Pathans of Uttar Pradesh
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The Pathans of Uttar Pradesh , have a large community of Pashtuns
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
in India
, who form one of the largest Muslim
communities in the state. They are also known as khans, which is a commonly used surname, although not all those who use the surname are Pathans, for example the Khanzada
community of eastern Uttar Pradesh
, who are Muslim Rajputs, are also commonly known as khan. Indeed in Awadh
, the boundary between the Khanzada
and Pathans are blurred. In addition, the phrase Pathan Khanzada is used to describe Muslim Rajput groups, found mainly in Gorakhpur
, who have been absorbed into the Pathan community. However in Rohilkhand
, and in parts of the Doab
and Awadh
, there are genuine communities of Pashtun
s, such as the Rohilla
.
pronunciation of the word Pashtun
. Their presence in the territory that now forms Uttar Pradesh
dates from at the least the 10th Century. Various medieval sources refer to the presence of Pashtun
s in the armies of the Delhi Sultanate
. With the rise of the Pashtun
Lodi
dynasty, there were the beginnings of mass Pashtun
immigration. The Lodi
were replaced by the Mughal
s, who continued to employ the Pashtuns in their armies.
With the breakdown of the Mughal Empire
, two Pashtun
confederacies, the Rohilla
of Rohilkhand
and the Bangash
of Farrukhabad rose to independence. In the Awadh
region, the Kakar
Rajahs of Nanpara
also carved out an independent princely state. By the end of the 18th Century, the British
had established control over the region, and all the Pashtun
states were annexed barring Rampur
, which became a British
protected state. Various Pashtun
families continued to exercise influence such as the Sherwani
s of Aligarh District
.
communities. They now speak Urdu
as well as various dialects such as Khari boli. They are found throughout Uttar Pradesh, with settlements in Farrukhabad
, Hathras
, Malihabad
, and Rohilkhand
being the densest. A cluster of Pathan settlements are referred to as a basti.
The Pathan are divided into sixteen groupings, who generally take their name from the ancestral Pashtun
tribes. These include the Afridi, Tanoli
,LUNI(MIANI), Jadoon(Gadoon)Gad, Bakarzai, Barech
, Daudzai, Dilazak
, Durrani
, Ghorghushti
, Ghori
, Kakar
, Khalil
, Lodi
, Mohmand
, Mohammadzai, Orakzai
, Rohilla
, Sherwani
, Suri
and Yousafzai
, all of which are well known Pashtun
tribes. In older parts of the Muslim areas of the towns in UP, the Pathan have maintained their own residential neighbourhoods. The Pathan are not an edogamous group, and arranged marriages do occur with other Sunni Muslim
communities of similar social status, such as the Mughal
and Muslim Rajput
, although there is still a preference of marriage within the community. In Rohilkhand
, they are still a community associated with agriculture, having historically been a community of land owners. The Afridi
of Malihabad
are known throughout as expert mango growers,
The Pathan have also been prominent in the Muslim religious sphere in UP, having produced many Alim
s and Huffaz and have built and financed many Mosque
s and Madrassahs. In terms of formal education, they are seen as a Muslim
community that has a favourable attitude towards education, and many are now in professional occupations, such as medicine and the law.
, with the exception of Kasganj
, Kaimganj
and Farrukhabad
is fairly thin on the ground. The upper Doab, a region roughly covering an area from Aligarh
to Saharanpur
is home mainly to the Ranghar
, Muslim Gujjar
, and Muley Jat
communities. However, the region is still home to a number of Pathan settlements. Starting with Saharanpur District
, the Pathan population is found mainly in the city and villages nearby. The only large Pathan colony is that of the Kakar
s in Deoband
tehsil
, where there are several villages. There is also a very ancient settlement of Ghori Afghans in Roorkee
, and settlements of Lodi
s in Saharanpur
tehsil
, and Yousafzai
s in Nakur
. In addition to these, the district is also home to small numbers of Mohammadzais, Tareen
s, Durrani
s (mainly Barakzai
s and Achakzai
s), Bangash
, Khalil
s and Afridi
s.
Deoband town itself has small communities of Yusufzais in Mohalla Qila and Kakars in Mohalla Pathan Pura. Until 1947 Mohalla Qila was predominantly a Pathan area and also houses a mosque, known as Masjid-e-Qila or Qila Wali Masjid, built by the Pathan King Sikander Bahlol Lodhi in the year 616 HIJ/1219 A.D. The mosque is still managed and administered by Yusufzais believed to be the descendents of Hasan Khan the then ruler of the area. Like the Pathans of other parts of western Uttar Pradesh Kakars and Yusufzais of Deoband were either small zamindars, served in the army and the police or were involved in transport business.
In neighbouring Muzaffarnagar District
, the Pathan settlements are found mainly in a tract between the Hindan and Kali rivers, there is a cluster of villagers known as the Bara Basti. These Pathan are for the most part belong to the Yousafzai and Lodi tribes. Further west, the Kakar
of what is known as the Bawan Basti were at one time substantial landowners. They are of the same stock as the Kakar of Deoband
tehsil
in neighbouring Saharanpur District
. There is also a settlement of Afridi
s north of the town of Thana Bhawan
, who were settled by the Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb
to control the turbulent Ranghar
s of the region. Their main settlement is the village of Jalalabad.
In Meerut District
, including Baghpat, the Pathan are found throughout these two districts. They belong for the most part to the Yousafzai
and Ghori tribe. The city of Meerut has been said to be the earliest settlement of the Pashtun
s in North India
, and the Ghori have been settled for at least eight hundred years. Other Pathan tribes in the district include the Kakar
, Bangash
, Tareen
and Afridi
.
The district of Bulandshahr
is home to a number of important Pathan colonies. Perhaps the most important settlement is that of the city of Khurja
. The Keshgis of Khurja
were brought over from Kasur
in Punjab
by Firuz Shah Tughlaq. They are often referred to as Kasuria, on account of that being their original settlement in India
. There also exists a barah basti,or twelve towns of Lodi
Pathans near the banks of the Ganges. These Pathans are connected through marriage with the larger Pathan settlement in Rohilkhand
, across the river. The Pathans of Malakpur, who are Yousafzai
were settled their by the Emperor Akbar. In additions to these communities, there are also settlements of Afridi
s, in the city of Bulandshahr, as well as Bangash
.
