Kalu Khan is a village located between Shawwa-Adda and Adina village on the main Mardan–Swabi road in
Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa province of
Pakistan
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.
The people of the area belong to the
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 ...
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Yousafzai
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 ...
(Isapzai in
Pashto
Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...
) branch of
Afghans
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through mythical confederation patriarch ''Mand'' and his sons. The village is
eponymous
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Eponyms are commonly used for time periods, places, innovati ...
to the
16th century
The 16th century began with the Julian calendar, Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian calendar, Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calend ...
ruling chief of the region,
Kalu Khan Yousafzai, an Afghan warrior who annihilated 8,000-50,000 troops of
Emperor Akbar at the
Karakar Pass in
1586
Events
January – March
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* January ...
during the
Afghan-Mughal wars, one of the greatest Mughal defeats in history.
Kalu Khan was upgraded to the status of Tehsil Headquarters of District Swabi during the ANP (Awami National Party/ملي اولسي ګوند) government term in the province between 2008 and 2013.
It is located at 34°13'0N 72°18'0E with an altitude of 317 meters (1043 feet).
Location of Kalu Khan - Falling Rain Genomics
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References
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Populated places in Swabi District
Union Councils of Swabi District