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]
| Mughal Khel مغل خېل | |
|---|---|
| Yusufzai Tribe[1] | |
 | |
| Ethnicity | Pashtun |
| Location | Ghoriwala, Bannu[2] |
| Parent tribe | Yusufzais • Sarbani Pashtuns |
| Branches | Qasim Khel, Jafar Khel, Hakim Khel, Madasm Khel |
| Language | Pashto(Banuchi Dialect) |
| Religion |  Islam |
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]
References edit
- ^ Khan Roshan Khan. Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht (in Urdu). Nasir khan. pp. The Mughal Khels are mentioned on page no. 424 under Gadezai Heading.
- ^ Bannu Gazetteer. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bannu District: 1883. 1883.
- ^ "Bannu :: Gazetteer". pmru.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Muhammad Hayat Khan (1867). Hayat E Afghani By Muhammad Hayat Khan Published In 1867 Complete Book In Urdu.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (2004). Peshawar: The Unwritten History. Gandhara Markaz Shahbaz Garhi. p. 43.
- ^ "Tareekh I Peshawar تاریخ پشاور" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Khan Roshan Khan. Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht. Nasir khan.
- ^ Saifi, Gul Ayub Khan (2020-01-01). The History of Bannu Waziristan (in Urdu). Aaraf Printers-2020.