The Pathans in Aligarh District
belong to a number of clans, perhaps the most important from a historic point are the Sherwani
of Bhikampur and Datauli, in Aligarh tehsil
. These Sherwani were substantial landowners, and were practically independent rulers in the period between the collapse of Mughal
power and the rise of the British
. Their oldest settlement is at Jalali, which contains several families of Lodis and Ghoris. The Popolzai Durani of the village of Barla were settled their by Ahmed Shah Abdali. In the city of Aligarh, there are settlements of Yousafzai
s and Mohammadzais. Other Pathan settlements include the Lodi
s in Sikandra Rao
, the Afridis in Khair
and the Ghoris in Atrauli
.
are that of Aliganj
and Kasganj
, both in Etah District
. These Pathans belong mainly to the Lodi
tribe, but there are also important settlements of Ghoris, Mohammadzais and Yousafzai
s. Both the settlements of Aliganj
and Kasganj
were founded by a Yaqut Khan. Yaqut Khan is said to have invited Pathans to settle in these two towns. A further settlement was founded at Kadirganj and Sajawar. Most of the early settlers belonged to the Lodi
tribe, who still form the largest sub-group. In addition to these settlements, Bhai Khan Toyakhel, a courtier of the Bangash
Nawab
of Farrukhabad
founded the village of Sarai Aghat, which still remains a settlement of Toyakhel Pathan.
city of Moradabad
district.More than 50% of the pathan population of this township Belongs to Tareen
Tribe of Pashtoon.Other major pathan clans are Mohmands and khatak.
was the centre of the Bangash
kingdom, and as such home to a large settlement of Pathans. Important settlement in the district include town of Qaimganj, and the villages of Pitaura, Kuberpur, Subhanpur, Gulami, Gadhi Izzat Khan, Gadhi Noor Khan, Chalaul, and Ataipur Jadid. Most of the Pathan belong to the Bangash
tribe, with smaller numbers of Ghori, Khattak
and Yousafzai
.
NOTES:
1 The Baqarzai are sub-clan of the Durrani
tribe
2 The Bunerwal are Yousafzai
, and originate in the Buner District
, and the word Bunerwal literally means an inhabitant of Buner. Most Bunerwal are Mandanr
Yousafzai
s
3 The Urmuz are a sub-tribe of the Afridis
4 The Warakzai or Barakzai
are largest sub-division of the Durrani
confederacy.
, there are two distinct settlements of Pathans, those in Lucknow District
, and a second settlement in Bahraich District
. The Bahraich
Pathan settlement arose out of the fact that the district formed part of the Nanpara
taluqdar
i, an important Pathan state in eastern Uttar Pradesh
. While the settlement in Lucknow
arose out families that settled in the region because they were in service of the Nawabs of Awadh. Many of the Awadh
Pathans are Ithna Ashri Shia.
is a home to a number of Pathan communities, most found in towns referred to locally as qasbas, such as Malihabad
. In the city of Lucknow
, there are communities of Mohmand
s, Yousafzai
s, Lodi
, Bangash
and Ghoris. While in the district, the Pathans are found mainly in the qasbas of Malihabad
, Bhaktiyarnagar, Khalispur and Garhi Sanjar Khan. Unlike other Uttar Pradesh
Pathans, a significant numbers are Shia Muslim
s. Among the oldest settlers are the Bazidkhel Pathans of the village of Barigarhi in Malihabad
tehsil
, whose ancestor Shaikh Ibrahim settled in Awadh
in the 15th Century, during the period of Lodi rule.
The Garhi Sanjar Pathans belong to the Amazai clan of the Jadoon
tribe. They claim descent from Daler Khan Amazai, who arrived in Awadh
in 1656. Daler Khan, also known as Jalal Khan, was appointed governor of Awadh
. Daler Khan brought with him two brothers, Kawal Khan and Khan Bahadur Khan. They settled initially in Bulakinager, while the son of Khan Bahadur Khan, Sarmast Khan founded the settlement of Garhi Sanjar Khan. The Jadoon
s are now found mainly in Bulakanagar, Bhakitiyarnagar, and Garhu Sanjar Khan
The Malihabad
Pathan belong mainly to the Afridi
tribe, and were settled in the district during the rule of Nawab
Shuja-ud-Daula
. Their ancestor was Faqir Mohammad Khan, who sought service under the Nawabs of Awadh. He brought with him members of his tribe, and they now form an important element in Malihabad
’s Muslim
population.
The Duranis of Khalispur claim descent from Yousaf Khan Qandhahari, who settled during the rule o Shuja-ud-Daula
., and was granted the village of Khalispur as an jagir
. He is said to have brought his kinsmen from Afghanistan
, and village now contains a large settlement of Duranis. Hotak Gilzai Pathan are also setteled in Malihabad mainly Abdul Hameed Khan and his eight sons are lives in Malihabad and they are Hotak Ghilzai and sons of Mohammad Shah Gauri and his wife BIBI Matto are called Qandhari Pathan in Malihabad.
In neighbouring Barabanki Distriot, the town of Fatehpur is also an important centre of the Pathans in Awadh
. The town was founded by a Fateh Khan, who was a Pathan, in 1321. As a frontier settlement, with the countryside still held by Hindu
chiefs, Fateh Khan established a colony of Pathans. They belong mainly to the Yousafzai
and Lodhi
tribes. In addition to the Fatehpur Pathans, there are also settlements in Ramsanehighat tehsil, belonging mainly to the Afridi
tribe.
is that of Bahraich
and Balrampur
districts. This arose out of the fact that this area was home to the Nanpara
and Uttraula principalities, both of which are now situated in Balrampur District
, which the centre of the largest Pathan settlement outside Rohilkhand
. Both these was found at height of their powers controlled most of the districts from the 17th to the early 19th Century. The Nanpara
principality was founded by a Rasul Khan, a Afghan
, was appointed keeper of the fort at Bahraich
in 1637. He was also granted five villages as jagir
, and these five villages formed the core of what was to become the Nanpara Raj. His descendant, Karam Khan taking advantage of the collapse of Mughal
authority in the early 18th Century, extended his rule over pretty much the entire district. During this period, several Pathan families settled in the district. The present Pathan population include the Kakar
found mainly in Nanpara
, now in Balrampur District
and adjoining villages, Mohammadzais mainly in Charda and Fakhrpur, Afridi
, Dilazak
and Bangash
, all in Bahraich
.
