The Mughal Khel is a subgroup of Yousafzai Pashtun tribe, primarily residing in the southern part of District Bannu, particularly in and around the Ghoriwala region.[3]

Mughal Khel
مغل خېل
Yusufzai Tribe[1]
EthnicityPashtun
LocationGhoriwala, Bannu[2]
Parent tribeYusufzais • Sarbani Pashtuns
BranchesQasim Khel, Jafar Khel, Hakim Khel, Madasm Khel
LanguagePashto(Banuchi Dialect)
Religion Islam

They are known for their unique situation of being Yousafzai individuals settled far from their original homeland and speaking the Central dialect of Pashto, while still maintaining their Yousafzai heritage.[4] [5] The tribe traces its lineage back to Hassan Khan Yousafzai, an adventurer from Yousafzai county,[6] who initially settled in Kurram before his descendants migrated to Ghoriwala. Hassan Khan Yousafzai belonged to the Gadezai branch of the Ilyaszai Yousafzai clan.[7] Presently, the population of the Mughal Khels is estimated to be in the tens of thousands.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Khan Roshan Khan. Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht (in Urdu). Nasir khan. pp. The Mughal Khels are mentioned on page no. 424 under Gadezai Heading.
  2. ^ Bannu Gazetteer. Retrieved 18 January 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil (1916). Panjab Castes: Being a Reprint of the Chapter on "The Races, Castes, and Tribes of the People" in the Report on the Census of the Panjab. Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab. p. 82.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Bannu District: 1883. 1883.
  5. ^ "Bannu :: Gazetteer". pmru.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. ^ Muhammad Hayat Khan (1867). Hayat E Afghani By Muhammad Hayat Khan Published In 1867 Complete Book In Urdu.
  7. ^ Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (2004). Peshawar: The Unwritten History. Gandhara Markaz Shahbaz Garhi. p. 43.
  8. ^ "Tareekh I Peshawar تاریخ پشاور" – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Khan Roshan Khan. Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht. Nasir khan.
  10. ^ Saifi, Gul Ayub Khan (2020-01-01). The History of Bannu Waziristan (in Urdu). Aaraf Printers-2020.