Utmankhel
اتمان خیل‎
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Karlani Pashtun and other tribes.

The Utmankhel (Pashto: اتمان‌خېل; Urdu: اتمان خیل) is a Pashtun tribe present in Pakistan, with substantial numbers in Afghanistan.[1] They lie between the Mohmands and the Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers. The Utmankhel mostly living in Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Lower Dir, Mardan and Orakzai. The Utmankhel are Pashtuns, part of the Karlani tribal confederacy, who fought against British and Mughals emperors in Pakhtunkhwa. The British regarded the Utmankhel tribesmen as “warlike” peoples and one of the Martial Race. The Utmankhel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighboring peoples of Bajaur. Utmankhel speak the same dialect of Pashtu called Yousafzai Pashto.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "www.utmankhel.com". Utmankhel in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Introduction, history, culture and society.
  2. ↑ Talwar, Bhagat Ram (1976). The Talwars of Pathan Land and Subhas Chandra's Great Escape. ISBN 9780883868485.

Sources

  • A-H. McMahon and A.D.G. Ramsay Report on the Tribes of Dir, Swat and Bajour together with the Utmankhel and Sam Ranizai, reprint 1981, p. 27. Henceforth McMahon and Ramsay
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