The principality of Uttraula was founded by Ahmad Khan Kakar, who established a base initially in Gonda. His son Ali Kham Kakar seized Uttraula from the Gautam Rajputs
, and founded the principality. The town of Uttraula, now in the Balrampur District
, and is home to large colony of Kakar
Pathans. There are also important settlements of Ghori and Yousafzai
Pathans in the district.
NOTES:
1 The Baqarzai are sub-clan of the Durrani
tribe
2 The Bunerwal are Yousafzai
, and originate in the Buner District
, and the word Bunerwal literally means an inhabitant of Buner. Most Bunerwal are Mandanr
Yousafzai
s
3 The Urmuz are a sub-tribe of the Afridis
4 The Warakzai or Barakzai
are largest sub-division of the Durrani
confederacy.
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...
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
in India
India
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, who form one of the largest Muslim
Muslim
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communities in the state. They are also known as khans, which is a commonly used surname, although not all those who use the surname are Pathans, for example the Khanzada
Khanzada (Awadh)
The Khanzada or Khan Zadeh are a community of Hindu converted Muslim Rajputs, found in the Awadh region of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. A few are also found in the state of Bihar. This community is distinct from the Rajasthan Khanzadas, who are also a community of Muslim Rajputs. They also...
community of eastern Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, who are Muslim Rajputs, are also commonly known as khan. Indeed in Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
, the boundary between the Khanzada
Khanzada (Awadh)
The Khanzada or Khan Zadeh are a community of Hindu converted Muslim Rajputs, found in the Awadh region of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. A few are also found in the state of Bihar. This community is distinct from the Rajasthan Khanzadas, who are also a community of Muslim Rajputs. They also...
and Pathans are blurred. In addition, the phrase Pathan Khanzada is used to describe Muslim Rajput groups, found mainly in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur District
Gorakhpur district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Gorakhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.-History:The district was ceded by the Nawab of Awadh to the British East India Company in 1801. With this cession, Gorakhpur was raised to the status of a district. The...
, who have been absorbed into the Pathan community. However in Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
, and in parts of the Doab
Doab
A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
and Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
, there are genuine communities of 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...
s, such as the Rohilla
Rohilla
The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community...
.
History and origin
The word Pathan is simply the HindustaniHindustani language
Hindi-Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language and the lingua franca of North India and Pakistan. It is also known as Hindustani , and historically, as Hindavi or Rekhta...
pronunciation of the word 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...
. Their presence in the territory that now forms Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
dates from at the least the 10th Century. Various medieval sources refer to the presence of 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...
s in the armies of the Delhi Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
. With the rise of the 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...
Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
dynasty, there were the beginnings of mass 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...
immigration. The Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
were replaced by the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
s, who continued to employ the Pashtuns in their armies.
With the breakdown of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
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, two 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...
confederacies, the Rohilla
Rohilla
The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community...
of Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
and the Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
of Farrukhabad rose to independence. In the Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
region, the Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
Rajahs of Nanpara
Nanpara
Nanpara is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests.-Geography:...
also carved out an independent princely state. By the end of the 18th Century, the British
United Kingdom
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had established control over the region, and all the 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...
states were annexed barring Rampur
Rampur State
Rampur State was a princely state of India.- History:The Rohilla War of 1774-5 began when the Rohillas reneged on a debt they owed the Nawab of Oudh for military assistance against the Marathas in 1772. The Rohillas were defeated and driven from their former capital of Bareilly by the Nawab of Oudh...
, which became a British
United Kingdom
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protected state. Various 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...
families continued to exercise influence such as the Sherwani
Sherwani (tribe)
Sarwani or Sherwani is a Batani Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.- History :The history of Pashtuns is based mainly on myths and largely on truths. One Niamatullah, in the court of Mughul Emperor Jahangir, in 17th century wrote the history of Pashtuns, in his book"TARIKH E...
s of Aligarh District
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
.
Present circumstances
A process of indigenization has occurred, and the Pathan are now indistinguishable from neighbouring MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
communities. They now speak Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
as well as various dialects such as Khari boli. They are found throughout Uttar Pradesh, with settlements in Farrukhabad
Farrukhabad District
Farrukhabad district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Fatehgarh is the district headquarters. The district is part of Kanpur Division....
, Hathras
Hathras
Hathras is a city and a municipal board in Mahamaya Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the district that was created on 3 May 1997 by incorporating parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra districts. It forms a part of Aligarh Division...
, Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
, and Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
being the densest. A cluster of Pathan settlements are referred to as a basti.
The Pathan are divided into sixteen groupings, who generally take their name from the ancestral 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...
tribes. These include the Afridi, Tanoli
Tanoli
The Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...
,LUNI(MIANI), Jadoon(Gadoon)Gad, Bakarzai, Barech
Barech
Bareach are a Durrani Pashtun tribe found almost exclusively in the district of Shorawak in southern Kandahar province. There appears to be little ethnographic literature on the Bareach beyond the observations of some 19th and early 20th century British civil and military personnel...
, Daudzai, Dilazak
Dilazak
The Dilazak are a Pashtun tribe of the Afghan Karlani branch, found in Pakistan and India.-History:The Dilazak descended from the Suleman Range into the valley of Peshawar during the time of the Samanid Dynasty, between 750 and 850 CE. They expelled or subdued local people of the Swati, Degan and...
, Durrani
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
, Ghorghushti
Ghorghushti
Ghorghushti is one of the largest towns of Chhachh in Attock District and is on the border of North-West Punjab , and Hazara in Pakhtunkhwa/North-West Frontier Province...
, Ghori
Ghori
Ghori also refers to a resident of Ghor Province in Afghanistan----Ghori is a small town in Pakistani Controlled Azad Kashmir, located at 34°27'0N, 73°30'0E . It lies near to the epicentre of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake....
, Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
, Khalil
Khalil (tribe)
Khalil is a Pashtun tribe living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the Peshawar valley, west and south-west of Daudzai lie the settlements of the Khalils. These are bounded on the south by the Bara stream. The Khalils like Mohmands and Daudzais claim to be descendants of Sultan Ibrahim Ghauri, son...
, Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
, Mohmand
Mohmand
The Mohmand are a clan of Sarban Pashtuns, living primarily in the FATA & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan & northeastern Afghanistan.- Demographics :...
, Mohammadzai, Orakzai
Orakzai
Orakzai is a Pashtun tribe settled in the Orakzai Agency of Pakistan. It consists of eighteen clans. Most of the members are situated in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.-Location:...
, Rohilla
Rohilla
The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community...
