The Tarkani ( ') or Tarkalani ( ') are a

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

tribe mainly settled in

Bajaur District Bajaur District (, ), formerly Bajaur Agency, is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Prior to 2018, Bajaur Agency was the northernmost component of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a semi-a ...

Lower Dir district Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower ...

, Barawal upper dir and in Kabal and Matta tehsil of district

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but originally hailed from the

Laghman province Laghman (Persian language, Persian/Pashto: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It has a population of about 502,148, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. Laghman hosts a large numbe ...

of modern-day

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.Tarkanri (Tarkalani or Tarkani) Tribe of Bajaur Agency and Dir - By "FATA Awareness Initiative"
/ref> - pp 86-89 & 261-262 & 310-312 (in Pashto) They are settled in large parts of

Kunar province Kunar (Pashto: ; Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. Its population is estimated to be 508,224. Kunar's major political groups include Wahhabis or Ahl-e- ...

and other parts of

. In Kunar they stretch all the way up to Naray district of

, and are majority in Dangam, Asmar, half of Gehazi Abad, Marah wara, half of Barkani district (other half being Safi dominated) etc, all districts in Kunar,

. they are cousins 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 ...

with whom fought battles against Dalzak and

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Subtribes

The Tarkani is split into four clans. These include: * Mamund ( Kakazai and Wur) * Salarzai * Isazai * Ismailzai

Notable people

* Ghazi Umra Khan of Jandol, dubbed the ''Afghan Napoleon'' who conquered northern Pakhtunkhwa battling the

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in the 1895 Chitral Rebellion, taking British soldiers as their

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who were treated with mercy

References

Sarbani Pashtun tribes Kunar Province

Bajaur Agency Bajaur District (, ), formerly Bajaur Agency, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Prior to 2018, Bajaur Agency was the northernmost component of the Federally Administered Tribal ...

People from Bajaur District Tribes of Afghanistan Tribes of Pakistan Ethnic groups in Laghman Province Ethnic groups in Kunar Province Ethnic groups in Malakand {{asia-ethno-group-stub