The Mulagori ( ps, ملاګوري), also spelled Mullagori and Mallagori, is sub section of
Momand Pashtun
Ghoryakhel
The Ghoryakhel also known as ghoriah khel ( ps, غورياخېل) and Bar Durranis by Ahmad Shah Abdali sometimes referred as Ghori by some authors is a Pashtun supertribe which consists of tribes led by the son of Kand, son of Kharshbun, son of ...
confederacy. Predominantly, Mullagori live in the
Mula Gori Tehsil
Mula Gori Tehsil is a subdivision located in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located among the Tatara hills. The population is 180,160 according to the 2017 census. The population mostly belongs to the Mulagori tribe of the P ...
of
Khyber Agency
Khyber District ( ps, خېبر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas; with the merger of FATA with Khyber Pak ...
District in the Province of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in the (
Mohmand District
Mohmand District ( ps, مومندو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakht ...
, TEHSIL PRANG GHAR) and in
Nangarhar Province,
Afghanistan
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.
Origins
The Mulagori are believed to be one of the bravest tribes descended from
Ghoryakhel
The Ghoryakhel also known as ghoriah khel ( ps, غورياخېل) and Bar Durranis by Ahmad Shah Abdali sometimes referred as Ghori by some authors is a Pashtun supertribe which consists of tribes led by the son of Kand, son of Kharshbun, son of ...
. They were considered to be the fighters tribe of Pushtuns during the British rule in East India. They settled just north of the
Khyber Pass during the time when
Islam was brought to
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.
They hold to a tradition that when Muhammad of Ghor was killed by enemies, some of his family members came to the hills of Tatara in the
Khyber Agency
Khyber District ( ps, خېبر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas; with the merger of FATA with Khyber Pak ...
and laid the foundations for a village named Bara Dara. They felt safe there; at that time the hills were deeply forested, protecting them from enemies. In addition, the forests provided wild fruits and vegetables sufficient for their survival.
The name Mulagori is derived from ''mulla'' (religious leader) and ''Ghori'' (from Muhammad of Ghor). British colonial governmental records misspelled the word ''Ghori'' as ''Gori''. In his book, ''The Pathan Borderland'',
James W. Spain
James William Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as de ...
believes the Mulagori to be the descendants of the Mulla Ghor (son of Ba-Yazid Ansari, the Pir Rokhan of the Pakhtuns, and Pir Tarik of the Mughals).
["The Pathan Borderland" by ]James W. Spain
James William Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as de ...
, Moutin, 1963. ASIN: B0000CR0HH The Pashtun historian
Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel, in his book ''Pukhtana da Tarikh pa Ranra key'', is of the opinion that the Mulagori are a subgroup of the
Mohmand
The Mohmand ( ps, مومند) or Mohmand is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people. They are based primarily in the Mohmand territory, which is located in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency, Pakistan.
Most people of the Mohmand tribe sp ...
tribe.
Abdul Latif Yaad in his book ''Pukhtane Qabile'' writes that Mulagori are basically a part of Mohmands. He tells a story that once few persons in Mohmands went somewhere. One of them was a ''mullah'' he separated from them. One of the group members told that Mulla Gorai and after that, the person was known as Mullagoray. He adds that according to Famous Pashto Poet, Hamza Shinwari said Mulagoris are behaving and talking like Mohmands so they are basically a part of the Mohmands.
However, some oral sources has further clarified the situation about Mulagori's origin. They opine that Mulagori are in fact a section of Dawezai Momands. In the Dawezai area in Momand Agency, more than 600 Mulagori families still reside. On the basis of this, Mulagori are Mohmand / Momand, and in Momands belongs to Dawezai sub-section. Everywhere Mulagori resides near Momands, and in most cases are in matrimonial relations with them. Historically, Mulagori have remained in a very cordial relations with the other sections of Momands, and have supported each other's causes, in case of tribal wars with other tribes like Afridis etc.
Sub-tribes
The forefather of the Mulagori was said to have had four sons, and each son fathered a sub-section of the Mulagori tribe. The four sub-tribes are named for the sons:
*
Pahar Khel
*Taar Khel
*Daulat Khel
*
Ahmed Khel
Ahmed Khel is a town and union council in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-mo ...
AND THREE SUB TRIBES OF MOHMAND AGENCY
* AMEER KHAN KHEL
* MANDE HKHEL
* BAME KHEL
Some other sub-tribes were also came into existence like:
*Miankhel
*Chamyar Khel (In Shakoor)
* Ara Khel (In Pir Sado)
* Ali Khan Khel (Pir Sado)
* Bayan Khel (Afghanistan)
Employment
There are about 250
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factories in the area, which employ not only Mallagori tribesmen but also the residents of nearby villages.
Education
The Mulagori are underserved in schools built by the Pakistani government. In a population of about 60,000, there is no middle (or high school) for girls and no college for boys. While the Pakistani government built a high school for Mulagori boys in 1975, there is no middle school for girls in the Mulagori area of the Khyber Agency and MOHMAND AGENCY. Although the
Frontier Corps
The Frontier Corps ( ur, , reporting name: FC), are a group of paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanist ...
has opened a cadet college in the Mulagori area, despite promises no seats are given to Mulagori students. Former governor
Iftikhar Hussain Shah
Lieutenant General Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah (14 March 1949 – 15 March 2020) was a governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Early life and education
Syed was born on 14 March 1949 into a family belonging to the Mian (tribe) ...
promised to build a Higher Secondary School for Mallagori students when he visited
Jamrud
Jamrūd (Pashto/ ur, جمرود) or Jam ( ps, جم) is a town in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, on the western fringe of Peshawar city, Jamrud is the doorway to the Khyber Pass which is jus ...
. Work begun on Lowara Mina High School; after six rooms were built, the government withdrew its support for the remainder of the project.
References
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SAJID ALI SAJID8 MULAGORI
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