, Sherwani
Sherwani (tribe)
Sarwani or Sherwani is a Batani Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.- History :The history of Pashtuns is based mainly on myths and largely on truths. One Niamatullah, in the court of Mughul Emperor Jahangir, in 17th century wrote the history of Pashtuns, in his book"TARIKH E...
, Suri
Suri (Pashtun)
Sur or Soor is one of the historical names of the Afghan tribes, they are now found primarily among the Pashtun people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They claim to be descendants of Mohammad Sur, one of the princes of the Ghorids, who left his native Ghor region and settled among the Afghan tribes in...
and Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
, all of which are well known 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...
tribes. In older parts of the Muslim areas of the towns in UP, the Pathan have maintained their own residential neighbourhoods. The Pathan are not an edogamous group, and arranged marriages do occur with other Sunni Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
communities of similar social status, such as the Mughal
Mughal (tribe)
The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
and Muslim Rajput
Ranghar
Ranghar are a Muslim ethnic group, which is found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states of India. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana and also found in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, as well as Delhi in India...
, although there is still a preference of marriage within the community. In Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
, they are still a community associated with agriculture, having historically been a community of land owners. The Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
of Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
are known throughout as expert mango growers,
The Pathan have also been prominent in the Muslim religious sphere in UP, having produced many Alim
Alim
-Given name:* Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, Yemeni politician* Alim Ashirov, Soviet footballer* AFM Alim Chowdhury, Bangladeshi physician*Aleem Dar , Pakistani cricketer* Alim Karkayev, Russian footballer* Mohammed Alim Khan, last emir of the Manghit dynasty...
s and Huffaz and have built and financed many Mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s and Madrassahs. In terms of formal education, they are seen as a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community that has a favourable attitude towards education, and many are now in professional occupations, such as medicine and the law.
Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh
The Pathan population in the DoabDoab
A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
, with the exception of Kasganj
Kasganj
Kasganj is a city and a district headquarters of Kanshi Ram Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kasganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 177 metres . Situated on the banks of river Kali, the town is in proximity of the Himalayas foothills...
, Kaimganj
Kaimganj
Kaimganj, also rendered as Qaimganj , is a city in Farrukhabad district in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Qaimganj is connected to all the villages of north India by roads and Railway network...
and Farrukhabad
Farrukhabad
Farrukhābād , is one of the important cities of Central Doab Region in the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The city was founded in 1717 by Mohammed Bangash who named it after the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar. Farrukhabad is situated on the bank of sacred river Ganges.-Demographics: India...
is fairly thin on the ground. The upper Doab, a region roughly covering an area from Aligarh
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
to Saharanpur
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...
is home mainly to the Ranghar
Ranghar
Ranghar are a Muslim ethnic group, which is found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states of India. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana and also found in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, as well as Delhi in India...
, Muslim Gujjar
Muslim Gujjar (Uttar Pradesh)
The Muslim Gujjar of Uttar Pradesh are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are Muslim converts of the wider Gujjar community of South Asia. The Gujjar of Uttar Pradesh are, in fact, three distinct communities, those of the Doab region, those of Awadh and the...
, and Muley Jat
Muley Jat
The Muley Jat, or sometimes pronounced as Mola/Mula Jat are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
communities. However, the region is still home to a number of Pathan settlements. Starting with Saharanpur District
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...
, the Pathan population is found mainly in the city and villages nearby. The only large Pathan colony is that of the Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
s in Deoband
Deoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, where there are several villages. There is also a very ancient settlement of Ghori Afghans in Roorkee
Roorkee
Roorkee is a city and seat of a municipal council in Uttarakhand, in far northern India. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal on the national highway between Delhi and Dehradun. Roorkee is known for Roorkee Cantonment, one of the country's oldest cantonments, and the headquarters of...
, and settlements of Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
s in Saharanpur
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, and Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
s in Nakur
Nakur
Nakur is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Nakur is located at . It has an average elevation of 261 metres .It is located 24 km from Saharanpur....
. In addition to these, the district is also home to small numbers of Mohammadzais, Tareen
Tareen
The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:...
s, Durrani
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
s (mainly Barakzai
Barakzai
- History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan...
s and Achakzai
Achakzai
Achakzai are Durrani primarily found in southern Afghanistan and northern regions of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.-Demographics:Achakzais of Afghanistan are mainly located in Spin Boldak, Reg, Kandahar, Helmand, Oruzgan and Herat...
s), Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
, Khalil
Khalil
Al-Malik al-Ashraf Salāh al-Dīn Khalil ibn Qalawūn ; was the eighth Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 1290 until his assassination in December, 1293...
s and Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
s.
Deoband town itself has small communities of Yusufzais in Mohalla Qila and Kakars in Mohalla Pathan Pura. Until 1947 Mohalla Qila was predominantly a Pathan area and also houses a mosque, known as Masjid-e-Qila or Qila Wali Masjid, built by the Pathan King Sikander Bahlol Lodhi in the year 616 HIJ/1219 A.D. The mosque is still managed and administered by Yusufzais believed to be the descendents of Hasan Khan the then ruler of the area. Like the Pathans of other parts of western Uttar Pradesh Kakars and Yusufzais of Deoband were either small zamindars, served in the army and the police or were involved in transport business.
In neighbouring Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...
, the Pathan settlements are found mainly in a tract between the Hindan and Kali rivers, there is a cluster of villagers known as the Bara Basti. These Pathan are for the most part belong to the Yousafzai and Lodi tribes. Further west, the Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
of what is known as the Bawan Basti were at one time substantial landowners. They are of the same stock as the Kakar of Deoband
Deoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
in neighbouring Saharanpur District
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...
. There is also a settlement of Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
s north of the town of Thana Bhawan
Thana Bhawan
Thana Bhawan is a small town in Muzaffarnagar District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the birthplace of the famous Islamic scholar Ashraf Ali Thanvi...
, who were settled by the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
Emperor Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
to control the turbulent Ranghar
Ranghar
Ranghar are a Muslim ethnic group, which is found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states of India. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana and also found in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, as well as Delhi in India...
s of the region. Their main settlement is the village of Jalalabad.
In Meerut District
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...
, including Baghpat, the Pathan are found throughout these two districts. They belong for the most part to the Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
and Ghori tribe. The city of Meerut has been said to be the earliest settlement of the 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...
s in North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
, and the Ghori have been settled for at least eight hundred years. Other Pathan tribes in the district include the Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
, Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
, Tareen
Tareen
The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:...
and Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
.
The district of Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
is home to a number of important Pathan colonies. Perhaps the most important settlement is that of the city of Khurja
Khurja
Khurja is a city in the Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 85 km from Delhi...
