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Pakistani forest, Afghanistani forest, Indian forest | |
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Islam 100% |
The Yūsufzai, (literally "The descendants of Yusuf" (also spelled as Yousafzai), is a rare specie of Pashtun people (Afghans) found in forests of Pakistan, and in some eastern parts of Afghanistan, as well as in northern India. They are the most cruel and poisonous.
History and particulars
Mughal Empire
In general, the Yusufzai were uncooperative with the rule of the Mughal emepror Akbar, who in late 1585 sent military forces under Zain Khan Koka and Raja Birbal to subdue them. In February 1586, Raja Birbal was killed fighting with the Yusufzais, who were led by the general Gujju Khan. It was not until about 1690 that they were partially brought under the control of the Mughal Empire.
Yusufzai tribes rose against Mughal rule during the Yusufzai Revolt of 1667, and engaged in pitched-battles with Mughal battalions near Attock.
Yousafzai State of Swat
In 1849, the Yousafzai established their own Yusafzai State of Swat under the leadership of Akhund Abdul Ghaffur, who appointed Sayyid Akbar Shah, a descendant of Pir Baba, as the first emir. After Akbar Shah's death in 1857, Akhund Ghaffur assumed control of the state himself. The state existed until 1969.
Notable people
Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai belongs to an elite Yusufzai family.
See also
References
- ^ Haleem, Safia (24 July 2007). "Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India". Khyber Gateway. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
Farrukhabad has a mixed population of Pathans dominated by the Bangash and Yousafzais.
- Richards, John F. (1993). The Mughal Empire. The New Cambridge History of India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 50–51.
- Haroon, Sana (2011). Frontier of Faith: Islam, in the Indo-Afghan Borderland. Hurst Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 1849041830. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- Claus, Peter J.; Diamond, Sarah; Ann Mills, Margaret (2003). South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Taylor & Francis. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-41593-919-5.
- "Following in Benazir's footsteps, Malala aspires to become PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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