Aba Khel is the subtribe of Mandanr

Mandanr

The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :...

 Yusafzai 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...

 tribe in Swabi District

Swabi District

Swabi District is the fourth most populous district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. The residents are referred to as Swabva'l. The Mandanr Yusufzai subsection of the Yousafzai clan of the Pashtuns form a majority of the population.-...

 of North West Frontier 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...

. They are setteld in villages Zaida

Zaida

Zaida is a town in Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It has been the centre of Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai along with Hund. Also see Zaida, NWFP...

, Kaddi

Kaddi

Kaddi ' is a small village in the Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The inhabitants belong to Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai Pathans who occupy Swabi and Mardan districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...

, Hund

Hund

Hund is a small village in Swabi district, situated on the right bank of the Indus River about 15 km upstream of Attock Fort and at a distance of about 80 km to the east of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, of Pakistan...

, Shah Mansur

Shah Mansur

Shah Mansoor or Shahmansoor is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°4'0N 72°27'0E with an altitude of 301 metres ....

, Khunda

Khunda

Khunda, or Khnda, is a village and Union Council of Swabi District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is part of Lahor Tehsil and is located at 34°3'0"N 72°26'0"E....

, Ambar

Ambar

Ambar may refer to:* Hambar, the Serbo-Croatian and original Turkish form, the name for a Balkan and Central European building for drying maize* A common Indian given name meaning "The Sky" in Hindi...

, Panj Pir

Panj Pir

Panjpir, Pakistan, is a town and union council in district Swabi that is surrounded by Shahmansoor, Kaddi, Thand Kohi, Bam Khel, Dara and Ismailabad....

, Beka

Beka

* Beka is the Oromo name for a boy, meaning "He knows or the one who knows or God Knows " It is African name for oromo/ Ethiopian /East African name...

, Aryan and Lahor

Lahor

Lahor is a town of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils. The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi and...

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History

Yusafzai are named after Yusaf who was the son of Manday along with Umar. Umar died early and left behind his son Mandanr

Mandanr

The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :...

 who married the daughter of his uncle Yusaf. The descendents of both Yusaf and Mandanr are together called Yusafzai.

Mandanr

Mandanr

The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :...

, the son of Umar had four sons namely Munu, Razar, Hazar & Mahmood.

Munu then had two sons namely Usman and Utman.

The descendents of Sadu, son of Utman are called Sadu Zai who are divided in to five families namely Aba Khel, Umar Khel, Khadu Khel, Mir Ahmed Khel and Behzad Khel. The tombs of Aba and Umar are present between the villages of Panj Pir

Panj Pir

Panjpir, Pakistan, is a town and union council in district Swabi that is surrounded by Shahmansoor, Kaddi, Thand Kohi, Bam Khel, Dara and Ismailabad....

 and Kala Darra marking the boundary between Aba Khel and Umar Khel.

Aba, the forefather of Aba Khel subtribe had two sons namely Nusrat and Daulat.

The descendents of Nusrat inhabit villages Zaida

Zaida

Zaida is a town in Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It has been the centre of Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai along with Hund. Also see Zaida, NWFP...

, Kaddi

Kaddi

Kaddi ' is a small village in the Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The inhabitants belong to Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai Pathans who occupy Swabi and Mardan districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...

, Panj Pir

Panj Pir

Panjpir, Pakistan, is a town and union council in district Swabi that is surrounded by Shahmansoor, Kaddi, Thand Kohi, Bam Khel, Dara and Ismailabad....

, Hund

Hund

Hund is a small village in Swabi district, situated on the right bank of the Indus River about 15 km upstream of Attock Fort and at a distance of about 80 km to the east of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, of Pakistan...

, Beka

Beka

* Beka is the Oromo name for a boy, meaning "He knows or the one who knows or God Knows " It is African name for oromo/ Ethiopian /East African name...

, Aryan, Ambar

Ambar

Ambar may refer to:* Hambar, the Serbo-Croatian and original Turkish form, the name for a Balkan and Central European building for drying maize* A common Indian given name meaning "The Sky" in Hindi...

, Lahor

Lahor

Lahor is a town of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils. The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi and...

, Balu, & Sala while the descendents of Daulat live in villages Shah Mansur

Shah Mansur

Shah Mansoor or Shahmansoor is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°4'0N 72°27'0E with an altitude of 301 metres ....

 and Khunda

Khunda

Khunda, or Khnda, is a village and Union Council of Swabi District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is part of Lahor Tehsil and is located at 34°3'0"N 72°26'0"E....

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The eldest son of Nusrat was Ulas or Usi and gave rise to Usi Khel who are divided in seven Khel based on seven sons of Usi. They are Balar Khel

Balar Khel

Balar Khel is the largest Khel in Usi Khel, Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai inhabiting Swabi District of North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan.- History :...

, Taju Khel, Ayub Khel, Zakarya Khel, Panj Pao, Tawus Khel and Bazaid Khel.