. The Keshgis of Khurja
Khurja
Khurja is a city in the Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 85 km from Delhi...
were brought over from Kasur
Kasur
Kasur , the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan. Kasur is located adjacent to the border of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and India, and is a tourist attraction because of the daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony...
in Punjab
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...
by Firuz Shah Tughlaq. They are often referred to as Kasuria, on account of that being their original settlement in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. There also exists a barah basti,or twelve towns of Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
Pathans near the banks of the Ganges. These Pathans are connected through marriage with the larger Pathan settlement in Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
, across the river. The Pathans of Malakpur, who are Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
were settled their by the Emperor Akbar. In additions to these communities, there are also settlements of Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
s, in the city of Bulandshahr, as well as Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
.
The Pathans in Aligarh District
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
belong to a number of clans, perhaps the most important from a historic point are the Sherwani
Sherwani (tribe)
Sarwani or Sherwani is a Batani Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.- History :The history of Pashtuns is based mainly on myths and largely on truths. One Niamatullah, in the court of Mughul Emperor Jahangir, in 17th century wrote the history of Pashtuns, in his book"TARIKH E...
of Bhikampur and Datauli, in Aligarh tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
. These Sherwani were substantial landowners, and were practically independent rulers in the period between the collapse of Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
power and the rise of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Their oldest settlement is at Jalali, which contains several families of Lodis and Ghoris. The Popolzai Durani of the village of Barla were settled their by Ahmed Shah Abdali. In the city of Aligarh, there are settlements of Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
s and Mohammadzais. Other Pathan settlements include the Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
s in Sikandra Rao
Sikandra Rao
Sikandra Rao is a city and a municipal board in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.- Demographics : India census, Sikandra Rao had a population of 38,485. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. In Sikandra Rao, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age....
, the Afridis in Khair
Khair
Khair is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state....
and the Ghoris in Atrauli
Atrauli
Atrauli is a city and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is around 30 km far from Aligarh, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University. Ex Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh MR...
.
Pathans of Aliganj and Kasganj
The most important Pathan colonies in the DoabDoab
A Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
are that of Aliganj
Aliganj
Aliganj is a city and a municipal board in Etah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Aliganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 154 metres .-Demographics:...
and Kasganj
Kasganj
Kasganj is a city and a district headquarters of Kanshi Ram Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kasganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 177 metres . Situated on the banks of river Kali, the town is in proximity of the Himalayas foothills...
, both in Etah District
Etah District
Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. It is dominated by Yadavs and Rajputs.-Economy:...
. These Pathans belong mainly to the Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
tribe, but there are also important settlements of Ghoris, Mohammadzais and Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
s. Both the settlements of Aliganj
Aliganj
Aliganj is a city and a municipal board in Etah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Aliganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 154 metres .-Demographics:...
and Kasganj
Kasganj
Kasganj is a city and a district headquarters of Kanshi Ram Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kasganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 177 metres . Situated on the banks of river Kali, the town is in proximity of the Himalayas foothills...
were founded by a Yaqut Khan. Yaqut Khan is said to have invited Pathans to settle in these two towns. A further settlement was founded at Kadirganj and Sajawar. Most of the early settlers belonged to the Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
tribe, who still form the largest sub-group. In addition to these settlements, Bhai Khan Toyakhel, a courtier of the Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
Nawab
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
of Farrukhabad
Farrukhabad
Farrukhābād , is one of the important cities of Central Doab Region in the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The city was founded in 1717 by Mohammed Bangash who named it after the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar. Farrukhabad is situated on the bank of sacred river Ganges.-Demographics: India...
founded the village of Sarai Aghat, which still remains a settlement of Toyakhel Pathan.
Pathans of Sarai Tareen (Sambhal) of Moradabad
Sarai Tareen is a township in SambhalSambhal
Sambhal is a town and tehsil and headquarters of Bhimnagar district in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Sambhal is an ancient settlement that was also important during the period of Muslim rule and was one of Sikandar Lodi ’s provincial capitals in the late 15th and early 16th...
city of Moradabad
Moradabad
Moradabad is a city and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1600 by prince Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; as a result the city came to be known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of...
district.More than 50% of the pathan population of this township Belongs to Tareen
Tareen
The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:...
Tribe of Pashtoon.Other major pathan clans are Mohmands and khatak.
Pathans of Qaimganj and Farrukhabad
The district of FarrukhabadFarrukhabad District
Farrukhabad district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Fatehgarh is the district headquarters. The district is part of Kanpur Division....
was the centre of the Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
kingdom, and as such home to a large settlement of Pathans. Important settlement in the district include town of Qaimganj, and the villages of Pitaura, Kuberpur, Subhanpur, Gulami, Gadhi Izzat Khan, Gadhi Noor Khan, Chalaul, and Ataipur Jadid. Most of the Pathan belong to the Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
tribe, with smaller numbers of Ghori, Khattak
Khattak
Khattak or Khatak , is the name of an Afghan tribe. speaking a variant of the Kandahari Pashto. They are accorded the status of being one of the original and true Afghans. The tribe is settled along the western bank of the river Indus from as north upwards as Sammah; modern day Lund Khwar & Sher...
and Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
.
