew, Caroe and other historians both Afghan and Western through their works identified the Sattagudai with the famous Khatak & Shitak tribes. "The Pathans 55O B.C.-A.D. 1957" printed St Martin's Press 1958 by MacMillan and Company Limited"
Though all Afghan DNA including Khattak DNA has minor contributions from haplogroups more common to the Greeks, these are minor enough to rule out a direct lineage. Together with works from Herodotus and more recent historians, the theory of Khattak descent from the Greeks is unfounded.
Though Afghan DNA
has minor contributions from Greeks
, Turks, Arabs & Persians
, this represents the inter marriages (albeit in minor proportions) between local Afghan Tribes and foreign invaders throughout the ages. This is the basis for some of the Theories though in error of Afghan descent from these peoples.
, then northwards towards modern day Kohat
, Karak, Nowshera, Attock
, Mianwali
and finally Mardan
and Malakand
.
.
A warrior poet by the name of Khushal Khan Khattak
(1613–1690) was once the chief of this tribe, and his contributions to Pashto literature are considered as classic texts
.
His life and times are one of the most chronicled and discussed subjects in Pashtun
history, as he was active on the political, social and intellectual fora of his times and contributed significantly at each front. He was a most voluminous writer, and composed no less than three hundred and sixty literary works, both in the Pashto and Persian
languages
. His poetry revolves around concepts of Honour, Justice, Bravery and Nationalism and his works have been translated into numerous languages, English
and Urdu
being the primary ones.
.
The Khattaks have achieved positions of influence throughout history
.
Areas: Peshawar
, Nowshera. City Centers: Peshawar
, Akbar Pura, Akora Khattak
,Mansehra, manki sharif and cherat, ilaqa Khwara
Areas: Mardan
, Sawabi, Malakand
, Charsadda
. City Centers: Lund Khwar
, Jamal Garhi, Sher Garh
, Katlang
, Hatia'n (alternatively Hatiaan), Sakha Kot.
Bangi khel are sub tribe of Khattaks.Bangi Khel are completely located in distric mianwali.(Province of punjab) the tribe is bounded by distric karak in north east kotat in north and indus river in the south.The capital of bangikhel is Tabbisar.The area is completely dominated by singl tribe.Bangi khel are divided in two part that upper and lower.The main villages o Bangi khel are Tola,manja ghondi,Madochanda,Neryob,mezrena,chapry and Tola magali.The main SubTribe are Hakeem khel,Jani khel,Saho khel and Manki khel.
Areas: Karak District
, which includes three Tehsils, named Karak, Banda Dawood Shah and Takht-e Nasrati.District Karak has the highest literacy rate after Islamabad and Wah. Since both Islamabad and Wah are mainly composed of temporarily migrated people, therefore Karak is ranked as the highest educated district.
Areas: Kohat
Seni khattak live in district kohat,specialy in areas of village seni gumbat; seni gumbat is the villag of SENI KHATTAK they came from lachi side. TEHSIL LACHI is the main land of seni khattak, from where they came to city areas. GUMBAT,LACHI,TERI BANDA,MANDORI TULANJ, CHORLAKKI,GHUROZAI ZIARAT SHEIKH ALLAH DAD SHAHAB (UNOIN COUNCIL AND VILLAGE )WHERE seni khattak settled.historically seni khattak are poetic mind and peacfull.they love music and have nice style of khattak dance.they r educated in all fields and serves the country. zeeshan khattak/k m khattak nasir khattak from (GUMBAT/Ziarat/chorlaki) kohat.
Areas: Shakardarra, Narra Kanjoor, Jand,Chhab Dakhnair,Lakarmar,Injra Afghan, Nakka Afghan, Nakka khurd, Haddowali, Sur Kamar (ratti Dandi) Kot Kalla (Kotiwali), Injra Khurd Chhab, Aziz abad, Nandrak Abad, Faisal Banda, Mansoor Banda, Torangabad, Mianda Kalla, Kanjoor, Hotakay, Lakkarmor, Kabul Banada, Mirza Banda, alamabad, Jamdar Banda, Valley mela, tora Khelo Mela, Chismai, Yingora, Eerr, Toada Mela, Tora Bera , Tori Kala, Sihola, Jabbi, Baz Gul Banda , Malangai, Dupper, Girdi, Rag (Dakhnair), Dhok Pai Khel, Girdi, Ratti Kiri, Ratti Kassi, Attock
.they do have some scattered population katcha koh vehari more Multan, pi mahal faisalabad , sagodha, district Dadu Sind and Saghri colony Karachi. Being Marshal race , Saghry Khattak like to join Pakistan Army at the most. Saghri student at attock in past won gold medals in physics, law, geology and H.R. they do have representation in civil service including customs, police group, incom tax etc., and high ranking officers in army, navy, airforce, Brig retd Zarin and vice admiral T.M khattak grasped sword of honour from PMA and Naval academy. Recently Bani Amin khattak has been appointed as I.G Islamabad Police where D.I.G Usman Khattak is working for Punjab Police
).
