Kheshgi

Kheshgi
Kheshgi
	A member of Kheshgi tribe from Kasur, painted 1825.
Current region	South Asia (mainly Pakistan, Afghanistan and India)
Etymology	Kheshgi is derived from their ancestors' name, Kheshig, which in Mongolian means: "favored", "blessed", "glorified"
Place of origin	Keshik, Kerman Province, Mongol Empire
Founded	Early 1400s
Titles	Nawab of Kasur (1525); Nawab of Mamdot (1848)

The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a Pashtun tribe in South Asia, mainly in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.

Origins

The Kheshgi are believed to be descendants of the Kheshig, the Mongol imperial guards who originated in the surrounding areas of modern Zamand and Keshik in Iran.^{[failed verification]}

Notable people

Zakir Husain, third President of India
Nawab Hussain Khan Kheshgi, founder of the city of Kasur (now in Pakistan)
Waliullah Kheshgi, Pakistani diplomat
Mahmood Hasan Khan, Indian member of parliament
Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri, lawyer, politician, founder of multinational law firm Kasuri PLLC
Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah, Sufi saint
Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan, Pakistani retired military general and diplomat
General Rahmuddin Khan, retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, 7th Governor of Balochistan, 16th Governor of Sindh
Nawab Muzaffar Khan Khaishgi, founder of Muzaffargarh, Governor of Multan
Nawab Jamaluddin Khan Kheshgi, founder of Mamdot
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Pakistani Foreign Minister
Fayaz Khan Kheshgi, Pakistani musician
Nawab Muhammad Ahmed Khan Kasuri, former Nawab of Kasur
Senain Kheshgi, film director, writer and producer
Mohammad Iqbal Azizi, Afghan governor
Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot, politician, Punjabi landlord
Asma Mamdot, Pakistani politician
Mahmud Husain, Pakistani educationist, former Minister of Education, Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions, Deputy Minister of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Finance
Masud Husain Khan, Indian linguist
Salman Khurshid Alam, Indian politician
Yousuf Hussain Khan, Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author
Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, former chief minister of West Punjab and former governor of Sindh

References

↑ Rose, Horace Arthur (2007). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1911-2.
↑ Low, D. A. (1991-06-18). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.
↑ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
↑ Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 9780706927528.

[1] Rose, Horace Arthur (2007). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1911-2.

[2] Low, D. A. (1991-06-18). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.

[3] Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.

[4] Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 9780706927528.