List of Pathan tribes of the Doab
Here is a list of the major tribes, tabulated for 1891 Census of India.| Tribe | Saharanpur District Saharanpur District Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region... | Muzaffarnagar District Muzaffarnagar District Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:... | Meerut District Meerut District Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:... | Bulandshahr District Bulandshahr District Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:... | Aligarh District Aligarh District Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division... | Mathura District Mathura District Mathura District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. The historic town of Mathura is the district headquarters.The district is bounded on the northeast by Aligarh District, on the southeast by Hathras District, on the south by Agra District, and on the west by Rajasthan and... | Agra District Agra District Agra District is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and the historical city of Agra is the district headquarters. Agra district is a part of Agra division.-Geography:... | Farukhabad District | Etah District Etah District Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. It is dominated by Yadavs and Rajputs.-Economy:... | Etawah District Etawah District Etawah district is a district in the southwestern portion of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. Etawah district is part of Kanpur Division. The district covers an area of 2311 km²... | Kanpur District Kanpur District Kanpur district is one of the districts of the Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is a part of Kanpur division and its district headquarters is Kanpur. Due to increase in population of Kanpur District, for proper administration it has been divided into two. The term Kanpur refers to the combination... | Fatehpur District Fatehpur district Fatehpur district is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district covers an area of 4,152 km². The district has a population of 2,308,384 . Fatehpur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the sacred rivers Ganges and... | Allahabad District Allahabad District Allahabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Allahabad town is the district headquarters. Allahabad district is a part of Allahabad Division.As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh .... |
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| Afridi | 148 | 593 | 115 | 33 | 96 | 32 | 499 | 3,658 | 88 | 254 | 196 | 141 | 80 | 5,933 |
| Baqarzai1 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 15 | 5 | 224 | ||||||||
| Bangash Bangash Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province... |
92 | 6 | 202 | 12 | 169 | 44 | 195 | 4,043 | 207 | 761 | 611 | 24 | 6,370 | |
| Barech Barech Bareach are a Durrani Pashtun tribe found almost exclusively in the district of Shorawak in southern Kandahar province. There appears to be little ethnographic literature on the Bareach beyond the observations of some 19th and early 20th century British civil and military personnel... |
31 | 4 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Bunerwal Mandanr The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :... 2 |
7 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Daudzai | 4 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 136 | |||||||
| Dilazak Dilazak The Dilazak are a Pashtun tribe of the Afghan Karlani branch, found in Pakistan and India.-History:The Dilazak descended from the Suleman Range into the valley of Peshawar during the time of the Samanid Dynasty, between 750 and 850 CE. They expelled or subdued local people of the Swati, Degan and... |
95 | 4 | 961 | 4 | 75 | 403 | 101 | 74 | 11 | 596 | 2,324 | |||
| Durrani Durrani Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%... |
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| 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... |
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| Kakar Kakar The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,... |
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| Khalil Khalil (tribe) Khalil is a Pashtun tribe living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the Peshawar valley, west and south-west of Daudzai lie the settlements of the Khalils. These are bounded on the south by the Bara stream. The Khalils like Mohmands and Daudzais claim to be descendants of Sultan Ibrahim Ghauri, son... |
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| Khattak Khattak Khattak or Khatak , is the name of an Afghan tribe. speaking a variant of the Kandahari Pashto. They are accorded the status of being one of the original and true Afghans. The tribe is settled along the western bank of the river Indus from as north upwards as Sammah; modern day Lund Khwar & Sher... |
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| Lodi Lodi -Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi... |
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| Mohmand Mohmand The Mohmand are a clan of Sarban Pashtuns, living primarily in the FATA & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan & northeastern Afghanistan.- Demographics :... |
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| Rohilla Rohilla The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community... |
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| Tareen Tareen The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:... |
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| Ustarana Ustarana Ustarana is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the outer hills opposite the extreme south portion of the Dera Ismail Khan district of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. They live today on the eastern side of Suleiman Mountains . Their chief village is Khoi Bahara... |
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| Warakzai Barakzai - History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan... 4 |
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| Wazir Wazir (tribe) Wazirs or Waziris are a Pashtun tribe settled in the North Waziristan and South Waziristan agencies of Pakistan as well in the urban cities of Tank, F.R Bannu,i.e Domel and adjacent villages, Karachi and Lahore. Across the border, they can also be found in Paktia, Khost and Paktika provinces of... |
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| Yousafzai Yousafzai The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes... |
NOTES:
1 The Baqarzai are sub-clan of the Durrani
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
tribe
2 The Bunerwal are Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
, and originate in the Buner District
Buner District
Buner District is a district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- History :The Buner Valley lies on the Peshawar valley border of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a small mountain valley, dotted with villages and divided into seven sub-divisions...
, and the word Bunerwal literally means an inhabitant of Buner. Most Bunerwal are Mandanr
Mandanr
The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :...
Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
s
3 The Urmuz are a sub-tribe of the Afridis
4 The Warakzai or Barakzai
Barakzai
- History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan...
are largest sub-division of the Durrani
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
confederacy.
Pathans of Awadh
In AwadhAwadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
, there are two distinct settlements of Pathans, those in Lucknow District
Lucknow District
Lucknow District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Lucknow is the district headquarters and the district is part of Lucknow Division...
, and a second settlement in Bahraich District
Bahraich District
Bahraich District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.-History:...
. The Bahraich
Bahraich District
Bahraich District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.-History:...
Pathan settlement arose out of the fact that the district formed part of the Nanpara
Nanpara
Nanpara is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests.-Geography:...
taluqdar
Taluqdar
A taluqdar or talukdar , is a term used for Indian land holders in Mughal and British times, responsible for collecting taxes from a district...
i, an important Pathan state in eastern Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. While the settlement in Lucknow
Lucknow District
Lucknow District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Lucknow is the district headquarters and the district is part of Lucknow Division...
arose out families that settled in the region because they were in service of the Nawabs of Awadh. Many of the Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
Pathans are Ithna Ashri Shia.
Pathans of Lucknow District
The district of LucknowLucknow District
Lucknow District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Lucknow is the district headquarters and the district is part of Lucknow Division...
is a home to a number of Pathan communities, most found in towns referred to locally as qasbas, such as Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
. In the city of Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, there are communities of Mohmand
Mohmand
The Mohmand are a clan of Sarban Pashtuns, living primarily in the FATA & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan & northeastern Afghanistan.- Demographics :...
s, Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
s, Lodi
Lodi
-Places:In Canada:* Lodi, Ontario, a community in North Stormont, OntarioIn Italy:* Lodi, Lombardy, in the Province of Lodi of the Lombardy region** The Treaty of Lodi, 1454 between Italian city-states** The Battle of Lodi, 1796 in Lodi...
, Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
and Ghoris. While in the district, the Pathans are found mainly in the qasbas of Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
, Bhaktiyarnagar, Khalispur and Garhi Sanjar Khan. Unlike other Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Pathans, a significant numbers are Shia Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s. Among the oldest settlers are the Bazidkhel Pathans of the village of Barigarhi in Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, whose ancestor Shaikh Ibrahim settled in Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
in the 15th Century, during the period of Lodi rule.
The Garhi Sanjar Pathans belong to the Amazai clan of the Jadoon
Jadoon
The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
tribe. They claim descent from Daler Khan Amazai, who arrived in Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
in 1656. Daler Khan, also known as Jalal Khan, was appointed governor of Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
. Daler Khan brought with him two brothers, Kawal Khan and Khan Bahadur Khan. They settled initially in Bulakinager, while the son of Khan Bahadur Khan, Sarmast Khan founded the settlement of Garhi Sanjar Khan. The Jadoon
Jadoon
The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
s are now found mainly in Bulakanagar, Bhakitiyarnagar, and Garhu Sanjar Khan
The Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
Pathan belong mainly to the Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
tribe, and were settled in the district during the rule of Nawab
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula was the Subedar Nawab of Oudh from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775, and the son of Muhammad Nasir.Though a minor royal, he is best known for his key roles in two definitive battles in Indian history - the Third Battle of Panipat which ended Maratha domination of India, and the...