They also live in Sndh, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.
In past there was democratic process to make a new leader of the tribe by vote of leaders of clans. each tribe leader was given extra land as Jagir (padgai or pagrrai) to cover the expenses of his Public Kitchen (Langer). There are 3 Chieftain of Khattak's, Khan of Terri, Akora and Makhad. it seems till the time of Khushal Khan, khattaks were having one Chieftain at Akora.
Bangi khels live at Narrah (Taraf Jamal Khel of Narrah) Bani Afghan, Tabbi sari at Mianwali and some village at Shakar Dara District Kohat. Bangi khel are much in count so mostly considered separate tribe of Khattak's but actually Bangi khel and Akora's are part of Saghri's. Saghris living at Shakardara are called as "Topi Sughri" whereas at Attock
are called "nar-rray sughri" in local dialect. According to punjab government revenue record
Saghri khattak's living at Tehsil Jand belong to the following clans/ Pats. Taraf Narrah comprise the Patti khosar khel, Patti Nanadrak, Patti Khatter khel, Patti Abdullh Khel and Patti Chandel Khel, Patti Taraf Syeded Khel comprise of Patti Nanadrak, Kotiwal, Qureshi, Bangash, Awan, Malyar and Sarban and Patti Taraf Jamal khel. The property belonging to each Patti is separately compiled as book to avoid mistake due to repetition of names. This system provide authentic family tree through inherited land transfer record. today each Patti is sub divided in dozens of sub khels
Saghris in the past were warlike people and didn't have written history but wisely they recorded their existence through naming their new settlements with old names. Saghris seems to have existence before first migration from Syria. it is pertinent to note that Syria and Iran still have a good number of Saghris. After Qandhar they moved to Zhob area where they again left their signs as Saghri ghar and Saghri lake.
was known in the old days as Sammah. The Khattaks here are the direct descendants of Khushal Khan Khattak
through his son Sadar Khan. In his campaign of Swat, Khushal Khan Khattak
had camped here and those of the Khattaks that live here today are his children through his Yousafzai wife. She was the daughter of the Yusufzai chief of the time in Mardan
.
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
tribe. speaking a variant of the Kandahari Pashto. They are accorded the status of being one of the original and true Afghans. The tribe is settled along the western bank of the river Indus from as north upwards as Sammah; modern day Lund Khwar & Sher Garh near Malakand
Malakand District
Malakand District is a district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.The District was formed in 1970 as a Provincially Administered Tribal Area, It had previously been a Tribal Area known as the Malakand Protected Area, part of the Malakand Agency...
to South through the district of Karak
Karak District
Karak is a district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated to the south of Kohat District and on the north side of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts on the main Indus Highway between Peshawar and Karachi - it is 123 km from the provincial capital Peshawar...
. Their historic capital is Akora Khattak
Akora Khattak
Akora Khattak is a city along the Peshawar-Rawalpindi road, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.-Birthplace of Khushal Khan Khattak:Akora Khattak is the birth place and burial place of the famous poet Khushal Khan Khattak...
, a town 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) east of the provincial capital, Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, with small pockets also living in Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, and Khost
Khost
Khost or Khowst is a city in eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Khost province, which is a mountainous region near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan...
. A warrior poet by the name of Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak was a prominent Pashtun malik, poet, warrior,A charismatic personality and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote a huge collection of Pashto poems during the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, and admonished Pashtuns to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite...
(1613-1690) belonged to this tribe, and his contributions to Pashto literature are considered as classic texts. They have been translated into numerous languages.The Khattaks have high literacy rates in comparison to other Pashtun tribes having achieved positions of influence throughout history.
