The Khizarzai (commonly known as Khadarzai) is a subtribe of the branch of the
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 ...
. The tribe is named after Khizar Khan, one of the four sons 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 ...
(Mahmood Khan, Khizar Khan, Razar and Manu). Khizar Khan is buried in the Shawa area of Swabi District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The Khizarzai (Khadarzai) are based in Swabi, SWAT, and Nowshehra Districts of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
.
Yusufzai Pashtun tribes
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