Kuchelai
Encyclopedia
Kuchelaiis a clan
of the Deshiwal
s, division of the Swati
s on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara
in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
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Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
of the Deshiwal
Deshiwal
The Deshiwals are a tribe of the Swati pashtun origin residing on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara, had a fighting strength of over 1000 armed men at the end of the 19th century, who saw action against the British. Deshi or Deeshan is the name given to the country to north of...
s, division of the 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....
s on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara
Black Mountain of Hazara
Tor Ghar District or تور غر in Pushto , is one of the 25 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan...
in 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...
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