. Their ancestor was Faqir Mohammad Khan, who sought service under the Nawabs of Awadh. He brought with him members of his tribe, and they now form an important element in Malihabad
Malihabad
Malihabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the mango belt of North India and is internationally acclaimed for its mangoes. Among different varieties of mangoes grown here, Dussheri is the most popular variety. Besides Dussehri, other...
’s Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
population.
The Duranis of Khalispur claim descent from Yousaf Khan Qandhahari, who settled during the rule o Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula was the Subedar Nawab of Oudh from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775, and the son of Muhammad Nasir.Though a minor royal, he is best known for his key roles in two definitive battles in Indian history - the Third Battle of Panipat which ended Maratha domination of India, and the...
., and was granted the village of Khalispur as an jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
. He is said to have brought his kinsmen from 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...
, and village now contains a large settlement of Duranis. Hotak Gilzai Pathan are also setteled in Malihabad mainly Abdul Hameed Khan and his eight sons are lives in Malihabad and they are Hotak Ghilzai and sons of Mohammad Shah Gauri and his wife BIBI Matto are called Qandhari Pathan in Malihabad.
In neighbouring Barabanki Distriot, the town of Fatehpur is also an important centre of the Pathans in Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
. The town was founded by a Fateh Khan, who was a Pathan, in 1321. As a frontier settlement, with the countryside still held by Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
chiefs, Fateh Khan established a colony of Pathans. They belong mainly to the Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
and Lodhi
Lodhi
Lodhi is a Batani Pashtun tribe mainly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan. Often accompanying the Timurids who conquered South Asia, the Lodhi established themselves during the Islamic period as a Muslim ruling class...
tribes. In addition to the Fatehpur Pathans, there are also settlements in Ramsanehighat tehsil, belonging mainly to the Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
tribe.
Pathans of Bahraich and Balrampur District
The other important Pathan settlement in AwadhAwadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
is that of Bahraich
Bahraich District
Bahraich District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.-History:...
and Balrampur
Balrampur district
Balrampur district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Balrampur town located on the bank of the Rapti is the district headquarters. Balrampur district is a part of Devipatan division, and historic Awadh region....
districts. This arose out of the fact that this area was home to the Nanpara
Nanpara
Nanpara is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests.-Geography:...
and Uttraula principalities, both of which are now situated in Balrampur District
Balrampur district
Balrampur district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Balrampur town located on the bank of the Rapti is the district headquarters. Balrampur district is a part of Devipatan division, and historic Awadh region....
, which the centre of the largest Pathan settlement outside Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
. Both these was found at height of their powers controlled most of the districts from the 17th to the early 19th Century. The Nanpara
Nanpara
Nanpara is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests.-Geography:...
principality was founded by a Rasul Khan, a Afghan
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...
, was appointed keeper of the fort at Bahraich
Bahraich
Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of river Ghaghra, Bahraich is 125 km north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The towns of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur, Lakhimpur and Sitapur share...
in 1637. He was also granted five villages as jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
, and these five villages formed the core of what was to become the Nanpara Raj. His descendant, Karam Khan taking advantage of the collapse of Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
authority in the early 18th Century, extended his rule over pretty much the entire district. During this period, several Pathan families settled in the district. The present Pathan population include the Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
found mainly in Nanpara
Nanpara
Nanpara is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests.-Geography:...
, now in Balrampur District
Balrampur district
Balrampur district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Balrampur town located on the bank of the Rapti is the district headquarters. Balrampur district is a part of Devipatan division, and historic Awadh region....
and adjoining villages, Mohammadzais mainly in Charda and Fakhrpur, Afridi
Afridi
Afridi of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley and east of Torkham, and Maidan in Tirah, which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah in Pakistan...
, Dilazak
Dilazak
The Dilazak are a Pashtun tribe of the Afghan Karlani branch, found in Pakistan and India.-History:The Dilazak descended from the Suleman Range into the valley of Peshawar during the time of the Samanid Dynasty, between 750 and 850 CE. They expelled or subdued local people of the Swati, Degan and...
and Bangash
Bangash
Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
, all in Bahraich
Bahraich
Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of river Ghaghra, Bahraich is 125 km north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The towns of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur, Lakhimpur and Sitapur share...
.
The principality of Uttraula was founded by Ahmad Khan Kakar, who established a base initially in Gonda. His son Ali Kham Kakar seized Uttraula from the Gautam Rajputs
Gautam Rajputs
-History and origin:The Gautam claim descent from a Brahmin called Siringhi, who married a daughter of the Gaharwar rajah. For his dowry he obtained all the country between Allahabad to Haridwar. They are said to have originated in the region above or around the doab area of the upper Gangetic plain...
, and founded the principality. The town of Uttraula, now in the Balrampur District
Balrampur district
Balrampur district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Balrampur town located on the bank of the Rapti is the district headquarters. Balrampur district is a part of Devipatan division, and historic Awadh region....
, and is home to large colony of Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
Pathans. There are also important settlements of Ghori and Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
Pathans in the district.
