Dilazak

Dilazak is a Pushtun tribe from Karlani Division of Afghans.

History

Around 1520, a Pashtun tribe, the Yousafzai, was expelled from Kabul by Mirza Ulugh Beg, a Timurid ruler and paternal uncle of the Mughal Emperor Babur.^[1] The Yusufzai migrated to Peshawar valley where they sought and received help from the Dilazak.^[2] Later, the relationships between the two tribes deteriorated and a long war ensued.^[3] 20 years later, at the battle of Katlang, the Yousafzai and Allied forces pushed the Dilazak east of the Indus River under the leadership of Malik Ahmed Khan.^[4]