The Mandanr, Mandar, or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe, branch of Yusufzai. They are the children of Mand, who was the son of Umar baba. Umar Baba was the brother of Yousaf, Umar left the tribe and moved from Kandahar to

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family in Hassanabdal gave their daughter to Omar in marriage. Omar had a son from an Arab girl which they named Mandanr. When Mandanr was one year old, Omar Baba died. Upon hearing the news of his death, Yusuf left Kandahar and went to Hassan Abdal. He took his sister-in-law to Kandahar. According to the

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tradition, he married the widow of Umar Baba and gave Mandanr his daughter in marriage. That is why Yusufzai and Mandanr are considered one tribe, they are thus a sub tribe of Yousafzai. Mandanr had four sons.Mano, Razar, Khizar and Mehmood. In

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the people of this tribe live mostly in

Mardan Mardān (Pashto and ; Urdu ; Pashto: ) is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). It is a fast-growi ...

, Lower Dir,

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Swabi Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,Buner and

Charsadda Chārsadda ( ps, چارسده; ; ur, ; ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

. The Mandanrs were a warrior tribe who revolted throughout the

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tenure in

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and are famous for leading the

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rebellions during this time.

Demographics

Chamla has been historically the locale of the Mandanr tribe. Mandanr are the largest group in the

Swabi Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,Dir , Buner, and

Districts, with a considerable number in

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Buner District Buner District ( ps, بونیر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Before becoming a district in 1991, it was a tehsil within Swat District. History The Buner Valley lie ...

is to the north,

Swabi District Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within ...

to the south,

Dir District Dir is a region in northwestern Pakistan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Before Pakistan was created, Dir was a princely state, and it remained so until 1969 when it was abolished by a presidential declaration, and ...

and

Mardan District Mardan District ( ps, مردان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Mardan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The district is named after Mardan city, which is also the headquarters of the district. The district is famo ...

is to the west. Manezai Mandanrs arrived in Swat after a land dispute between brothers. The youngest brother, Babujan Afghan was exiled from Koga, Chamla, Buner after a dispute on who the next Khan would be. This group belonging to the Razarr group were the founders of modern

Mingora Mingora ( ps, مینګورہ, ur, ) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the Swat River, it is the 3rd largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 26th largest in Pakistan. Mingora is the largest city a ...

city in Swat. They were settled there by Saidu Baba. The population is distributed as follows: *Swabi: 1.6 million *Mardan : 1.5 million * Dir : 0.5 million *Buner : 0.2 million *Swat : 0.1 million *Karachi: 0.3 million *Other cities (international): 0.3 million *Total: 3.6 million The Mandanr are organized into subdivisions. Mardan is inhabited largely by two sub-tribes of the Mandanr, the Kamalzai and Amazai. Kamalzais are further divided into two main branches: Masharanzai, near the towns of Toru and Kashranzai, and chiefly in the town of

and Manizai in Swat. Some of the Khels(Branches of Kasharanzai) include Skander Khel(Rawanikhel)(taji khel), Degan Khel, Sadi Khel, BaraKhan Khel, Bahdar Khel, Bat Khel, BAMO KHEL, Mahmood Khel, Bhai Khel (also called Bay Khel) Mohammad Khel, Sheri Khel and Rustam Khel. Amazais are divided into two main branches, the Doulatzai and Ismialzai. The Razar occupy Swabi and the tehsil Razar. They're further divided into the Khizarzai, Mahmood or Mamuzai, Manuzai and Razzar.

Traditional sport

In the past, archery was used in warfare, but with the advent of modern warfare, archery has been relegated to the game of ‘Mukha’. The slingshot, called ‘Leenda’ in the local dialect, is also used in Mukha, and is made from the horns of the Markhor– a wild goat found in the forests and forested mountains. The horn of a single Markhor is enough to make just one slingshot.

Notable people

* Karnal Sher Khan * Shaheen Sardar Ali * Ameer Haider Khan Hoti * Azam Khan Hoti *

Kalu Khan Kalu Khan is a village located between Shawwa-Adda and Adina village on the main Mardan–Swabi road in Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Kalu Khan was upgraded to the status of "Tehsil Headquarters" of District Swabi during the ANP (A ...

* Najib ad-Dawlah * Gaju Khan * Junaid Khan (cricketer) * Nigar Johar

References

{{Pashtun tribes Yusufzai Pashtun tribes