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.
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]
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]