History of the Pashtun people
In 1897 there was a great uprising of Pashtuns against the British occupiers in which an outpost called Saragarhi (in Orakzai district), manned by 21 Sikh soldiers of the British-Indian army, was attacked by a lashkar of local Pashtun freedom fighters. The latter bravely climbed the ascent despite of being fired upon from the top … Read more
In 1672 some soldiers of Hussain Beg Khan, the Mughal faujdar of Kunar, insulted a Parachi women affiliated to Safi tribe, which infuriated the Safi tribe who killed the culprit Mughal soldiers. Hussain Beg Khan retaliated by attacking and plundering the Safi territory. This incident led to a great Pashtun revolt against Mughals. Mughal force … Read more
Sher Ali Afridi, remembered in history as the murderer of Lord Mayo, the British Viceroy of India (literally one of the most powerful figures in the British Empire after Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister), was a Kuki-Khel from a village near Jamrud. Initially he served in the army of British East India Company and … Read more