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Isa Khel (sub-tribe)

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Isakhel
Regions with significant populations
 Pakistan
Languages
PashtoSaraikiUrduEnglish
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
PashtunsNiazi

Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505.[1] Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and better opportunities.

Clans

  • Zakku Kheyl Many in the southern area of Isakhel belong to this clan, most influential[clarification needed] due to their substantial agriculture land.[2]
  • Mammu Khel This tribe mainly live in southern suburbs and villages of Isakhel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel sub-tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu, Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, and Khira in Laki Marwat District. A notable sub-clan is Khizar Khel
  • Appoo Khel People of this clan live in Isakhel city with unchanged name of Appo Khel[2]
  • Badunzye People of this clan live in the southern villages of Isa Khel city. Maulana Abdusattar Khan Niazi belonged to this particular clan. [2]

Notable people

Abdul Rauf Khan, Leader Of The Khan Tribe

Politician

Pakistani folk singer

References

  1. ^ ""Bāburnāma" Memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire". 1922. p. 233–234.
  2. ^ a b c "A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." 1851. p. 282 & 388.