Gigyani
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Primarily Pakistan and Afghanistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto (Native) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni Hanafi) |
Gigyani or Gigyaani is a tribe of Sarbani Pashtuns, The name derived from Gagai which was daughter of Mak. Shabqadar Doaaba is the main land of Gigyanis.Matta Mughal Khel Shabqadar, have sizeable majority of Gigyanis. Gigyanis are also present in Ambar Mohmand Agency, Harichand Charsadda, Tehsil Tangi, Peshawar kabul, Ghazni, Kandahar and other areas. In Shabqadar Doaaba Gigyanis have Populated more than 80 villages. Gigyanis migrated from Kandahar to Ghazni, then from Ghazni to surroundings of Kabul and then from Kabul to the present Shabqadar Doaaba. According to Pashtun history book Pata Khazana Khakhykhel had three sons 1. Tarak (popular Tarkalani) 2. Mak (popular Gigyani) 3. Mand (Mand had two sons Umer popular Mandanr Yousaf popular Yousafzai). Prominent Chief Khan of Matta Mughal Khel village was Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Khan Gigyani who had cordial relations with the then ruling British Government.
Gigyani or Gigyaani is a tribe of Pashtuns. There is a separate platoon for Gigyani tribe in FC (Frontier Constabulary). Yaqoobzai (Mughal kheil and Kundal kheil), Meerzai, Manduzai, Hassanzai, khubaizai, Musazai and Mandizai etc. are the sub-divisions of Gigyani tribe. Gigyanis, yousafzai and Tarkani in Bajaur Agency are brothers, collectively called Khashi Kheil. Gigyanis are Sarbani Pakhtoons and traced back to Qais Abdur Rasheed as Gigyani son of Mak son of Khakhykhel son of Kand son of Khrashbun son of Sarban son of Qais AbdurRasheed.