Wardak (Pashtun tribe)

Wardak
وردګ
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Mangal · Dilazak · Afridi · Orakzai · Wazir · Banuchi • Mehsud
and other Karlani Pashtun tribes
Wardak Tribe surrounded by Durrani tribe and non-Pashtun tribe people

The Wardak (Pashto: وردګ) or Wardag are a tribe of the Pashtun people that mainly live in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in Peshawar, Attock and Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Wardak, Mangal, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dalazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers : 10 Wardak are famous for their hospitality

History

The Wardak Pashtun were notorious for their opposition to the British colonial occupiers in 1879–1880. During the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Ghazi Mohammad Jan Wardak led a force of 10,000 Afghans to rise up against the British forces near Kabul in December 1879.

Amin Wardak, a Mujahidin commander Who defeated Soviet (Russians) in Wardak Province

Wardak Subtribes

Just like other Pashtun tribes, Wardak tribe is divided into its own individual subtribes and clans

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661). ISSN 0555-8158. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ الحسینی, میر سید ثاقب عماد. معارف الانساب والتحقیق.
  3. ↑ Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661): 24–25. ISSN 0555-8158. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. The Wardags migrated from their Karlāṇ sister tribes from Birmal. They migrated to their current homeland in around 1730 CE.
  4. ↑ "Wardak tribe to be organized soon: Elders". The Frontier Post. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ↑ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
  6. ↑ Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
  7. ↑ Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
  8. ↑ Naval Post Graduate School - Mayden Wardak Provincial Overview