Batani Tribal Confederacy
Batani may refer to: * Bățani, a commune in Romania * Bettani, a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan * Al-Battānī Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn Sinān al-Raqqī al-Ḥarrānī aṣ-Ṣābiʾ al-Battānī ( ar, محمد بن جابر بن سنان البتاني) ( Latinized as Albategnius, Albategni or Albatenius) (c. 858 – 929) was an astron ...

Bățani
Bățani ( hu, Nagybacon, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune, with its center at Bățanii Mari, is composed of five villages: Aita Seacă (''Szárazajta''), Bățanii Mari (''Nagybacon''), Bățanii Mici (''Kisbacon''), Herculian (''Magyarhermány''), and Ozunca-Băi (''Uzonkafürdő''). Geography The commune is located in the northwestern part of Covasna County, from the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the border with Harghita County. It lies at the foot of the Baraolt Mountains, on the banks of the Baraolt, Ozunca, and Aita rivers. Demographics During the 2002 census, Bățani had a population of 4,501, of which 3,962 of its inhabitants, or 88.02%, were ethnic Hungarians. According to the 2011 census, the commune has a population of 4,403, of which 83.08% are ethnic Hungarians, 12.24% are Roma people and 1.41% Romanians. For 3.27% of ...
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Bettani
The Bettani ( ps, بېټني), also spelled Baittani or Bhittani, is a Pashtun tribe located mostly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Bettani are named after ''Shaykh Beṭ'', their legendary ancestor who is said to be the second son of Qais Abdur Rashid. The Bettani's are Sunni Muslims of Hanafi sect. The Bettani confederacy includes the tribes of Bettanis, and Matti tribes progeny of BiBi Mattu daughter of Sheikh Bettan. These include Lodi also known as Lohani, as well as the tribes of Marwat, and Niazi while Shirani has also been mentioned as part of Bettanis. History According to Makhzan-e-Afghani the Bettani are said to be named after their ancestor Betṭ Baba (claimed by a legend to be the first Pashto poet), who lived in the Altamur range which is located between Logar and Zurmat and he was buried in Ghazni according to the legend. Bhittani's of Quetta Balochistan:- according to Captain J.A Robinson "Notes on Nomad Tribes of Eastern Afghanistan" published in 1934, out ...
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