Jaghori ( prs, جاغوری), is a major

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, who mostly inhabit in

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. Some Jaghori Hazaras also live in

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they form the majority of the Hazaras in

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Divisions

Hazara researcher Muhammad Isa Gharjistani identified four major branches of the Jaghori in 1989: the Baighani (or Ata), Yazdari (Ezdari), Baghocari, and the Gari.

History

The Jaghori are referenced in 1881 CE as being led by a Chief Safdar Ali, and it is noted that they had received a khillit and been conciliated by Amir Abdur Rahman.Ludwig W. Adamec
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Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1975. , In the Hazara Pioneers, the Hazara unit in the British army was raised in 1904 by Major Claude Jacob (Later Field Marshal Sir Claude Jacob) in Quetta, British Balochistan Agency. Its class composition had two out of four companies comprising Jaghoris.

Famous people from Jaghori Hazaras

* Sardar Yazdan Khan *

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Musa Khan Hazara * Muhammad al-Fayadh * Akram Yari *

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* Shah Gul Rezai *

Younus Changezi Lt. Col. (R) Younus Changezi ( ur, ﻳﻮﻧﺲ ﭼﻨﮝﻴﺰﻯ) (born 4 November 1944) is a politician from Baluchistan, Pakistan and a former football player. He belongs to the minority Hazara community. He served in the army for a long pe ...

Mohsin Changezi Mohsin Changazi, ( haz, محسن چنگیزی ) (born 3 September 1979), is a Pakistani Urdu poet of Hazara descent. He has participated several poetry gatherings in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. He has also received awards including the Tam ...

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History

Famous people from Jaghori Hazaras

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