The Ghoryakhel () is a

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sub-tribe. Ghoryakhel consists of tribes led by the son of Kand, son of Kharshbun, son of Sarban, and son of

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, who lived in Ghwara Marghay Arghistan Qandahar, mostly in

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, Nangarhar, Logar, Ghor,

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Wars with The Mughals

The first confrontation of the Ghoryakhels with the Mughals occurred during 1510 to 1515 with the Founder of Mughal Empire Babur in Ghazni where Babur tried to Loot their Wealths but refraind by doing so after a little skirmish and Changed his mind to go for the Ghilzais instead of The Mohmands

Distribution

This tribe has also settled in Pakistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,

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, Charsada, Mardan, Nowshehra, Khyber, Kurram,

Mohmand The Mohmand () or Momand is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people. Distribution They are based primarily in the Mohmand territory, which is located in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. In Afghanistan, their areas of presence i ...

, Malakand,

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Districts and settled between 15th and 16th century. The largest tribe belonging to the Ghoryakhel confederacy is Khalil's Momand and second-largest his brother Daudzai, son of Daulatyar while other tribes belonging to the confederacy include, Mulagori, Shilmani,

Halimzai The Halimzai are the largest sub-tribe or clan of the Mohmand Pashtun tribe. They live primarily in the Mohmand Agency of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Part of their territory includes the historic Gandab valley that runs nort ...

, Zakhil known by Zakhilwal, Tarakzai, Khawezai, HazarBuz.They are also known as Bar Durranis (Upper Durranis) a title given by Ahmad Shah Abdali.Ibrahim Sheikh Ghauri شېخ ابراهيم غوري.
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Poet Rahman Baba also belonged to Momand tribe of Ghoryakhel. According to the Pata Khazana Pashtun History Book written by Abdulhai, Habibi Kharshbun and Sharkhbun are brothers, of who Kharshbun had three sons, Kand, Zamand and Kasi, while Sharkhbun had six sons, Urmar, Babar, Baraich, Miana, Tareen and Sheerani. Kand had two sons, Ghoryakhel and Khakhykhel. Zamand had five sons, of which Muhammadzai and Kheshgi being the more popular among them. Kasi had eleven sons. Shinwari and Zhamaryani are the most popular.

Wars with the British

In 1924 the Battle of Sheenday (Shahindagan) (Ghorya khel victory), 1926 sack of Jahangir Abad (British victory), 1926 Surizai campaign (British victory), 1926 Urmar Campaign 1927 Azakhel operation.

Campaign of Mohmand

Ghoryakhel tribes

* Khalil * Chamkani tribe * Mulagori * Shilmani *

* Hazarbuz * Daudzai * Daulatzai *

*Zeerani *Shalmani (debatable)

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