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The '''Tarkani''' ({{lang-ps|ترکاڼي}} ''{{transl|ps|tarkāṇī}}''; {{lang-ur|ترکانی}}) or '''Tarkalani''' ({{lang-ps|ترکلاڼي}} ''{{transl|ps|tarkalāṇī}}''; {{lang-ur|ترکلانی}}) is a [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] tribe mainly settled in [[Bajaur Agency]], [[Lower Dir district]] of Pakistan but originally hailed from the [[Laghman province]] of modern-day [[Afghanistan]].<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/43961546@N00/63104563/''%22Tareekh-e-Kakazai%22''] (a.k.a.''"Hidayat Afghani-Tareekh-e-Kakazai Tarkani"'' - (Originally Published May, 1933 in Urdu)</ref><ref>"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 Khel]]'' and ''[[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)</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Frontier%20and%20Overseas%20Expeditions%20from%20India%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts%20AND%20collection%3Amillionbooks ''"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 ::</ref><ref>[http://www.khyber.org/pashtotribes/trees/qaisabdulrashid.shtml Family Tree of Qais Abdul Rashid :: Spelled as ''Kaka Zai'' under the offsprings of''Kharashboon'' (Khair ud Din) ::]</ref><ref name="blogspot">[http://fatabajaur.blogspot.com/2011/06/tarkanri-tarkalani-or-tarkani-tribe-of.html Tarkanri (Tarkalani or Tarkani) Tribe of Bajaur Agency and Dir - By "FATA Awareness Initiative"]</ref><ref name="latifyaad">[http://www.khyber.org/books/latifyada.pdf پښتانه قبيلی وپېژنئ - ډاکټر لطيف ياد - خېبر وېب پاڼه] - pp 86-89 & 261-262 & 310-312 (in Pashto)</ref>
| name = Tarkani
| local name = ترکاڼي
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| ethnicity = [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]]
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| location = [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] ([[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]])
| varna =
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| descended =
| parent_tribe = [[Sarbani]]
| population =
| demonym =
| branches = [[Mamund|Mahmund]], [[Salarzai]], Isazai, Ismailzai
| language = [[Pashto]]
| religion = [[file:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]]
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The '''Tarkani''' ({{langx|ps|ترکاڼي}} ''{{transl|ps|tarkāṇī}}'') or '''Tarkalani''' ({{langx|ps|ترکلاڼي}} ''{{transl|ps|tarkalāṇī}}'') are a [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] tribe mainly settled in [[Bajaur District]], [[Lower Dir district]], Barawal upper dir and in [[Kabal, Tehsil|Kabal]] and [[Matta, Swat|Matta]] tehsil of district [[Swat District|Swat]] [[Pakistan]] but originally hailed from the [[Laghman province]] of modern-day [[Afghanistan]].<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/43961546@N00/63104563/''%22Tareekh-e-Kakazai%22''] (a.k.a.''"Hidayat Afghani-Tareekh-e-Kakazai Tarkani"'' - (Originally Published May, 1933 in Urdu)</ref><ref>"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 Khel]]'' and ''[[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)</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Frontier%20and%20Overseas%20Expeditions%20from%20India%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts%20AND%20collection%3Amillionbooks ''"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 ::</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030131132853/http://www.khyber.org/pashtotribes/trees/qaisabdulrashid.shtml Family Tree of Qais Abdul Rashid :: Spelled as ''Kaka Zai'' under the offsprings of''Kharashboon'' (Khair ud Din) ::]}}</ref><ref name="blogspot">[http://fatabajaur.blogspot.com/2011/06/tarkanri-tarkalani-or-tarkani-tribe-of.html Tarkanri (Tarkalani or Tarkani) Tribe of Bajaur Agency and Dir - By "FATA Awareness Initiative"]</ref><ref name="latifyaad">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516093549/http://www.khyber.org/books/latifyada.pdf پښتانه قبيلی وپېژنئ - ډاکټر لطيف ياد - خېبر وېب پاڼه]}} - pp 86-89 & 261-262 & 310-312 (in Pashto)</ref> They are settled in large parts of [[Kunar Province|Kunar province]] of [[Afghanistan]] and other parts of [[Afghanistan]]. In [[Kunar Province|Kunar]] they stretch all the way up to [[Nari District|Naray]] district of [[Afghanistan]], and are majority in [[Dangam District|Dangam]], [[Asmar, Afghanistan|Asmar]], half of [[Ghaziabad, Kunar|Gehazi Abad]], [[Marawara District|Marah wara]], half of Barkani district (other half being Safi dominated) etc, all districts in [[Kunar Province|Kunar]], [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kunar Tribal Map by Naval Postgraduate School. |url=https://nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/Kunar+Tribal+Map.pdf/a40becc4-2ff3-4943-93f5-6d03b7658c47 |website=Naval postgraduate school}}</ref> they are cousins of the [[Yusufzai|Yousafzai]] with whom fought battles against [[Dilazak|Dalzak]] and [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]].


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

==Notable people==
* [[Umra Khan|Ghazi Umra Khan of Jandol]], dubbed the ''Afghan Napoleon'' who conquered northern [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Pakhtunkhwa]] battling the [[British Empire]] in the [[Chitral Expedition|1895 Chitral Rebellion]], taking [[British Indian Army|British soldiers]] as their [[Prisoner of War|Prisoners of War]] who were treated with mercy


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Bajaur Agency]]
[[Category:People from Bajaur District]]
[[Category:People from Bajaur District]]
[[Category:Tribes of Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Tribes of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Laghman Province]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Laghman Province]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Kunar Province]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Kunar Province]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Malakand]]




Latest revision as of 19:43, 8 November 2024

Tarkani
ترکاڼي
EthnicityPashtun
LocationAfghanistan, Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Parent tribeSarbani
BranchesMahmund, Salarzai, Isazai, Ismailzai
LanguagePashto
Religion Islam

The Tarkani (Pashto: ترکاڼي tarkāṇī) or Tarkalani (Pashto: ترکلاڼي tarkalāṇī) are a Pashtun tribe mainly settled in Bajaur District, Lower Dir district, Barawal upper dir and in Kabal and Matta tehsil of district Swat Pakistan but originally hailed from the Laghman province of modern-day Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4][5][6] They are settled in large parts of Kunar province of Afghanistan and other parts of Afghanistan. In Kunar they stretch all the way up to Naray district of Afghanistan, 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, Afghanistan.[7] they are cousins of the Yousafzai with whom fought battles against Dalzak and Mughals.

Subtribes

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The Tarkani is split into four clans. These include:

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ %22Tareekh-e-Kakazai%22 (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 Khel and 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) ::[usurped]
  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[usurped] - pp 86-89 & 261-262 & 310-312 (in Pashto)
  7. ^ "Kunar Tribal Map by Naval Postgraduate School". Naval postgraduate school.


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