Origins
According to Nimatullah's 1620 work History of The Afghans, Khattaks are amongst the oldest of the Afghan tribes. Their history has been closely knit with that of the Yusufzai Tribe from their first settlement around the mountains of Ghor and Ghazni to present day East-Central and North-Eastern Pukhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.Herodotus, Book 3, 91. (In this and the two succeeding passages the historian is giving a list of the Achaemenian satrapies and their peoples.)
The Sattagudai and the Gandarioi and the Dadikai and the Aparutai, who were all reckoned together paid 170 talents.Herodotus, without assigning a name to the satrapy, tells us that Darius' yth Satrapy was inhabited by four tribes, the Sattagudai, the Gandarioi, the Dadikai, and the Aparutai.
The addition of the Aparutai/Aparidai correspondence helps to buttress the case for finding in Herodotus traces of names which carry through to the present day. Bellew has gone further and identified the Sattagudai with the famous Khatak tribe.
"The Pathans 55O B.C.-A.D. 1957" printed St Martin's Press 1958 by MacMillan and Company Limited"
Sattagudai
Numerous historians identify the Khattak with the Sattagudai.Sir Olaf Caroe
Olaf Caroe
Sir Olaf Kirkpatrick Kruuse Caroe KCSI KCIE was an administrator in British India. He later became a writer on the Middle East and Asia.-Life:...
, The Pathans 550BC 1957AD:
- "Let us now refer to the third passage cited, in which Herodotus, without assigning a name to the satrapy, tells us that Darius' yth
Satrapy was inhabited by four tribes, the Sattagudai, the Gandarioi, the Dadikai, and the Aparutai.
Bellew has gone further and identified the Sattagudai with the famous Khatak tribe, and the Dadikai with an obscure branch of Kakars whom he calls Dadi."
Khattaks - Shetaks
Sir Olaf Caroe, The Pathans 550BC 1957AD:- "Neither Khataks nor Shitaks appear by name until the period of publication of genealogies under the Mughals, and the time of Akbar's dealings with the Khataks for the protection of the highway to Peshawar. Babur indeed in his memoirs mentions the Karranis (Karlanris) whom he encountered in 1505 around Bannu along with the Niazis and Isakhel. It is probable that this reference of his is to Khataks or Shitaks, or both, for both are Karlanri tribes, and the other Karlanris who live in that area, Wazirs and Bangash, Babur mentions by name when he comes to them."
It is thus clear that Babur
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
& other Mughals in their descriptions identify Khattaks & Shetaks together without any differentiation.
In Afghan History
Sir Olaf Caroe, The Pathans 550BC 1957AD:- "Taken together, the Khataks and the Shitaks, who now have a common boundary close to Bannu, cover a stretch of territory as large as that held by any Afghan or Pathan tribe, whether Ghilzai, Yusufzai or Durrani. From the Khatak settlements around Lundkhwar, close to the Malakand Pass, to the Shitak villages in Upper Daur in the Tochi, the distance is over 200 miles. The wide extent of their present territory, their large population, and the association of both groups of tribes at one time or another with the rich oases of Bannu and the Tochi, suggest sufficiently their importance in this family of peoples."
Theory of Descent from the Greeks
After the creation of Pakistan, some Pakistani scholars, suggested a Greek descent for the Khattaks. However from the Histories of Herodotus, Herodotus, Book 3, 91., it is clear that a tribe by the name of SattaGydae (or Sattagudai) were already settled in the area around current day Ghor in Afghanistan and paid as tribute coinage and materials to the Greeks when they subjugated these areas:"The Sattagudai and the Gandarioi and the Dadikai and the Aparutai, who were all reckoned together paid 170 talents."
Later Bellew, Caroe and other historians both Afghan and Western through their works identified the Sattagudai with the famous Khatak & Shitak tribes. "The Pathans 55O B.C.-A.D. 1957" printed St Martin's Press 1958 by MacMillan and Company Limited"
Though all Afghan DNA including Khattak DNA has minor contributions from haplogroups more common to the Greeks, these are minor enough to rule out a direct lineage. Together with works from Herodotus and more recent historians, the theory of Khattak descent from the Greeks is unfounded.
Afridi & Khattak History
Sir Olaf Caroe, The Pathans 550BC 1957AD:- "The Afridis and Khataks lumped together as Karlanris, can be held to reflect a knowledge that they represented a more aboriginal stock, which only later absorbed the characteristics of the invaders. In other words, it is not surprising that in looking for a prototype in the oldest recorded history bearing on this region we hit on the ancestor of the Pakhtun."
