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Gaju Khan
Malak Gaju Khan Yousafzai ( ps, ګجو خان بابا), also spelled Gajju Khan or Gajo Khan Yousafzai, Popularly known as Khan Al Khawanin or ""Khan of Khans", was a Pashtun Ruler and military commander from Yousafzai chieftaincy. He is often seen as a founding chief of the tribe. His tomb is in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Early Life Gaju Khan, a notable figure from the Mandanr branch of the famous Pashtun Yusufzai tribe, was born in 1490 in the house of Malik Qarakhan, son of Malik Behzad Sadozai, in Kabul. His family was well-known for its power and wealth. Gaju Khan lost his father at a young age, and his education and upbringing were overseen by his mother, Monda Bibi, who paid special attention to his religious and worldly learning. Monda Bibi also introduced him to the art of warfare. She was known throughout Afghanistan at the time as a virtuous, and devout woman. Legacy The Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi is named after him. See also * Kalu Khan Yousafzai * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malak Ahmad Khan Yusufzai
Malak Ahmad Khan Yusufzai (1460–1530) also known as Malak Ahmad Baba was an Afghan chief and warrior. He belonged to the Razar Mandanr clan of the Yousafzai. Ahmad Khan's life was spent in fighting and resettling the Yusufzai in modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Yusufzai fought the Dilazak and Sultan Awais Swati for control of northern KPK. The Dilzaks had initially given refuge to the Yusufzai before they were driven out by them. After being expelled, Malak Ahmad Khan replaced his uncle Malak Suleiman Shah as the chief of the Yusufzai. Through Bibi Mubarika marriage to Babur, the Yusufzai finally made peace with the Mughals and were able to establish their stronghold in Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand, Swabi and Mardan with Thana, Malakand as the capital. Bibi Mubarika was the daughter of Shah Mansur, who was the son of Malak Suleiman Shah and the cousin of Malak Ahmad Khan. Early life Ahmad Khan was born in or around 1460 to the Mandanr Yusufzai tribe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalu Khan Yousafzai
Kalu Khan Yusufzai ( Pashto: کالو خان یوسفزئی) was an Afghan warrior and military leader in 16th century who inflicted one of the greatest defeats of the Mughal Empire. He is known for leading the Yusufzai Rebellion against Mughals at the Karakar Pass in which Prominent Mughal commanders including Raja Birbal was killed by Yousafzai tribesman in 1586 during the Afghan-Mughal Wars Yousafzai Revolt Following Mullah Meru's defeat and death in 1581 A.D., the Mughals decimated the whole Yousafzai tribe, and Kalu Khan made the decision to assume charge of bringing the Yousafzai organisation and unity back. Ayub son of Rusi, Babu son of Saifu Aba Khel Mandanr, Mirwais son of Mullah Meru, and other Yousafzai personalities participated in the jirga that he organised after consulting his friends and followers. This jirga travelled across Yousafzai's country, preaching about unity and issuing dire warnings about the effects of division. According to Ain-i-Akbari, Kal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century Afghan People
The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtun People
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans () or xbc, αβγανο () until the 1970s, when the term's meaning officially evolved into that of a demonym for all residents of Afghanistan, including those outside of the Pashtun ethnicity. The group's native language is Pashto, an Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Additionally, Dari Persian serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan while those in the Indian subcontinent speak Urdu and Hindi (see Hindustani language) as their second language. Pashtuns are the 26th-largest ethnic group in the world, and the largest segmentary lineage society; there are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. The total popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1565 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 1565 ( MDLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 3 – In the Tsardom of Russia, Ivan the Terrible originates the oprichnina (repression of the boyars (aristocrats)). * January 23 – Battle of Talikota: The Vijayanagara Empire, the last Hindu kingdom in South India, is greatly weakened by the Deccan sultanates. * February 13 – Spanish Conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi lands with his troops on the shores of Cebu Island in the Philippines. * March 1 – The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is founded as ''São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro'' by Estácio de Sá. * March 16 – Spanish Conquistador López de Legazpi makes a blood compact (''sandugan'') with Datu Sikatuna in the island of Bohol, Philippines. * April 27 – Cebu City is established as San Miguel by López de Legazpi, becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1490 Births
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Darya Khan Afridi
