Lal Pur is a
district
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in eastern
Nangarhar Province
Nangarhār (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country and Border, bordering Logar Province, Logar, Kabul Province, Kabul, Laghman Province, Laghm ...
,
Afghanistan
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, bordering
Pakistan
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. The population is primarily
Pashtun
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and estimated to be 34,516 in 2002 (including 13,800 children under 12). The district center is the village of
Lal Pur.
Lal Pur is home to many Afghan statesmen of the past century. The Khan of Lalpur
Momands, is a well-known family from Lal Pur.
Khan Kor, which translates to Royal Family of Khan, are among the most powerful Mohmand's. The Khan was regarded as the King of Mohmand by many famous Afghans such as
Amir Sher Ali Khan. Khan had Khani over all the Momand's and continues to have influence over Lal Pur. Most influential of them is the Late Haji Sardar Khan, whose family still has influence over Lal Pur.
Lal Pur was a famous trade route. The Khan would collect taxes from the traders. Lal Pur was considered to be a kingdom.
Saadat Khan Mohmand of Lal Pur was the father-in-law of
Amir Sher Ali Khan and was the grandfather of both
Mohammad Yaqub Khan
Mohammad Yaqub Khan (Pashto/Dari: ; 1849November 15, 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from February 21 to October 12, 1879. He was a Pashtun and the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.
Mohammad Yaqub Khan was appointed as the governor of He ...
and
Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)
Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan ( ; Dari: ) (1857 – 7 April 1914) also known as the Victor of Maiwand or the Afghan Prince Charlie was, for a while, the governor of Herat Province in the Emirate of Afghanistan. He was briefly the Emir of Afghan ...
, also known as "The Victor of Maiwand" or "The Afghan Prince Charlie".
The Khan of Lalpur rule was from Lal Pur, Afghanistan to
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
, Pakistan. The Marchakhel was the chief of Mohmand’s which had held influence throughout Mohmand tribes, excluding the Safi Momand’s which were under the influence of Khan of Bajaur. The Marchakhel family, a sub-tribe of the Tarak Zai Mohmands (Dado Khel), is a well-known family from Lal Pur. People of the Murchakhel clan mostly reside in Pakistan.
References
UNHCR District Profile dated 2002-07-02, accessed 2006-07-20 (PDF).
External links
Map of Lal Pur district(PDF)
Google Map of Lal Pur district
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Districts of Nangarhar Province