Though Afghan DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
has minor contributions from Greeks
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
, Turks, Arabs & Persians
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
, this represents the inter marriages (albeit in minor proportions) between local Afghan Tribes and foreign invaders throughout the ages. This is the basis for some of the Theories though in error of Afghan descent from these peoples.
Molding and amalgamation
Sir Olaf Caroe, The Pathans 550BC 1957AD:- "This is not to assert that the ethnic or linguistic stock can be traced through to tribes of similar names today. The case would be rather that these were sub-stratum agglomerations of people who, through contact with later-comers, modified their language and were assimilated to later cultures, but retained in the more inaccessible places sufficient of their older inspirations to boast their original names. The theory does at least give a starting-point to Pathan history & the stock belief in the Bani Israel."
Migration from Afghanistan
Earliest records show their migration from Ghazni, Ghor and Loghar and Qandahar to Zhob. Afterwards to BannuBannu
Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,...
, then northwards towards modern day Kohat
Kohat
Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge...
, Karak, Nowshera, Attock
Attock
Attock is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Attock District...
, Mianwali
Mianwali
Mianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District and situated in the north-west of Punjab province, Pakistan. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Indus River...
and finally Mardan
Mardan
Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south...
and Malakand
Malakand Agency
The Malakand Agency was one of the Tribal Areas in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan until 1970. It included the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat, and an area around the Malakand Fort known as the Malakand Protected Area.In 1970, following the abolition of the princely states,...
.
.
A warrior poet by the name of Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak was a prominent Pashtun malik, poet, warrior,A charismatic personality and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote a huge collection of Pashto poems during the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, and admonished Pashtuns to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite...
(1613–1690) was once the chief of this tribe, and his contributions to Pashto literature are considered as classic texts
.
His life and times are one of the most chronicled and discussed subjects in Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
history, as he was active on the political, social and intellectual fora of his times and contributed significantly at each front. He was a most voluminous writer, and composed no less than three hundred and sixty literary works, both in the Pashto and Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
languages
. His poetry revolves around concepts of Honour, Justice, Bravery and Nationalism and his works have been translated into numerous languages, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
being the primary ones.
.
The Khattaks have achieved positions of influence throughout history
.
Akori Khattak
Areas: Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Nowshera. City Centers: Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Akbar Pura, Akora Khattak
Akora Khattak
Akora Khattak is a city along the Peshawar-Rawalpindi road, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.-Birthplace of Khushal Khan Khattak:Akora Khattak is the birth place and burial place of the famous poet Khushal Khan Khattak...
,Mansehra, manki sharif and cherat, ilaqa Khwara
Yusufzai Khattak
Areas: Mardan
Mardan
Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south...
, Sawabi, Malakand
Malakand District
Malakand District is a district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.The District was formed in 1970 as a Provincially Administered Tribal Area, It had previously been a Tribal Area known as the Malakand Protected Area, part of the Malakand Agency...
, Charsadda
Charsadda
Charsadda is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°8'43N 71°43'51E with an altitude of 276 metres and lies 29 kilometres from the provincial capital - Peshawar....
. City Centers: Lund Khwar
Lund Khwar
Lund Khwar, also Lundkhwar, | Urdu: لوندخوڑ) and pronounced "/Lu:/+/nd/, /Kh/+/va'/+/r:/" is a historical village and union council of Takht Bhai Tehsil in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°23'22N 71°58'51E with an altitude of 371 metres and literally it means "the ever...
, Jamal Garhi, Sher Garh
Sher Garh
Sher Garh, pronounced "sheyr Garh", is a town located 12 km from Takht Bhai, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Its name literally means "home of the lions". Sher Garh is now a Union Council of the Takht Bhai Tehsil of Mardan District...
, Katlang
Katlang
Katlang is a Tehsil in Mardan Districtof Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is situated about 19 Kilometers north of the Mardan city. It is surrounded by canals in west and north. Katlang has busy market with most of the facilities available. Katlang fare, held on Friday, is very popular among the...
, Hatia'n (alternatively Hatiaan), Sakha Kot.
Bangi Khel
Bangi khel are sub tribe of Khattaks.Bangi Khel are completely located in distric mianwali.(Province of punjab) the tribe is bounded by distric karak in north east kotat in north and indus river in the south.The capital of bangikhel is Tabbisar.The area is completely dominated by singl tribe.Bangi khel are divided in two part that upper and lower.The main villages o Bangi khel are Tola,manja ghondi,Madochanda,Neryob,mezrena,chapry and Tola magali.The main SubTribe are Hakeem khel,Jani khel,Saho khel and Manki khel.
