The Khogyani tribe

Tribe

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 is a Pashtun

Pashtun people

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 tribe of the Karlani or "Hill Tribes" branch. The tribe originated from the Khogyani District

Khogyani District

Khogyani is a district in the south of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering on Pakistan. Its population is almost entirely Pashtun, and was estimated at 146,852 in 2002. The district centre is the village of Khogyani, though the largest village is Vazir....

 along the Koh-i-Safed mountain range in Nangarhar Province

Nangarhar Province

Nangarhar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan in the east of the country. Its capital is the city of Jalalabad. The population of the province is 1,334,000, which consists mainly of ethnic Pashtuns with a sizable community of Arabs and Pashais....

 of Afghanistan

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. The branches of this tribe are also found in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Baluchistan and Punjab province of Pakistan

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.

Dynamics

The tribe is divided into three sub-tribes: the Kharbon, the Wazir

Wazir (Khogyani)

The Wazir tribe is one of the three major sub-tribes of the Khogyani tribe of Karlan Pashtun. The Wazir are primarily found in the central regions of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, particularly Pachir wa Agam District....

, and the Shirzad tribe

Shirzad tribe

The Shirzad tribe is one of the three major sub-tribes of the Khogyani tribe of Karlan Pashtun. The Shirzad are primarily found in the central regions of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, particularly Sherzad District....

. The Khogianis have a long history of conflict with the neighboring Shinwari and Ghilzai

Ghilzai

Ghilzai are the largest Pashtun tribal confederacy found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are also known historically as Ghilji, Khilji, Ghalji, Ghilzye, and possibly Gharzai...

 tribes.

The Khogyani tended to support the Hizb-e Islami Khalis, as Yunus Khalis was a Khogyani. Whereas the Shinwari tribe tended to support Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin, headed by Hekmatyar Gulbuddin. The Khogyanis played a prominent role in the revolt that overthrew King Amanullah

Amanullah

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 in 1928.

Khogyanis in Pakistan

Khogyani tribe living in Pakistan

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 is known as Khakwani Pathans, the first branch of the family to appear in multan was that of Malik Shah Pal who with his brothers accompanied Mughal Emperor Humayun

Humayun

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 to regain his father throne in Delhi

Delhi

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.
The present family of Multan

Multan

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 are the descendants of Hazrat Chopan Khan Khogyani who was a Sufi Saint

Saint

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 and his shrine is located in Ghazni

Ghazni

For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...

. His descendant

Lineal descendant

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 Khudadad Khan Khogyani migrated from Ghazni

Ghazni

For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...

, he was from Chopanzai clan, he settled near the area of Multan

Multan

Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

 in central Pakistan

Pakistan

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. His descendants

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 influenced the region with the help of various Afghan kings. When Multan

Multan

Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

 was the province of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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, Nawab Ali Mohammad Khan was the Nawab Of Multan

Multan

Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

. He built the famous Mosque Ali Mohammad Khan and constructed the Wali Muhammad Canal. Khakwani's continued to live with substantial holdings of agricultural land in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 and Punjab provinces of Pakistan

Pakistan

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. They are still collectively one of the largest landowners in Pakistan.

Notables

• Nawab Ali Mohammad Khan Khakwani
  Nawab Ali Mohammad Khan Khakwani
  Nawab Ali Mohammad Khan belonged to the Mohsin zai clan of the Khogiani tribe. He was given the title of Nawab by Ahmad Shah Durrani because with his help Multan became the part of Durrani Empire. He was appointed as the governor of Multan for his services...
  
  
• Nawab Ghulam Mustafa Khan Khakwani
• Nawab Ghulam Qadir Khan Khakwani,
• Nawab Ahmed Yar Khan Khakwani,
• Nawab Mohammad Yar Khan Khakwani,
• Nawab Hafiz Khuda Buksh Khan Khakwani.

See Also

• Pakhtun
• 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...
  
  
• Afghanistan
  Afghanistan
  Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
  
  
• Khogyani tribal family tree - US Naval Postgraduate School
• Nangarhar Tribal Map - US Naval Postgraduate School