Isa Khel (sub-tribe)
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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 Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu • English | |
| Religion | |
 Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pashtuns • Niazi |
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 livelihood opportunities.
Clans
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Abdul Hafeez Khan, politician
- Abdul Razzaq Khan, politician
- Abdul Rehman Khan, politician
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, religious and political leader
- Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, folk musician
- Maqbool Ahmed Khan (MNA), politician
- Col. Mohammad Aslam Khan, politician
- Zakia Shahnawaz Khan, politician
References
[edit]- ^ ""Bāburnāma" Memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire". 1922. p. 233–234.
- ^ a b c "A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." 1851. p. 282 & 388.
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