Mandanr Explained

Mandanr
Local Name:مانډر
Ethnicity:Pashtun
Location:Primarily Mardan, Buner and Swabi District
Parent Tribe:Yousafzai
Branches:Razar, Mamozai, Khazarzai,, Abakhel, Utmanzai
Language:Pashto
Religion:18px Islam

The Mandanr, also known as Mandar or Mandan are a Pashtun tribe which are a branch of the larger Yusufzai tribe of Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

History

Originating from Kandahār, the people of the tribe were historically a powerful warrior tribe which revolted throughout the Mughal tenures in Afghanistan and South Asia.[1]

Demographic

The Mandanr-Yousafzai are predominant in the areas of what was historically known as Mandanr Country made up of the Mardan Division (Mardan and Swabi), Buner District and partly with a presence in the regional Swat Valley and Lower Dir.[2] [3] [4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. The Pathans by Sir Olaf Caroe (1958)
  2. Program for Culture and Conflict Studies The Yusufzai tribe (aka: YOUSEFZAI) Naval Post Graduate School
  3. [Wayback Machine|Internet Archive]
  4. British map, Tribal location of the Pathans