The Jadoon (also Gadoon) ( Hindko/ ur, جدون; ps, جدون ,ګدون) is a

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Afghan tribe in Pakistan, partly in Gadoon in Swabi, and partly in Abbottabad and Haripur districts of

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province. Across the

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, some members of the tribe live in Nangarhar and Kunar in Afghanistan. The Jadoons speak

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in Swabi and Afghanistan and Hindko in Abbottabad and Haripur. The Jadoons are subdivided into three clans: Salar, Mansoor and Hassanzai.Jadoon (also known as Gadoon)
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History

The Jadoons originally lived on the western slopes of the

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range, in the Nangarhar region of

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. Later on, the Jadoons migrated eastwards, and allied with the

Yusufzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai ( ps, یوسفزی, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ) are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains dur ...

tribe of the Afghans, who had recently migrated to Peshawar after their expulsion from Kabul by Mirza Ulugh Beg, a paternal uncle of the Mughal Emperor Babur. The Jadoons and the Yusufzai migrated further northeastwards into areas settled by the

Dilazak The Dilazak ( ps, دلزاک) is a Pashtun tribe, primarily living in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. History The Dilazak originally dwelled in eastern Afghanistan. They were among the earliest Pashtun tribes to have migrated to present-day northwestern Paki ...

tribe of the Afghans. They succeeded to defeat the Dilazaks at the battle of Katlang, and pushed them towards the Hazara region east of the Indus River. The Jadoons eventually settled in Swabi at the western bank of the Indus River. But later, some of the Jadoons also settled on the eastern bank of the Indus River, in Abbottabad and Haripur.

The British Raj period

In 1841 J. Forbes and

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said the following with reference to the Jadoons who lived in the tribal areas outside the limits of

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.Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for the British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia. Vol.XXXV-New Series, May–August, 1841

People

* Iqbal Khan Jadoon, former Governor of

* Amanullah Khan Jadoon, former Federal Minister of Pakistan

References

{{reflist * "Tazkara Sarfaroshan e Sarhad" by Muhammad Shafi Sabir. * "The Jadoons" by Sultan Khan Jadoon (2001). * Sir Olaf Caroe, his book "The Pathans". * "Afghan" by Muhammad Asif Fitrat Pashtun tribes Gharghashti Pashtun tribes Surnames Pakistani names

History

The British Raj period

People

See also

References