Barak
Areas: Karak District
Karak District
Karak is a district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated to the south of Kohat District and on the north side of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts on the main Indus Highway between Peshawar and Karachi - it is 123 km from the provincial capital Peshawar...
, which includes three Tehsils, named Karak, Banda Dawood Shah and Takht-e Nasrati.District Karak has the highest literacy rate after Islamabad and Wah. Since both Islamabad and Wah are mainly composed of temporarily migrated people, therefore Karak is ranked as the highest educated district.
Seni
Areas: Kohat
Kohat
Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge...
Seni khattak live in district kohat,specialy in areas of village seni gumbat; seni gumbat is the villag of SENI KHATTAK they came from lachi side. TEHSIL LACHI is the main land of seni khattak, from where they came to city areas. GUMBAT,LACHI,TERI BANDA,MANDORI TULANJ, CHORLAKKI,GHUROZAI ZIARAT SHEIKH ALLAH DAD SHAHAB (UNOIN COUNCIL AND VILLAGE )WHERE seni khattak settled.historically seni khattak are poetic mind and peacfull.they love music and have nice style of khattak dance.they r educated in all fields and serves the country. zeeshan khattak/k m khattak nasir khattak from (GUMBAT/Ziarat/chorlaki) kohat.
Sagri
Areas: Shakardarra, Narra Kanjoor, Jand,Chhab Dakhnair,Lakarmar,Injra Afghan, Nakka Afghan, Nakka khurd, Haddowali, Sur Kamar (ratti Dandi) Kot Kalla (Kotiwali), Injra Khurd Chhab, Aziz abad, Nandrak Abad, Faisal Banda, Mansoor Banda, Torangabad, Mianda Kalla, Kanjoor, Hotakay, Lakkarmor, Kabul Banada, Mirza Banda, alamabad, Jamdar Banda, Valley mela, tora Khelo Mela, Chismai, Yingora, Eerr, Toada Mela, Tora Bera , Tori Kala, Sihola, Jabbi, Baz Gul Banda , Malangai, Dupper, Girdi, Rag (Dakhnair), Dhok Pai Khel, Girdi, Ratti Kiri, Ratti Kassi, Attock
Attock
Attock is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Attock District...
.they do have some scattered population katcha koh vehari more Multan, pi mahal faisalabad , sagodha, district Dadu Sind and Saghri colony Karachi. Being Marshal race , Saghry Khattak like to join Pakistan Army at the most. Saghri student at attock in past won gold medals in physics, law, geology and H.R. they do have representation in civil service including customs, police group, incom tax etc., and high ranking officers in army, navy, airforce, Brig retd Zarin and vice admiral T.M khattak grasped sword of honour from PMA and Naval academy. Recently Bani Amin khattak has been appointed as I.G Islamabad Police where D.I.G Usman Khattak is working for Punjab Police
Demographics
The Khattak sub tribes include the Seni Khattak (Kohat), Barak Khattak (Karak), Akora Khel Khattak (From Lundkhur to Nizampur), Mungi Khel Khattak (Shakar Dara), Mattu Khel Khattak (Shakar Darra), and the Saghri Khattak (Narra Kanjoor, chhab, nakka afghan, INJRA AFGHAN, injra, Jand - AttockAttock
Attock is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Attock District...
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They also live in Sndh, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.
In past there was democratic process to make a new leader of the tribe by vote of leaders of clans. each tribe leader was given extra land as Jagir (padgai or pagrrai) to cover the expenses of his Public Kitchen (Langer). There are 3 Chieftain of Khattak's, Khan of Terri, Akora and Makhad. it seems till the time of Khushal Khan, khattaks were having one Chieftain at Akora.