Darya Khan Afridi ( Pashto: دریا خان افريدي), was an Afghan Warrior and chief. Darya Khan Fought against Mughal Empire along with Mohmand tribal chief, Aimal Khan Mohmand Aimal Khan Mohmand (), also known as Aimal Shah (), was a prominent 17th century Afghan ruler, military commander, and chief, who proclaimed himself king and declared the holy war (Jihad) against the Mughal empire. He was considered a prominent wa .... In 1672, Khan closed the Khyber pass and Proclaimed a tribal war against Mughal Empire. Khan is well known for the Afridi uprising of 1672 in which the prominent Mughal commander Shujaat Khan was killed. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Afridi, Darya Pashtun people People from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimal Khan Mohmand
Aimal Khan Mohmand (), also known as Aimal Shah (), was a prominent 17th century Afghan ruler, military commander, and chief, who proclaimed himself king and declared the holy war (Jihad) against the Mughal empire. He was considered a prominent warrior in the Mughal–Afghan Wars. Khan spent most of his life Against Aurangzeb. He was well known for Greatest Afghan Revolt in 1670s in which numerous Mughal Military commanders including Shujaat Khan were killed. Darya Khan Afridi was a close ally of Khan in the military campaign against Aurangzib Alamgir. After this campaign, Aurangzib Alamgir marched towards Peshawar and restored peace with the help of some Afghan chiefs. Background The Afghan borderland faced a pivotal moment when a Safi girl was dishonored by the Mughal soliders, deeply angering the Afghans. To avenge this disgrace, a coalition comprising Afridi, Shinwari, Mohmand forces, and the Safi tribal lashkar, first executed the perpetrators and then defeated Hussain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi
Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi or GKMCS ( ur, , ps, د ګجو خان طب پوهنځی) is a public medical institution located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The college is named after the 16th-century Pashtuns, Pashtun revolutionary leader, Gaju Khan Baba. Departments There are total 23 department in the Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi. Basic Sciences * Department of Anotomy * Department of Bio-Chemistry * Department of Community Medicine * Department of Forensic Medicine * Department of Pathology * Department of Pharmacology * Department of Physiology Clinical Sciences * Department of Cardiology * Department of Dermatology * Department of ENT * Department of Gynecology * Department of Medicine * Department of Ophthalmology * Department of Orthopedics * Department of Pediatrics * Department of Pediatrics surgery * Department of Plastic Surgery * Department of Psychiatry * Department of Pulmonology * Department of Radiology * Department of Surgery * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. According to late 2022 estimates, the population of Kabul was 13.5 million people. In contemporary times, the city has served as Afghanistan's political, cultural, and economical centre, and rapid urbanisation has made Kabul the 75th-largest city in the world and the country's primate city. The modern-day city of Kabul is located high up in a narrow valley between the Hindu Kush, and is bounded by the Kabul River. At an elevation of , it is one of the highest capital cities in the world. Kabul is said to be over 3,500 years old, mentioned since at least the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Located at a crossroads in Asia—roughly halfway between Istanbul, Turkey, in the west and Hanoi, Vietnam, in the east—it is situated in a stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusufzai
The Yusufzai or Yousafzai ( ps, یوسفزی, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ) are one of the largest Pashtun tribes, tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains during the 16th century, but they are also present in smaller numbers in parts of Afghanistan, including Kunar Province, Kunar, Kabul, Kandahar and Farah Province, Farah. Outside of these countries, they can be found in Rohilkhand, Bannu Ghoriwala (Mughal Khel), Balochistan Sibi (Akazai) and Chagai, Pakistan, Chagai (Hassanzai). Their name may originate from the names of the ''Aspasioi'' and the ''Aśvakan'', who were the ancient inhabitants of the Kunar, Swat District, Swat, and adjoining valleys in the Hindu Kush. Most of the Yusufzai speak a Northern Pashto, northern variety of Pashto and some Southern Pashto, southern variety of Pashto (as in case of Bannu, Mughal Khel) and Afghan dialect Persian language, Persian; the Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandanr
The Mandanr, Mandar, or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe, branch of Yusufzai. They are the children of Mand, who was the son of Umar baba. Umar Baba was the brother of Yousaf, Umar left the tribe and moved from Kandahar to Hassanabdal. An Arab Quraysh family in Hassanabdal gave their daughter to Omar in marriage. Omar had a son from an Arab girl which they named Mandanr. When Mandanr was one year old, Omar Baba died. Upon hearing the news of his death, Yusuf left Kandahar and went to Hassan Abdal. He took his sister-in-law to Kandahar. According to the Pakhtun tradition, he married the widow of Umar Baba and gave Mandanr his daughter in marriage. That is why Yusufzai and Mandanr are considered one tribe, they are thus a sub tribe of Yousafzai. Mandanr had four sons.Mano, Razar, Khizar and Mehmood. In Pakistan the people of this tribe live mostly in Mardan, Lower Dir, Swat, Swabi, Buner and Charsadda. The Mandanrs were a warrior tribe who revolted throughout the Mughals tenure in Afghanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
