Afridis of the Khyber Pass, 1862 (c)

 

Afridis of the Khyber Pass, 1862 (c).

Photo taken by Charles Shepherd at Jamrud. Source

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Pashtuns of Peshawar valley, 1860 (c). Photo by Samuel Bourne

Pashtuns from the Peshawar valley, 1860 (c). 

Photo by Samuel Bourne. 

Original caption of the photo is "Pathans, Peshawur valley". The young boys must be sons of some important chieftain but particulars about them are not given.

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Shinwaris of the Khyber Pass, 1890 (c)

Shinwaris of the Khyber Pass, 1890 (c).

From "Tribes on our Frontier" series of photos by Bourne & Shepherd.

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A Kambar Khel Afridi, 1890 (c)

 

A Kambar Khel Afridi, 1890 (c).

From "Tribes on our Frontier" series of photos by Bourne & Shepherd.

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A group of Kabulese men in Peshawar, 1870 (c)

 

"Group of Kabulese men in Peshawur", 1870 (c). Photo by Bourne and Shepherd. Source

 "Group of Kabulese Merchants in Peshua". Photo by Charles Shepherd (acc. 1860-1885). Source

A Sipah Afridi, 1890 (c)

 

A Sipah Afridi chieftain, 1890 (c). From "The tribes on our frontier" series of photos by Bourne & Shepherd. Source

The Tribal Chief of Sepah Tribe [1880's] Malik Siraj Uddin Afridi Sepah son of Malik Saleem Khan Sepah is shown seated with two deadly Khyberi Chourray and mid size defensive shield wearing a loose tunic and patkaye. He was Father to Malik Sher Muhammad Khan Sepah mentioned many times in the book "18 years in Khyber" by Colonel Robert Warburton the first Political Officer of Khyber. His father Malik Saleem Khan Afridi Sepah accompanied by His brother Malik Abdurehman Afridi Sepah was chosen to represent all Tribes of Afridis of Khyber (Khyberi) negotiated terms of safe passage through Khyber Pass for the combined troops of Shah Shuja, Sikh and British East India Company Alliance with Exiled King Shah Shujah sadozai of Afghanistan and Abu Tabelila ( Pablo Crescendo Avitabile) the Governor of Peshawar in Sikh era (1839) in the present days Ali Mardan Khan Garden Pavilion Peshawar Cantonment but negotiations failed. (Info provided by Malikzada Muhammad Arif Afridi)

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History of the Utman Khel tribe (اتمان خیل)

Utman Khels are Karlanri Pashtuns whose territory lies between Swat and Bajaur. According to a local legend the Utman Khels are the descendants of Baba Utman, a follower of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. 

It is said that their original abode was in the mountains about Tank and Gomal from which they moved away in early 14th century AD and accompanied the Yousafzai by way of Kabul and Nangarhar to Peshawar. In the war between Yousafzai and Dilazak, the Utman Khel remained faithful to the former even though the latter were their Karlanri kinsmen. They contributed to the victory of Yousafzais over Dilazaks by effectively using shields of raw and tanned ox hides that protected them against the arrows of the enemy archers. They advanced boldly into the very lines of their enemies and routed the Dilazaks. 

The whole or part of Utman Khel tribe were found in Tirah in the times of Pir Roshan. Afzal Khan Khattak writes:

"It is stated that, in Pir Roshan's day, the Utman Khel tribe was in Tirah and that on enmity arising between them and the Afridis, they left Tirah and went and took up their quarters in Arang Barang of Bajaur".

 

References: (1) 'Hayat-i-Afghani' by Muhammad Hayat Khan (2) 'History of the Pathans' by Haroon Rashid;

Utman Khel tribesmen, 1890 (c). From "The tribes on our frontier" series of photos by Bourne & Shepherd.. Source.

The Utman Khel country, 1935. Caption: "The inhospital region where the Faquir of Alingar recruited the greater part of his force of nine hundred men which proved so difficult to quell. The Swat River runs through a deep gorge between these hills. Source: "The Sphere" magazine, 13th July 1935, 

1935: A stone shelter built by the Pashtuns of Utman Khel tribe of Malakand to protect themeselves from the British aeroplanes. From ''The Sphere'' magazine.

A Pashtun youth from Malakand, undated. On reverse Captioned “Dora C Kennedy Malakand NWFP India”. Above the framers label on reverse of frame is written “Pathan Youth”. Via Farrukh Husain

Akbar Khan Orakzai, 1890 (c)

The man in the following photos is Khan Bahadur Muhammad Akbar Khan Orakzai, jagirdar of Bhana Mari (a suburb of Peshawar city). He was assistant Political officer of Khyber from 1879 to 1896. He belonged to Kamal Khel sub-section of Abdul Aziz Khel Orakzais.

Reference: "History of the Pathans" by Haroon Rashid, Volume-4, p-120

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Group of Pashtun darbaris in Lahore, December 1880. Akbar Khan Orakzai is sitting on chair on extreme right. Source

An Orakzai chieftain, 1890 (c). From "The tribes on our frontier" series of photos by Bourne & Shepherd. Source

An Orakzai chief and his followers, 1890 (c). Source

A 1905 postcard depicting Akbar Khan and his men, captioned as "Our restless neighbours, the Pathans". Source

Mullagori tribe

Mullagori is a small Pashtun tribe which are found in the Mullagori tehsil of the Khyber district.

The author of Hayat-i-Afghani writes:

“The Mullagori clan, with its four sub-divisions of Pahar-Khel, Tar-Khel, Ahmad-Khel and Daulat-Khel, is held by some not to be of Afghan stock at all. Its ancestor, say these, was a stranger who attached himself to the Mohmand and partook their fortunes. Others relate that this ancestor was a Mohmand of the name of Mullah, who having once taken part with some of his fellows in a robbing enterprise, was afterwards observed by his companions to be standing apart with fixed look as if in meditation; upon which one of them remarked in Pashto ‘Mullagori’ i.e. ‘Mullah is looking or staring’ and the phrase clung to him and finally gave the name to his descendants. Whatever may be thought of this story, certain it is that the Mulla-gori live in the midst and in close community of interest with the hill Mohmand. The clan, numbering about 500 men, is chiefly settled in the Tahtara, where it apportions its time and energies between the conflicting claims of pillage and agriculture. The following are maliks: of the Pahar-Khel, Shengi Khan and Dad Gul; of the Tar-Khel, Khadri and Khairu Khan; of the Ahmad-Khel, Mir Alim, son of Sikandar; of the Daulat Khel, Asmatullah.”
[English translation by Henry Priestley, p.139]

William Merk, who prepared a report on Mohmands, had a theory that Mullagoris could be remnants of Dilazak Pashtuns. He writes that Mullagoris have tradition that their ancestors founded a great kingdom, the capital of which was somewhere near Pesh Bolak in Ningarhar (which was formerly inhabited by Dilazaks). ["The Mohmands" by W.R.H. Merk, p.85]

Mullagori tribesmen, 1890 (c). From "The tribes on our frontier" series of photos by Bourne & Shepherd. Source

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