Musa Khel
Encyclopedia
The Musa Khel or Moosa Khel are a Pashtun clan of Kakar origin.Musa Khel - Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition] They originate from the Dera Ghazi Khan
border of the Punjab province
of Pakistan and reside in the tribal range of Batagram District
in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
.The town has the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan with a meager 10.37%. Musa Khel is also a tribe of the subtribe Babozai of the major Pathan tribe, Yousafzai living in Swat and Shangla districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
clan of Swati
origin.
They were traditional enemies of the Khetran
s and other Baluch tribes to the south of their country. In 1879 the Musa Khels and other Pathan tribes to the number of 5000 made a demonstration against Vihowa, but the town was reinforced and they dispersed. In 1884 they were punished, together with the Kakars, by the Zhob Valley Expedition. In the first decade of the twentieth century they numbered about 4670 fighting men.
Dera Ghazi Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent....
border of the Punjab province
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
of Pakistan and reside in the tribal range of Batagram District
Batagram District
Battagram is a district of Hazara in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a total land area of 1301 square kilometres and the estimated population of Battagram District in 2004-2005 was 361,000. .-Etymology:Battagram in Sanskrit means Village of the Brahmins...
in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.The town has the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan with a meager 10.37%. Musa Khel is also a tribe of the subtribe Babozai of the major Pathan tribe, Yousafzai living in Swat and Shangla districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
History
They are an AllaiwalAllaiwals
The Allaiwals are a tribe of Swati origin who inhabit lands north of Nandhiar and south of Kohistan - in Pakistan. In the 19th century they fought battles against the British with the Hazara Expedition of 1888 resulting in the destruction of the important Allaiwal village of Pokal on November 3,...
clan of Swati
Swati (tribe)
The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
origin.
They were traditional enemies of the Khetran
Khetran
The Khetran is a Baloch tribe in [Balochistan], Pakistan, of Rind origin. Their first language is the Khetrani language, and balochi language which is spoken only by their tribe....
s and other Baluch tribes to the south of their country. In 1879 the Musa Khels and other Pathan tribes to the number of 5000 made a demonstration against Vihowa, but the town was reinforced and they dispersed. In 1884 they were punished, together with the Kakars, by the Zhob Valley Expedition. In the first decade of the twentieth century they numbered about 4670 fighting men.