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The Kakazai (Template:Lang-ps, Urdu, Template:Lang-fa | see English spelling variants below), also known as Loye Mamund (Template:Lang-ur | Template:Lang-ps), a division of Mamund (Template:Lang-ur | Template:Lang-ps) clan, are part of the larger Tarkani (Template:Lang-ps, Urdu, Template:Lang-fa | English spelling variants: Tarkani, Tarkalani, Tarkanri) Pashtun (پشتون / پختون) tribe who are mainly settled in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, but originally hailed from the Laghman province (Template:Lang-ur) of Afghanistan.

Etymology

The name "Kakazai" means "offspring/children of Paternal Uncle" (in Pashto, Kaka = Paternal Uncle, Zai = offspring/children of, a root also used in Yousafzai). Spelling variants include: Kakaezai, Kakezai, Kakaizai, Kakay Zai, Kakayzai, Kakeyzai, Kaka Zai and Kakkayzai.

History

Early History

The Kakazai came to South Asia during Afghan invasions such as those of Mahmud of Ghazni, settling in various regions.

British-Raj Era

A major Kakazai group from Gurdaspur, East Punjab, India settled in twelve villages, including Babal Chak, Faizullah Chak, Sut Kohiah (Satkoha), and Wazir Chak, near Dhariwal. At the partition of India in August 1947, having been initially told they (being Muslim) would be in Pakistan, they were caught up in the ensuing violence and the survivors displaced when their area became part of India.

Modern Era

Today, the majority of the Kakazai reside in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan, they reside in Marawara District, and the Barkanai and Shortan areas of Kunar as well as some areas of Laghman.

In Pakistan, they reside in all provinces, particularly in the areas of Dara Kakazai (Valley of Watelai, also known as Mamund Valley), Bajaur Agency (Lagharai, Kalozai, Kaga, Mukha, Maina and Ghakhi areas of Tehsil Mamund), Lahore, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Sialkot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Quetta, Karachi, Kashmir, Jehlum, Bhalwal, Sargodha, Chakwal, Isa Khel, Musa Khel, and Killi Kakazai (Pishin, Baluchistan).

Consequently, the Kakazai Pashtuns not residing in Pashto-speaking areas, despite practicing Pashtunwali, do not exclusively speak Pashto but may speak other languages indigenous to Pakistan and Afghanistan such as Dari, Urdu, Punjabi, Siraiki, Hindko and Balochi.

Personalities

Notable Kakazai Pashtuns include Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang, Malik Barkat Ali, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Abdullah Malik, Munir Ahmad Khan, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Malik Meraj Khalid, Ishfaq Ahmad and the historian Khan Roshan khan.

Sub-divisions of Kakazai Pashtuns

See also

• List of Kakazai people

References

1. ^ "Tareekh-e-Kakazai" (a.k.a."Hidayat Afghani-Tareekh-e-Kakazai Tarkani" - (Originally Published May, 1933 in Urdu)
2. ^ "A Dictionary of the Pathan Tribes of the North West Frontier of India"published by The General Staff Army Headquarter, Calcutta, India - (Originally Published 1910) :: Kakazai / Kakayzai Pathan Tribe is mentioned on Page 22 (under ‘K’ -Kakazai), Page 12 (under ‘D’ -Daulat Khel - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans), Page 26 (under 'K' - Khulozai - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans), Page 29 (under ‘M’ -Maghdud Khel,Mahsud Kheland Mahmud Khel - sub-divisions of Kakazai Pathans), Page 47 (under 'U' - Umar Khel - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans) and Page 50 (under 'Y' - Yusaf Khel - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans)
3. "Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India" Volume One published by Government Mono Type Press, Simla, India - (Originally Published 1907) :: Kakazai / Kakayzai Pathan Tribe is mentioned between Page 515- 555-You can read these volumes online, thanks to Internet Archives though their market value is around $11000 ::
4. Family Tree of Qais Abdul Rashid :: Spelled as Kaka Zai under the offsprings ofKharashboon (Khair ud Din) ::
5. ^ Tarkanri (Tarkalani or Tarkani) Tribe of Bajaur Agency and Dir - By "FATA Awareness Initiative"
6. ^ پښتانه قبيلی وپېژنئ - ډاکټر لطيف ياد - خېبر وېب پاڼه - pp 86-89 & 261-262 & 310-312 (in Pashto)
7. Pashto - English Large Dictionary
8. ^ Afghan/Pathan Tribe, Tazkara by Khan Roshan khan online scans of Urdu text
9. ^ "Tazkara" (also called"Tazkira-e-pathan"), Khan Roshan khan, pp 176-181 (in Urdu).
10. Muslims in the Indian subcontinent 617-1290 C.E. (PDF format)
11. The 1947 Partition: drawing the Indo-Pakistani boundary
12. Lieutenant Zarar Ahmad Account of 1947 events in Gurdaspur
13. Dara Kakazai (Valley of Watelai or Mamund Valley), Federally Administered Tribal Area in NWFP province, Pakistan ::

External links

• Kakazai.com weblog on Kakazai topics by Ali Khan

• Sarbanri Pashtun tribes
• Pashtun tribes
• People from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
• People from Bajaur Agency
• Ethnic groups in Laghman Province
• Ethnic groups in Kunar Province