Mashwanis
The
Mashwani (also
Moshwani,
Mishwani,
Miswani) are a tribal group, living predominantly in
Pakistan and
Afghanistan. The progenitor of the Mashwanis was a
Syed, that is a descendant of the
Muslim prophet
Muhammad, Sayed Muhammad Hamzah married a
Pashtun woman of
Kakar Tribe and he has a son name Sayed Masud (Moshwani). While
Verdak and
Honey from an another woman of Pushtoon Tribe and
Sherani. Since the Pashtun lineage traditionally stems from the father, this tribe is not recognised as Pashtun according to
Pashtunwali. Mashwanis names frequently have the prefix
"Syed", meaning belonging to the family of Muhammad.
They are well settled in large numbers in the district of
Haripur N.W.F.P of Pakistan and in Dir. They are still good in numbers around
Kabul and more than one hundred families in
Gandghar. Also they are settled in
Daccan Hyderabad of
India Mashwanis are brave people with some great history. They have played a brave role against
Sikhs and
British with Pashtun tribes of the region like
Swatis,
Tareens,
Shalmani, and
Jadoons. People like
Salim Shah Mashwani, who was martyred by Sikhs, are heroes of Pashtuns.
Their spoken language is
Pashto and some of the famous
Khels and susbsections are Lodin, Matkani, Roghani, Kazyooni, Ghareeb, Yousafkhel, Moosakhel, Adamkhel, Sakhar, Hasanhhel (Sindh), Azadkhel, Murjankhel, Bhatal, Amanikhel, Janikhel, Rahati and more.
Syed Umer Khetab of District Haripur
Gallai has researched for the last 30-35 years how the Moshwani came to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
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Sirikot village and its history