Distribution of tribes by district in Awadh
| Tribe | Lucknow District Lucknow District Lucknow District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Lucknow is the district headquarters and the district is part of Lucknow Division... | Unnao District Unnao District Unnao District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Unnao is the district headquarters. The district is part of Lucknow Division.-History:... | Raebareli District Raebareli District Raebareli District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Raebareli is the district headquarters. The district is part of Lucknow Division.-Raebareli District in 1911:... | Sitapur District Sitapur District Sitapur district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, with Sitapur town as the district headquarters. Sitapur district is a part of Lucknow division. This district covers an area of 5743 km². It has a population of 3,619,661.... | Hardoi District Hardoi District Hardoi disctrict is a district of Uttar Pradesh, India, and Hardoi town is the district headquarters. Hardoi district is a part of Lucknow division.-Economy:... | Lakhimpur Kheri District | Faizabad District Faizabad District See also: Faizabad Faizabad district is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Faizabad city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 2,764 km²... | Gonda District Gonda District Gonda is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division.... | Bahraich District Bahraich District Bahraich District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.-History:... | Sultanpur District Sultanpur District Sultanpur District is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The district is a part of Faizabad Division. Its administrative head is Sultanpur.-History:... | Pratapgarh District | Barabanki District Barabanki District The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afridi | 1,421 | 356 | 431 | 233 | 600 | 140 | 24 | 6 | 317 | 72 | 107 | 302 | 4,009 |
| Baqarzai1 | 18 | 48 | 23 | 1,163 | 340 | 4 | 1,596 | ||||||
| Bangash Bangash Bangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province... |
180 | 62 | 87 | 119 | 121 | 56 | 4 | 91 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 792 | |
| Barech Barech Bareach are a Durrani Pashtun tribe found almost exclusively in the district of Shorawak in southern Kandahar province. There appears to be little ethnographic literature on the Bareach beyond the observations of some 19th and early 20th century British civil and military personnel... |
9 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Bunerwal Mandanr The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :... 2 |
20 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Daudzai | 5 | 622 | 6 | 16 | 649 | ||||||||
| Dilazak Dilazak The Dilazak are a Pashtun tribe of the Afghan Karlani branch, found in Pakistan and India.-History:The Dilazak descended from the Suleman Range into the valley of Peshawar during the time of the Samanid Dynasty, between 750 and 850 CE. They expelled or subdued local people of the Swati, Degan and... |
102 | 129 | 22 | 43 | 86 | 423 | 33 | 838 | |||||
| Durrani Durrani Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%... |
55 | 129 | 25 | 80 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 8 | 417 | |||
| 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... |
91 | 90 | 202 | 20 | 5 | 118 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 8 | 685 | ||
| Ghori | 1,788 | 5,672 | 768 | 2,515 | 5,780 | 3,369 | 523 | 410 | 2,315 | 414 | 1,266 | 85 | 24,905 |
| Kakar Kakar The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,... |
215 | 263 | 540 | 1,249 | 1,534 | 697 | 1,210 | 10,057 | 2,909 | 279 | 82 | 327 | 19,362 |
| Khalil Khalil (tribe) Khalil is a Pashtun tribe living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the Peshawar valley, west and south-west of Daudzai lie the settlements of the Khalils. These are bounded on the south by the Bara stream. The Khalils like Mohmands and Daudzais claim to be descendants of Sultan Ibrahim Ghauri, son... |
38 | 24 | 27 | 48 | 129 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 298 | ||||
| Khattak Khattak Khattak or Khatak , is the name of an Afghan tribe. speaking a variant of the Kandahari Pashto. They are accorded the status of being one of the original and true Afghans. The tribe is settled along the western bank of the river Indus from as north upwards as Sammah; modern day Lund Khwar & Sher... |
41 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 73 | 164 | 17 | 371 | |||
| Lodhi Lodhi Lodhi is a Batani Pashtun tribe mainly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan. Often accompanying the Timurids who conquered South Asia, the Lodhi established themselves during the Islamic period as a Muslim ruling class... |
2,678 | 2,175 | 3,609 | 3,306 | 1,538 | 2,812 | 2,800 | 8,080 | 4,427 | 2,621 | 6,028 | 3,778 | 43,852 |
| Mohmand Mohmand The Mohmand are a clan of Sarban Pashtuns, living primarily in the FATA & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan & northeastern Afghanistan.- Demographics :... |
123 | 34 | 307 | 38 | 7 | 509 | |||||||
| Mohammadzai | 158 | 61 | 33 | 216 | 487 | 246 | 6 | 447 | 9 | 7 | 1,670 | ||
| Rohilla Rohilla The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community... |
197 | 75 | 48 | 109 | 386 | 237 | 57 | 101 | 139 | 32 | 65 | 28 | 1,474 |
| Tareen Tareen The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:... |
199 | 76 | 31 | 8 | 375 | 185 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 950 | |||
| Urmuz 3 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Warakzai Barakzai - History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan... 4 |
131 | 411 | 250 | 55 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 893 | |||||
| Wazir Wazir (tribe) Wazirs or Waziris are a Pashtun tribe settled in the North Waziristan and South Waziristan agencies of Pakistan as well in the urban cities of Tank, F.R Bannu,i.e Domel and adjacent villages, Karachi and Lahore. Across the border, they can also be found in Paktia, Khost and Paktika provinces of... |
59 | 29 | 88 | ||||||||||
| Yaqubzai | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Yousafzai Yousafzai The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes... |
7,172 | 959 | 641 | 2,525 | 1,173 | 2,116 | 4,025 | 3,121 | 3,821 | 1,192 | 1,170 | 2,164 | 30,079 |
NOTES:
1 The Baqarzai are sub-clan of the Durrani
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
tribe
2 The Bunerwal are Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
, and originate in the Buner District
Buner District
Buner District is a district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- History :The Buner Valley lies on the Peshawar valley border of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a small mountain valley, dotted with villages and divided into seven sub-divisions...
, and the word Bunerwal literally means an inhabitant of Buner. Most Bunerwal are Mandanr
Mandanr
The Mandanr are a Pashtun tribe of the Indian subcontinent. They are related to the Yusufzai tribe.- Demographics :...
Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
s
3 The Urmuz are a sub-tribe of the Afridis
4 The Warakzai or Barakzai
Barakzai
- History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan...
are largest sub-division of the Durrani
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
confederacy.
See also
- PashtunPashtun peoplePashtuns 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...
- Pashtun diasporaPashtun diasporaPashtuns , also called Pathans have many communities around the world. Pukhtuns have long history to conquer and colonizing several regions especially the ancient regions of Sub-continent in duration of past few centuries...
- RohillaRohillaThe Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community...
- Pathan of BiharPathan of BiharThe Pathans of Bihar , have a large community of Pashtuns in the state of Bihar in India, who are said to have settled in the region from the 13th Century onwards. These Pashtun are known as Pathan, which is the Hindi and Urdu term for a Pashtun. Another common name for the community is Khan, which...
- Pathans of GujaratPathans of GujaratGujarati Pathans are a group of Pathans. At various times in history, large number of Pashtuns have settled in the region of Gujarat in western India. They now form a distinct community of Gujarati speaking Muslims...
- Pathans of Rajasthan
- Pathans of Punjab
- 30-35% of the Muhajir peopleMuhajir peopleMuhajir [literally – migrants] is a term commonly used especially by Pakistanis to describe the Muslim immigrants who chose to settle in Pakistan and shifted their domicile after partition of British India into Pakistan and India. Some had participated in the movement for creation of Pakistan in...