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Mughal Khel

Ethnic Pashtun tribe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mughal Khel
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The Mughal Khel is a subgroup of Yousafzai Pashtun tribe, primarily residing in the southern part of District Bannu, particularly in and around the Ghoriwala region.[3]

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They are known for their unique situation of being Yousafzai individuals settled far from their original homeland and speaking the Central dialect of Pashto, while still maintaining their Yousafzai heritage.[4] [5] The tribe traces its lineage back to Hassan Khan Yousafzai, an adventurer from Yousafzai county,[6] who initially settled in Kurram before his descendants migrated to Ghoriwala. Hassan Khan Yousafzai belonged to the Gadezai branch of the Ilyaszai Yousafzai clan.[7] Presently, the population of the Mughal Khels is estimated to be in the tens of thousands.[8][9][10]

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