Aba Khel is the subtribe of
Mandanr
The Mandanr, Mandar, or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe, branch of Yusufzai. They are the children of Mand, who was the son of Umar baba. Umar Baba was the brother of Yousaf, Umar left the tribe and moved from Kandahar to Hassanabdal. An Arab Quraysh fa ...
Yusafzai
The Yusufzai or Yousafzai ( ps, یوسفزی, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ) are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains du ...
Pashtun
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tribe in
Swabi District of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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of
Pakistan
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. They are settled in villages
Zaida,
Kaddi
Kaddi (کڈی) (also known as Kaday or کډے in Pashto) is a village in the Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The inhabitants belong to Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai Pakhtuns who occupy Swabi and Mardan districts of Khyber-Pakhtunk ...
,
Hund,
Shah Mansur,
Khunda, Ambar,
Panj Pir,
Beka, Aryan,
Lahor
Lāhor (), also known as Little Lahore (Pashto: , Urdu: ), previously known as Salatura (), is an ancient pre-historic town of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil and is administr ...
and
Kheshgi The Kheshgi, Khaishgi, Kheshagi, Khweshgi, or Kheshki is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia.
Administration
The Kheshgi Tribe is divided into the following sub-tribes:
* Batakzi
* Umerzai
* Hussainzai
* Azizi
...
(District Nowshera).
History
Yusafzai
The Yusufzai or Yousafzai ( ps, یوسفزی, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ) are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains du ...
are named after Yusaf who was the son of Manday along with Umar. Umar died early and left behind his son
Mandanr
The Mandanr, Mandar, or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe, branch of Yusufzai. They are the children of Mand, who was the son of Umar baba. Umar Baba was the brother of Yousaf, Umar left the tribe and moved from Kandahar to Hassanabdal. An Arab Quraysh fa ...
who married the daughter of his uncle Yusaf. The
descendants of both Yusaf and Mandanr are together called
Yusafzai
The Yusufzai or Yousafzai ( ps, یوسفزی, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ) are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains du ...
.
Mandanr
The Mandanr, Mandar, or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe, branch of Yusufzai. They are the children of Mand, who was the son of Umar baba. Umar Baba was the brother of Yousaf, Umar left the tribe and moved from Kandahar to Hassanabdal. An Arab Quraysh fa ...
, the son of Umar had four sons namely Munu, Razar, Hazar & Mahmood.
Munu then had two sons namely Usman and Utman.
The descendants of Sadu, son of Utman are called
Sadu Zai who are divided into five families namely Aba Khel, Umar Khel, Khadu Khel, Mir Ahmed Khel and Behzad Khel. The tombs of Aba and Umar are present between the villages of
Panj Pir and
Darra marking the boundary between Aba Khel and Umar Khel.
Aba, the forefather of Aba Khel subtribe had two sons namely Nusrat and Daulat.
The descendants of
Nusrat inhabit villages
Zaida,
Kaddi
Kaddi (کڈی) (also known as Kaday or کډے in Pashto) is a village in the Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The inhabitants belong to Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai Pakhtuns who occupy Swabi and Mardan districts of Khyber-Pakhtunk ...
,
Panj Pir,
Hund,
Beka, Nabi, Aryan, Ambar,
Lahor
Lāhor (), also known as Little Lahore (Pashto: , Urdu: ), previously known as Salatura (), is an ancient pre-historic town of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil and is administr ...
, Balu, & Sala while the descendants of Daulat live in villages
Shah Mansur and
Khunda.
The eldest son of Nusrat was Ulas or Usi and gave rise to
Usi Khel who are divided in seven Khel based on seven sons of Usi. They are
Balar Khel, Taju Khel, Ayub Khel, Zakarya Khel, Panj Pao, Tawus Khel and Bazaid Khel.
Usi Khan younger brother (safu Khan) whose children live in village Nabi next to Beka, called safu khail.
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Yusufzai Pashtun tribes
