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'{{Hatnote|See also [[Rashid Ahmed Khan Tahirkheli]].}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2014}} The '''Tahir Kheli''' (also '''Tar Kheli''') is a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] tribe which mainly dwells in the [[Hazara Division|Hazara region]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]]. Some Tahirkhelis speak [[Hindko]], which is the native language of the people of [[Haripur District|Haripur]] of Hazara Division. However, a large number settled in areas such as [[Topi]], [[Swabi]], [[Ghazi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Ghazi]], and [[Qazipur]] still speak their ancestral language of [[Pashto language|Pashto]]. As far as the family tree they are part of the Yousafzai tribes. Tahirkhelis get their name from “Tahir Baba“, a commander under Ahmed Shah Abdali. After fighting for Abdali, and leading his men to a sweeping victory in the entire Haripur region, Tahir Baba was gifted all the land in that area by Abdali as a commemoration for his regiments bravery. Tahir Baba’s son, Bulland Khan was seen as the first “Tahirkheli” or “son of Tahir”. By the early 1900s Tahirkheli’s had become the politically powerful family of the region and adapted to the Hindkowan people around them. Tahirkheli origins are tied to western Afghanistan and Iran. Once revered throughout Hazara and Haripur as fierce warriors, Tahirkhelis are now seen as a politically powerful and land owning tribe. Most Tahirkheli hold powerful positions through the khyber pakhtunkhwa province. After their migration to Hazara, which occurred in the late-18th century, most Tahirkhelis settled in that area. The earliest written accounts of British encounters with the Tahirkhelis is by Watson’s Gazetteer of the early-20th century, during an evaluation of ancient art from the area of the Hazara.[2]<ref>[[J. W. Frembgen]], "Religious Folk Art as an Expression of Identity: Muslim Tombstones in the Hazara Mountains of Pakistan" Vol. 1, 1998</ref> ==Diaspora== {{unreferenced section|date=November 2015}} There are large Tahirkheli communities outside of [[Pakistan]], residing in the [[London]], [[Birmingham]], [[Bradford]] and [[Cardiff]] in the United Kingdom, as well as [[Northern California]] and [[North Carolina]] in the United States. ==See also== * [[Pashtun people|tahir kheli Pashtun people]] * [[Hazara people]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Pashtun tribes}} [[Category:Yusufzai Pashtun tribes]] [[Category:Surnames]]'