Bangi khels live at Narrah (Taraf Jamal Khel of Narrah) Bani Afghan, Tabbi sari at Mianwali and some village at Shakar Dara District Kohat. Bangi khel are much in count so mostly considered separate tribe of Khattak's but actually Bangi khel and Akora's are part of Saghri's. Saghris living at Shakardara are called as "Topi Sughri" whereas at Attock
Attock
Attock is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Attock District...
are called "nar-rray sughri" in local dialect. According to punjab government revenue record
Saghri khattak's living at Tehsil Jand belong to the following clans/ Pats. Taraf Narrah comprise the Patti khosar khel, Patti Nanadrak, Patti Khatter khel, Patti Abdullh Khel and Patti Chandel Khel, Patti Taraf Syeded Khel comprise of Patti Nanadrak, Kotiwal, Qureshi, Bangash, Awan, Malyar and Sarban and Patti Taraf Jamal khel. The property belonging to each Patti is separately compiled as book to avoid mistake due to repetition of names. This system provide authentic family tree through inherited land transfer record. today each Patti is sub divided in dozens of sub khels
Saghris in the past were warlike people and didn't have written history but wisely they recorded their existence through naming their new settlements with old names. Saghris seems to have existence before first migration from Syria. it is pertinent to note that Syria and Iran still have a good number of Saghris. After Qandhar they moved to Zhob area where they again left their signs as Saghri ghar and Saghri lake.
Lund Khwar
Lund KhwarLund Khwar
Lund Khwar, also Lundkhwar, | Urdu: لوندخوڑ) and pronounced "/Lu:/+/nd/, /Kh/+/va'/+/r:/" is a historical village and union council of Takht Bhai Tehsil in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°23'22N 71°58'51E with an altitude of 371 metres and literally it means "the ever...
was known in the old days as Sammah. The Khattaks here are the direct descendants of Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak was a prominent Pashtun malik, poet, warrior,A charismatic personality and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote a huge collection of Pashto poems during the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, and admonished Pashtuns to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite...
through his son Sadar Khan. In his campaign of Swat, Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak
Khushal Khan Khattak was a prominent Pashtun malik, poet, warrior,A charismatic personality and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote a huge collection of Pashto poems during the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, and admonished Pashtuns to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite...
had camped here and those of the Khattaks that live here today are his children through his Yousafzai wife. She was the daughter of the Yusufzai chief of the time in Mardan
Mardan
Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south...
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Prominent Khattaks
- Khushal Khan KhattakKhushal Khan KhattakKhushal Khan Khattak was a prominent Pashtun malik, poet, warrior,A charismatic personality and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote a huge collection of Pashto poems during the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, and admonished Pashtuns to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite...
, The best popular poet whose poems are highly esteemed is Khushhal Khan. His life was spent in struggling against the oppressive Mughal governmment of India. In order to restore Afghan freedom Khushhal Khan challenged Aurangzeeb power. He defeated the MughalMughalMughal, a word related to the Mongols, may refer to the:* Mughal Empire of South Asia* Mughal emperors* Mughal , the central Asian tribe from which the rulers of the Mughal Empire hailed* Mughal architecture* Mughal painting* Mughlai cuisine...
troops in many engagements. Khushal Khan wrote many books in Pashto and Persian, ten of them are very popular. - Afzal Khan KhattakAfzal Khan KhattakAfzal Khan Khattak was a Pashtun chief of the Khattak tribe, Pashtoon poet, and author of Tarikh-e-morassa was the eldest son of Ashraf Khan "Hejri"...
, 1664-65, Chief of the Khattak tribe, Pashto poet, and author of Tarikh-e-morassa was the eldest son of Ashraf Khan in 1635 to 1693-94). In 1672-73 Ashraf succeeded his father Khoshal Khan in the chieftancy of the Khattak tribe. - Abdul Qadir Khan Khattak, The son of the great Khushal Khan Khattak. In the days of his youth he played a great role in his father's movement. He was educated by Khushal Khan Khattak himself. In his youth Abdul Qadir Khan Khattak fought alongside his father Khushal in various battles. Khushal Khan was so inspired by his son's bravery. He wrote in Pashto because it was his mother tongue. He also possessed great command over Persian and Arabic.
- Muhammad Aslam Khan KhattakMuhammad Aslam Khan KhattakMuhammad Aslam Khan Khattak was a Pakistani politician and diplomat.-Biography:He was the President of Pakistan Movement in U.K with Dr. Abdur Rahim as Vice President and Chaudhry Rehmat Ali as Secretary. This Organisation gave the world the name "PAKISTAN"...
, was an Ambassador, Federal Minister and Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. - Ajmal KhattakAjmal KhattakAjmal Khattak was a Pakistani politician, writer, Pashtun poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party and close friend of the late Khan Wali Khan....
