History of the Pashtun people
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By Henry George Raverty (written in 1862) Khushal Khan, the renowned chieftain of the powerful Afghan tribe of Khattak – alike a warrior and poet – was born in the year 1022 of the Hijrah (A.D 1613). Shahbaz Khan, his father, having received a wound in a battle with Yusufzis – one of the most … Read more
Qalandar Mohmand refers to Professor Shakoor Rashad and writes that : “The present shape of the letter “ځ” (zeem) of Pashto Alphabets , has been created by Wazir Muhammad Gul Khan Momand. This letter has been used in “Patta Khazana” and “Tazkirat-al-awlia” of Suleiman Mako. But as this letter has come into being after the … Read more
The retreat of Dara from agra made Aurnagzeb the master of Indian empire. On being defeated at Samugarh , Dara at once decided to retreat from Delhi to Punjab, then held by his faithful deputy Ghairat Khan. From Lahore he wrote to tribes of Peshawar to enlist and send robes of honour, iviting them to … Read more
The Jajis are believed to be the descendants of Khogianaey son of Kodaey. They are settled in the valley of the Aryob, in the Paiwar Kotal area of Paktiya. In the early 19th century , they could muster about 5,000 armed men. They are divided into numerous smaller sections; there are 8 divisions, called “wands,” … Read more
Family of Kafiristan, 1827-1842. Illustrations by Imam Bakhsh Lahori for the memoirs of General Claude-Auguste Court (French general of Ranjit Singh), Lahore. People of Kafiristan, c.1830-1840. From an album of paintings held in the British Library. Photo courtesy Farrukh Husain. Several British authors claimed for the Siah-posh tribes Hellenic ancestry but … Read more
The defeats at the hands of Bahmani Sultan led Deva Raya II (1425-1446) to investigate into their causes. He summoned a council of his nobles and principle Brahmins, observing to them that his country, in population and revenue, far exceeded that of the house of Bahman, and also his army was more numerous. He requested … Read more
In the early years of Sultan Muhammad Shah’s reign, in 1362 AD, Kanya Nayak of Tilangana joined forces with Bukka of Vijaynagar to wrest territories adjacent to Raichur and Mudgal as far as river Krishna from Bahmani sultanate. The Raye of Tilangana sent his son , Vinayek Dev, from Warangal with a large army consisting … Read more
By REV. H . Heras, S.J The history of Durrani influence in northern India is of extraordinary interest to understand well the decline of Mughal empire and the successive growth of the power of the East India Company. The first time Ahmad Shah invaded Hindustan, the Mughal imperial army checked his advance successfully. Yet … Read more
Emperor Jahangir died in 1627 A.D and the same year prince Khurram became the emperor of Hindustan with the title of Shah Jahan. Soon after his becoming emperor, Shah Jahan received the news of Abdul Qadir’s revolt in Khyber and Tirah hills and of the humiliating defeat Muzaffar Khan, the ruler of Kabul at the … Read more
Durrani tribe was known by the name of Abdali before the reign of Ahmad Shah Durrani. Abdal or Awdal, son of Tarin, is the progenitor of the Abdali tribe. Tradition claims that Abdal bore this surname because he had been in the service of one of the Abdal, who represent the fifth degree in the … Read more