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'''Gigyani''' is a tribe of [[Pakhtuns]]. |
'''Gigyani''' is a tribe of [[Pakhtuns]]. |
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They are a tribe of Pakhtuns that mainly live in Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
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They are said to be descendants of Gagi, the daughter of Makh, who was the second son of Khashi, a branch of the Pashtuns. |
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They have two main sections: Hotak and Zirak. The Hotak section is named after Gagi’s son, who married a woman from the Hotaki tribe. The Zirak section is named after Gagi’s husband, who was either called Bazarki or Ziraki. |
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They have a history of conflicts with other tribes such as the Yousafzai, Dilazak and Mandar. They also have some relations with the Mughals and the Durranis. |
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They numbered about 8,000 families during the reign of Taimur Shah Durrani (1772-1793), and furnished a contingent to the Durrani army. They numbered 6,000 males at the census of 1901. |
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[[Category:Pashtun tribes]] |
[[Category:Pashtun tribes]] |
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[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]] |
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Revision as of 22:56, 30 September 2024
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Gigyani is a tribe of Pakhtuns.
They are a tribe of Pakhtuns that mainly live in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They are said to be descendants of Gagi, the daughter of Makh, who was the second son of Khashi, a branch of the Pashtuns. They have two main sections: Hotak and Zirak. The Hotak section is named after Gagi’s son, who married a woman from the Hotaki tribe. The Zirak section is named after Gagi’s husband, who was either called Bazarki or Ziraki. They have a history of conflicts with other tribes such as the Yousafzai, Dilazak and Mandar. They also have some relations with the Mughals and the Durranis. They numbered about 8,000 families during the reign of Taimur Shah Durrani (1772-1793), and furnished a contingent to the Durrani army. They numbered 6,000 males at the census of 1901.
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