Balar Khel (بلڑ خیل) is the largest Khel in Usi Khel, Aba Khel subtribe of

Mandanr The Mandanr, also known as Mandar or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe who are a branch of the larger Yusufzai tribe of Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. History Originating from Kandahār, the people of the tribe were historically a p ...

Yusufzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangl ...

inhabiting Yar Hussain village Swabi District & Garhi Kapoora, Mehmood Abad, Gumbat Mardan villages of Mardan District of

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History

Traditionally

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

tribes live according to a strong family system in which the family is named after the father. Balar Khel thus means the sons of Balar. Family groups prefer to live together and the area is named after their Khel. In the 16th century in the

Yusafzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest Pashtun tribes, tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand Distr ...

tribe during the time of Malik Ahmed different ''Khels'' were divided by his deputy Sheikh Mali and settlements thus included representatives of all ''Khels''. The idea behind this division was to let all ''Khels'' have a share of all types of land. This led to the loss of brotherhood among members of each Khel and the development of rivalries on the basis of villages instead of ancestry.

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{{Pashtun tribes Yusufzai Pashtun tribes