Kakar Explained

Kakar
Local Name:کاکړ
Ethnicity:Pashtun
Location:Afghanistan, Iran (Razavi Khorasan), Pakistan (Balochistan)
Parent Tribe:Gharghasht
Branches:Sanzarkhel, Taraghzai, Musakhel, Alizai, Jalalzai, Santia, Panezai, Bazai, Khudiadadzai
Language:Pashto
Religion:18px Islam

The Kakar (Pashto: کاکړ) is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based in Afghanistan, parts of Iran, and northern Balochistan in Pakistan.[1]

Origins of the tribe

Kakars are descendants of Dani (or Daani) who was the son of Gharghasht. Gharghasht was the son of Qais Abdul Rashid, the founder of the Pashtuns who himself was the descendant of Afghana (or Avagana) the progenitor of Afghanistan and modern-day Pashtuns.

In Herat, the Kakar are sometimes referred to as Kak. Historically, the tribe has been called Kakar but may have been referred to as Kak-kor (lit. family of Kak). The tomb of Kakar is in front of Herat central Jamia Masjid's gate. Some historians argue that Kakar was first buried in Kohistan, but Ghiyath al-Din Ghori brought the body to be re-buried in a mosque in the city of Herat.

History

Until the fifteenth century, Kakars along with Tajiks, Baloch and Farsiwans mainly inhabited the Qandahar region and because of the predominant position of Abdali and Ghilzai Pashtuns in Qandahar region during and around 14th century, Tajiks, Hazaras, Kakars and Baloch lost their previous possessions and were forced to pay tax or revenue to warlords from either Abdali or Ghilzai tribal divisions. Eventually, some of these indigenous people assimilated and became part of dominant Pashtun confederacy, while others moved further west or to north Afghanistan.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Prior to the partition of British India, Hindu members of the Kakar tribe, known as Sheen Khalai, resided in the Qila Abdullah and Qila Saifullah, Quetta, Loralai and Maikhter regions of Baluchistan now in Pakistan.[6]

The Kakar also took part in anti-colonial resistance against the British Raj Army fighting alongside neighbouring Baloch tribes.

After 1947, they migrated to Unniara, Rajasthan and other parts of British India.[6]

Notable people

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kakar Super Tribe (Pashtun). dead. Naval Postgraduate School, Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, United States Navy (nps.edu) website. 23 February 2015. 12 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223024433/http://www.nps.edu/Programs/CCs/Docs/Tribal%20Trees/Kakar_supertribe.pdf.
  2. Book: Christine Noelle . State and Tribe in Nineteenth-century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan Shah (1826–1863) . 20 March 1997 . . 161. 978-0-7007-0629-7 .
  3. Dupree 1980: 377–378
  4. Durand 1879: 83–84
  5. Norris 1967: 295
  6. Web site: Tattooed 'blue-skinned' Hindu Pashtuns look back at their roots. Haider. Suhasini. 3 February 2018. The Hindu (newspaper). en. 12 March 2023.
  7. News: Name the chief, then what? . Abbas Nasir. Dawn (newspaper). 18 September 2022. 12 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Member Profile (Rozi Khan Kakar) . dead. 7 July 2017. Senate of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707035354/http://senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=778 . 12 March 2023.
  9. https://www.dawn.com/news/1631876 Judicial commission to probe Usman Kakar's death
  10. Web site: Member Profile (Arfa Siddiq Kakar). dead. Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Government of Pakistan website. 15 January 2018. 19 May 2014. 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184513/http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/27/495.

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