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The '''Yūsufzai''', also called '''Yousafzai''', is a tribe of ]. It is also called "sons of Yusuf" from the ] Esapzai son of '''Mand''', son of Khakhykhel ,son of '''Kand''', son of ], son of ]){{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}. They are found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of ], and in some eastern parts of ]. In addition, some Yusufzai lineages are settled in ] in 18th century, most notably in ] region as well as the ] area, many of whom form a part of the larger ] community and some of the other groups of Yusufzai's settled in the Deccan region (present Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra) of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://khyber.org/|title = Yusufzai in india|last =|first =|date =|website = khyber.org|publisher =|access-date =}}</ref><ref name=Haleem2007>{{cite web|title=Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India|url=http://www.khyber.org/articles/2007/Study_of_the_Pathan_Communitie.shtml|last=Haleem|first=Safia|date=24 July 2007|publisher=Khyber Gateway|accessdate=4 May 2014|quote=Farrukhabad has a mixed population of Pathans dominated by the Bangash and Yousafzais.}}</ref><ref name=Haleem2014>{{cite web|title=Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India|last=Haleem|first=Safia|date=24 July 2007|publisher=Khyber Gateway|accessdate=4 May 2014|quote=This is the area in U.P (Utter Pradesh) Province, in which Pashtoons were either given land by the emperors or they settled for Trade purposes. Roh was the name of the area around Peshawar city, in Pakistan. Yousafzai Pathans , living in this valley were also known as Rohillas when they settled down the area was known as Katehr, which literally means soft well aerated loam which is extremely suitable for cultivation. It later became known as Rohil Khand (the land of the Rohillas). The great majority of Rohillas migrated between 17th and 18th Century.}}</ref> ] The '''Yūsufzai''', also called '''Yousafzai''', is a tribe of ]. It is also called "sons of Yusuf" from the ] Esapzai son of Mand, son of Khakhykhel ,son of Kand, son of ], son of ]){{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}. They are found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of ], and in some eastern parts of ]. In addition, some Yusufzai lineages are settled in ] in 18th century, most notably in ] region as well as the ] area, many of whom form a part of the larger ] community and some of the other groups of Yusufzai's settled in the Deccan region (present Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra) of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://khyber.org/|title = Yusufzai in india|last =|first =|date =|website = khyber.org|publisher =|access-date =}}</ref><ref name=Haleem2007>{{cite web|title=Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India|url=http://www.khyber.org/articles/2007/Study_of_the_Pathan_Communitie.shtml|last=Haleem|first=Safia|date=24 July 2007|publisher=Khyber Gateway|accessdate=4 May 2014|quote=Farrukhabad has a mixed population of Pathans dominated by the Bangash and Yousafzais.}}</ref><ref name=Haleem2014>{{cite web|title=Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India|last=Haleem|first=Safia|date=24 July 2007|publisher=Khyber Gateway|accessdate=4 May 2014|quote=This is the area in U.P (Utter Pradesh) Province, in which Pashtoons were either given land by the emperors or they settled for Trade purposes. Roh was the name of the area around Peshawar city, in Pakistan. Yousafzai Pathans , living in this valley were also known as Rohillas when they settled down the area was known as Katehr, which literally means soft well aerated loam which is extremely suitable for cultivation. It later became known as Rohil Khand (the land of the Rohillas). The great majority of Rohillas migrated between 17th and 18th Century.}}</ref> ]


==History== ==History==

Revision as of 05:09, 30 August 2016

This article is about the Pashtun tribe. For other uses, see Yusufzai (disambiguation). Ethnic group
Yusufzai/Yusufi
يوسفزی (Pashto) یوسف زئی (Urdu)
Regions with significant populations
Primarily Pakistan and Afghanistan
Languages
Pashto (Native)
Religion
Islam (Sunni Hanafi)

The Yūsufzai, also called Yousafzai, is a tribe of Pashtun peoples. It is also called "sons of Yusuf" from the Tribe of Joseph Esapzai son of Mand, son of Khakhykhel ,son of Kand, son of Kharshbun, son of Sarban). They are found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, and in some eastern parts of Afghanistan. In addition, some Yusufzai lineages are settled in India in 18th century, most notably in Rohilkhand region as well as the Tonk area, many of whom form a part of the larger Rohilla community and some of the other groups of Yusufzai's settled in the Deccan region (present Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra) of India.

File:Pashtun Confederacies.jpg
Pashtun Confederacies

History

The tribe is mentioned as "Isapzais" by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. But they are later mentioned by Babur in the 16th century. It is claimed that by the 1580s the Yusufzai numbered about 100,000 households. In general, they were uncooperative with the rule of Akbar who sent military forces under Zain Khan Koka and Raja Bir Bar to subdue them. In 1585 Raja Bir Bar was killed in fighting with the Yusufzais who were led by the general Gujju Khan. It was not until about 1690 that they were partially brought under the control of the Mughal Empire. In 1849, the Yousafzai established their own Yusafzai State of Swat under the leadership of Akhund Abdul Ghaffur who appointed Sayyid Akbar Shah, a descendant of Pir Baba, as the first emir. After Akbar Shah's death in 1857, Akhund Ghaffur assumed control of the state himself. The state lasted until 1969 under its religious leaders known as Akhunds of Swat, and encompassed the present-day Dir, Swat, Buner, Shangla and Kohistan.

Settlements

Some Yusufzai lineages are settled especially in the Rohilkhand region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh, in Bodh Gaya, Patna, Sherghati, Vaishali and the nearby Bihar in India, in Andhra Pradesh's capital Hyderabad city, in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh,Tonk and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan, in Channapatna, Kadi, Ahmedabad, Baroda and the nearby Gujarat, in Maharashtra's Pune, Akola, Aurangabad and Mumbai, and in Karnataka's Mysore and Bangalore. Many of the Yusufzai of Uttar Pradesh form a part of the larger Rohilla

See also

References

  1. "Yusufzai in india". khyber.org.
  2. Haleem, Safia (24 July 2007). "Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India". Khyber Gateway. Retrieved 4 May 2014. Farrukhabad has a mixed population of Pathans dominated by the Bangash and Yousafzais.
  3. Haleem, Safia (24 July 2007). "Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India". Khyber Gateway. This is the area in U.P (Utter Pradesh) Province, in which Pashtoons were either given land by the emperors or they settled for Trade purposes. Roh was the name of the area around Peshawar city, in Pakistan. Yousafzai Pathans , living in this valley were also known as Rohillas when they settled down the area was known as Katehr, which literally means soft well aerated loam which is extremely suitable for cultivation. It later became known as Rohil Khand (the land of the Rohillas). The great majority of Rohillas migrated between 17th and 18th Century. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. Ahmed, Khaled. "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. John F. Richards, The New Cambridge History of India: The Mughal Empire (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993) p. 50
  6. Haroon, Sana (2011). Frontier of Faith: Islam, in the Indo-Afghan Borderland. Hurst Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 1849041830. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. "Khyber.ORG :: Pashto Resources". www.khyber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

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