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| '''Marwat''' is a well known ] tribe living predominantly in the North West Frontier Provinces (]) of ] such as the Lakki Marwat, Tank and ] districts. The Marwat are surrounded by the ], Wazir, Betani, Mahsud, Banuchi, and Niazi tribes. Their land is divided amongst the four lineages of Marwats: (1) Salar (2) Nuna Khel (3) Musa Khel and (4) Dray Plari (literally 'three fathers'). Some other important subsections and khels of the Marwat tribe are (1) Begu Khel (2) Ghazni Khel (3) Musa Khel (4) Atchu Khel (5) Khadu khel and (6) Mina Khel. The Marwats' spoken language is ]. | '''Marwat''' is a well known ] tribe living predominantly in the North West Frontier Provinces (]) of ] such as the ], Tank and ] districts. The Marwat are surrounded by the ], Wazir, Betani, Mahsud, Banuchi, and Niazi tribes. Their land is divided amongst the four lineages of Marwats: (1) Salar (2) Nuna Khel (3) Musa Khel and (4) Dray Plari (literally 'three fathers'). Some other important subsections and khels of the Marwat tribe are (1) Begu Khel (2) Ghazni Khel (3) Musa Khel (4) Atchu Khel (5) Khadu khel and (6) Mina Khel. The Marwats' spoken language is ]. | ||
| The Dray Plari branch of Marwats is the offspring derived from the alliance between the 5 children of one Daud Shah, the Atchu Khel, and the Khadu Khel. Daud Shah was killed in one of the factional wars between the spin gund (white group) and the tor gund (black group). These gunds (groups) were created on basis of lineages. The dray plari refused to take badal (revenge) and thus remained neutral, while the rest of Marwat clans remained at war. | The Dray Plari branch of Marwats is the offspring derived from the alliance between the 5 children of one Daud Shah, the Atchu Khel, and the Khadu Khel. Daud Shah was killed in one of the factional wars between the spin gund (white group) and the tor gund (black group). These gunds (groups) were created on basis of lineages. The dray plari refused to take badal (revenge) and thus remained neutral, while the rest of Marwat clans remained at war. | ||
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Marwat is a well known Pashtun tribe living predominantly in the North West Frontier Provinces (NWFP) of Pakistan such as the Lakki Marwat, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts. The Marwat are surrounded by the Khattak, Wazir, Betani, Mahsud, Banuchi, and Niazi tribes. Their land is divided amongst the four lineages of Marwats: (1) Salar (2) Nuna Khel (3) Musa Khel and (4) Dray Plari (literally 'three fathers'). Some other important subsections and khels of the Marwat tribe are (1) Begu Khel (2) Ghazni Khel (3) Musa Khel (4) Atchu Khel (5) Khadu khel and (6) Mina Khel. The Marwats' spoken language is Pashto.
The Dray Plari branch of Marwats is the offspring derived from the alliance between the 5 children of one Daud Shah, the Atchu Khel, and the Khadu Khel. Daud Shah was killed in one of the factional wars between the spin gund (white group) and the tor gund (black group). These gunds (groups) were created on basis of lineages. The dray plari refused to take badal (revenge) and thus remained neutral, while the rest of Marwat clans remained at war.
Some of the modern day important political, business, and civil personalities include Salim Saifullah, Anwar Saifullah, Humayun Saifullah, Anwar Kamal, Dil Jan, Naseer Muhammad, Kabir Khan, Mashal Khan, Sherin Jan, Irfanullah, and Akhtar Munir.
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