The Wardak (Pashto: وردګ) or Wardag are a tribe of the Pashtun people.[2] That mainly live in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. They migrated to the Wardak province in around 1730.[3] Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in Peshawar, Attock and Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[4]
وردګ | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mangal · Dilazak · Afridi · Orakzai · Wazir · Banuchi • Mehsud and other Karlani Pashtun tribes |
Wardak, Mangal, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dalazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers [5]: 10 Wardak are famous for their hospitality
History
editThe Wardak Pashtun were notorious for their opposition to the British colonial occupiers in 1879-1880. During the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Ghazi Mohammad Jan Wardak led a force of 10,000 Afghans to rise up against the British forces near Kabul in December 1879.[6][7][8]
Wardak Subtribes
editJust like other Pashtun tribes, Wardak tribe is divided into its own individual subtribes and clans
- Nuri
- Mirkhel
- Mayar
Notable People
edit- Amin Wardak, Afghan Mujahideen freedom fighter during the Soviet-Afghan War
- Abdul Ahad Wardak, Afghan speaker of house during the reign of King Zahir Shah
- Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan defence minister and former Mojahiddin
- Abdullah Wardak, Afghan Mujahideen commander turned politician who became a governor of Logar Province
- Abdul Qayum Wardak, Afghan politician and well educated figure
- Ahmed Wardak, Afghan-born German cricketer
- Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Afghan politician who served as Minister for Education
- Ghulam Sediq Wardak, Afghan inventor
- Zakia Wardak, Afghan architect, politician, and businesswoman
References
edit- ^ Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661). ISSN 0555-8158. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ الحسینی, میر سید ثاقب عماد. معارف الانساب والتحقیق.
- ^ Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661): 24–25. ISSN 0555-8158. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021.
The Wardags migrated from their Karlāṇ sister tribes from Birmal. They migrated to their current homeland in around 1730 CE.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Wardak tribe to be organized soon: Elders". The Frontier Post. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
- ^ Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
- ^ Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
- ^ Naval Post Graduate School - Mayden Wardak Provincial Overview
External links
edit- Wardag or Wardak tribe
- Program for Culture and Conflict Studies. Katani. US Naval Postgraduate School. Last updated 23 January 2009.
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