The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (

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: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani

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and Imperial

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, mainly in

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and

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Origins

The Kheshgi are believed to be descendants of the

Kheshig Kheshig ( Mongolian: ; also Khishig, Keshik, Khishigten; "mugay", "blessed") were the imperial guard and shock troops for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire, particularly for rulers like Genghis Khan and his wife Börte. Their primary purpose ...

, the Mongol imperial guards who originated in the surrounding areas of Zamand and Keshik in

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Notable Kheshgis

Zakir Husain Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Born in H ...

, third President of India * Nawab Hussain Khan Kheshgi, founder of the city of

Kasur Kasur (Punjabi language, Punjabi / ; ; also Romanization, romanized as Qasūr; from pluralized Arabic word ''Qasr'' meaning "palaces" or "forts") is a city to the south of Lahore, in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. The city s ...

(now in

) * Waliullah Kheshgi, Pakistani diplomat * Mahmood Hasan Khan, Indian member of parliament * Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri, lawyer, politician, founder of multinational law firm ''Kasuri PLLC'' * Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah, Sufi saint * Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan, Pakistani retired military general and diplomat * General Rahmuddin Khan, retired four-star general of the

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, former

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, 7th Governor of Balochistan, 16th Governor of Sindh * Nawab Muzaffar Khan Khaishgi, founder of Muzaffargarh,

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* General Imran Ullah Khan, retired three-star general of the

, 13th Governor of Balochistan * Nawab Jamaluddin Khan Kheshgi, founder of Mamdot * Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Pakistani

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* Fayaz Khan Kheshgi, Pakistani musician * Nawab Muhammad Ahmed Khan Kasuri, former Nawab of

* Senain Kheshgi, film director, writer and producer * Mohammad Iqbal Azizi, Afghan governor * Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot, politician, Punjabi landlord * Asma Mamdot, Pakistani politician * Mahmud Husain, Pakistani educationist, former

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, Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions,

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and

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* Masud Husain Khan, Indian linguist * Salman Khurshid Alam, Indian politician * Major General Akbar Khan, highly decorated officer of the

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, two-star general of the

* Yousuf Hussain Khan, Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author * Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, former chief minister of West Punjab and former

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References

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