Jahangiri

The Jahangiris is Pashtun clan of the Gabri Section of Swatis, inhabiting Pakistan. Jahangiris are the descendents of Sultan Jahangir Swati of Pakhli Sarkar/Gabar Sulatnate( 1190-1510) .Sultan Jahangir was grandson of founder of Gabar Sultanate ,Sultan Fakhal(Pakhal).Sultan Jahangir had three brothers Sultan Arghush(Arghushals) ,Malik Khan(Malkals),Aznal(Aznalis).However have further divided into ten more subsections or khels: Aman Shahis (امان شاہی), Balahris(بلہیری بالاری), Edlahis (ادلاہی), Yusufdinis (یوسف دینی), Hassanis (حسنی), Khazanis(خزانی), Isp Alikhels (ایسپ علیخیل), Api Khels, Alikhels (علیخیل) and Hasabdinis (حسب دینی). The majority of this tribe live around Mansehra with considerable population in Siran Valley also. Jahngiris, 'as a rule', have forgotten Pushto and speak Hindko as their fisrt language, but some have still retained Pushto

Jahangiri /Jahangiris
جاہنگیری
Jahangiri (Swatis)
Regions with significant populations
Primarily Pakistan
Languages
Hindko and some Pashto
Religion
Islam

When Babur invaded Bajaur in 1519 in the famous battle of bajuar, the defender was a Sultan named Mir Haider Ali Gabri.[1][2]

After their defeat against Zaheeruddin Babar and Yusufzais, Jahangiris moved to Manshera and Battagram districts.[3][4] This tribe has been recorded to have collective land holding: (1) nimakai in areas of Mansehra and Bhogarmang Siran Valley.[5]. Their mother tongue was Gabri variant of Persian and Dari when they were in Swat. [2]

References
  1. Caroe O. The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957 Oxford University Press.
  2. Tareekh Hafiz Rehmat Khan
  3. "Notes on Afghanistan and Baluchistan".
  4. "The lost Tajiks of Pakistan". The Friday Times. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  5. Settlement Report 1872 by Capt. Wace
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