Mandagucha is a village located in

Siran Valley Siran Valley is a valley situated near the banks of Siran River in Pakhli region of District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Swati is the biggest landlord family of this valley. Siran valley consists of many union councils including B ...

Mansehra District Mansehra District (Urdu, ) is a district in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. Mansehra city serves as the headquarters of the district. The district has a Hindkowan majority, with a significant Pashtun and Kohista ...

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. The village is on the route to one of the highest hilltops of the

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series in Pakistan,

Musa ka Musalla Musa Ka Musalla ( is a peak standing at an altitude of about at the junction of Siran and in Himalayas. It is situated east of the city of Abbottabad in Baffa Pkhal of Mansehra District. Etymology The name Musa ka Musalla translates to Moses ...

(13,500 feet above sea level), and has a cool climate. Mandaguchha is the last station that is reachable by car or public transport. Mandagucha is a tribal community of agriculturalists.MandaGucha Map
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Demographics

It has a population of around 20000 individuals. The major clans and casts are Gujjars, Syeds, Sawatis, Awans and Qureshis (Kotwals),Toda.

History

The two influential Sawati families were Peer Khan family and Sultan Khan family. The village saw one of the most fierce conflicts between Gujjars and Sawatis in the late 1980s. This conflict was an outcome of years-long suppression of Gujjar clans by the land owner Sawatis. A Left-inclined Kisan Mahaz (Farmer Front) motivated the Gujjers to stand against oppressive landlords. The conflict resulted in many liberties for the tenant classes, like freedom from free labor, etc.

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