Khakhay

قوم · Khakhay

The Gigiani live in the Doaba, the angle between the Kabul and Swat rivers, in two sections, Hotak and Zirak. The Makhzan-i Afghani makes Gigiani a son of Sheikha (Khakhay).

قوم · Khakhay

The Mandanr hold the Yusufzai plain of Mardan and Swabi, Chamla, and Gandgarh in Hazara. In the Makhzan-i Afghani their ancestor Mandar was a son of Omar who married his uncle Yusuf's daughter, and so was also called Yusufzai. Their clans are the Usmanzai, Utmanzai, Razar and Saddozai.

قوم · Khakhay

The Tarkalani (Tarkani) are the tribe of Bajaur, with a section left in Laghman. In the Makhzan-i Afghani Tarkalani is a son of Sheikha (Khakhay) and a brother of Yusuf.

قوم · Khakhay

The Yusufzai are the tribe of Swat, Buner, Dir and the Mardan and Swabi plain, reaching east to the Black Mountain. In the Makhzan-i Afghani Yusuf is a son of Sheikha (Khakhay), and his sons are Elias, Akko, Muhli and Isa. Elphinstone, Bellew and Ibbetson use the name in a wider sense that takes in the Mandanr as well.