, (born 15 September 1925, died 7 February 2010) was a Pakistani politician, writer, Pashtun poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party. - Alam KhattakAlam KhattakLieutenant General Muhammad Alam Khattak, HI, TBt, is a Pakistan Army general who is the presently the Commander Southern Command based at Quetta...
, Lieutenant General Muhammad Alam Khattak, HI (M), TBt, is a Pakistan Army general who is the presently the Commander Southern Command based at Quetta. He took over the command in October 2011 after staying as Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS) at the Army GHQ for two years. Khattak was previously in charge of the Frontier Corps as its Inspector-General. - Habibullah Khan KhattakHabibullah Khan KhattakLieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak was born in Wana, Waziristan, British India, now part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The son of Khan Bahadur Kuli Khan Khattak, his son Ali Kuli Khan Khattak also rose to the rank of Lt Gen and retired as the Chief of General...
, Lieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak (October 17, 1913–1994). - Abbas KhattakAbbas KhattakAir Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak, NI, SBt, , is a retired four-star general and air-force officer in the Pakistan Air Force who served as the 14th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from 8 November 1994 to 7 November 1997...
, NI (M), SBt, (born 16 July 1943), is a retired four-star general and air force officer in the Pakistan Air Force who served as the 14th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from 8 November 1994 to 7 November 1997. - Ali Kuli Khan Khattak, Lieutenant General Ali Kuli Khan Khattak, is senior retired three-star general and military strategist who was a former Chief of General Staff (CGS), Commander X Corps (Rawalpindi) and Director General Military Intelligence (DGMI) of the Pakistan Army.
- Major General Obaidullah Khan Khattak, Inspector General of Frontier Corps Balochistan.
- Ghulam FaruqueGhulam FaruqueKhan Bahadur Ghulam Faruque Khan was a politician and industrialist of Pakistan. He belonged to the village Shaidu in Nowshera District. Nowshera is the home of the famous Pashtun Tribe the Khattaks of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan...
(1899-1990) was a dynamic bureaucrat,politician and industrialist of Pakistan. He belonged to the village Shaidu (Khan Khel) in Nowshera District.his contribution to Pakistan's Industrial development he is sometimes described as "The Goliath who Industrialized Pakistan". - Khan Malik Madad Khan Khattak (1854–1918) (Chief Of Khattak Nama).He was born To Malik Mansoor Khan Khattak in 1854, grandson of Shahzab Khan Khattak and great-grandson of famous Pushto poet and warrior Khushal Khan Khattak. He Served As Deputy Superintendent Police Of Bhopal State And Retired In 1893.
- Pareshan KhattakPareshan KhattakPareshan Khattak real name Gahami Jan Khattak, former Vice-Chancellor, Pashto poet and writer and former Chairman University Grants Commission....
, (b.10 December 1931 - d. 16 April 2009) real name Gahami Jan Khattak, former Vice-Chancellor, Pashto poet and writer and former Chairman University Grants Commission. His books titled “Pukhtana Kochay,” “Dozakhi Pakhto,” “Drana Pukhtana,” “Khyber,” “Iteraff,” and “Aziza Meena” are popular reads in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan. - Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak, Sindh Police Inspector General.
- Usman Khattak, DIG Traffic Punjab.
- Bani Amin khattak, IG islamabad Police.
See also
- PashtunistanPashtunistanPakhtunistan or Pashtunistan, meaning the "land of Pakhtuns" or "land of Pashtuns", is a modern term used for the historical region inhabited by the native Afghans or Pashtun since at least the 1st millennium BC...
- PakthasPakthasFor the present-day Afghan provinces of , see Paktia Province, Paktika Province and Khost Province.Pakthas are an ancient people, that find reference in Sanskrit and Greek sources and as a people living in the areas now in Afghanistan, as well as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan...
- AfridiAfridiAfridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
- Yusufzai
- ZaziZaziZazi is a Karlanri Pashtun tribe. Zazi is the plural of Zazai, pronounced pronounced .Zazi is a sub-tribe of Khugyani which falls under the Karlanri tribe of the Pashtuns. They are primarily found in Paktia and Khost provinces of Afghanistan, but they have a big population in Kabul city and...
- Nimat Allah al-HarawiNimat Allah al-HarawiNi'mat Allah al-Harawi is the author of a Persian language epic history of the Afghans while serving as a chronicler at the court of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir...
Author of Tarikh-i-Khan Jahani Makhzan-i-Afghani