Sarbani
| Sarbani سړبني | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Yousufzai |
| Language | Pashto |
| Religion |  Islam |
The Saṛbanī (
History
The origin of the Sarbani may be connected with Hephthalites,[1] who had a large nomadic confederation that included present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan in the 5th-6th centuries AD, as well as with Scythians,[2] who are known to have settled where most of Pashtuns live today.
The Durrani Empire that existed in the 18th-19th centuries and that was centered in the territory of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan was founded by the Ahmad Shah Durrani, a Pashtun military commander under Nader Shah of Persia and chief of the Abdali Sarban tribe. Since that time, the Abdali tribe is known as Durrani.
Geographic distribution
Afghanistan
In
in the eastern part of the country.Pakistan
In Pakistan, Sarbani are living throughout the city of Peshawar, northern and eastern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas regions. Additional large settlements are found in Multan, Quetta, KPK, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur and in the northern parts of Balochistan.[3]
Sarbani tribes
Abubakar Siddique writes that "Under the prevailing classifications, Pashtuns are divided into four main tribal groupings: the Sarbani, Bettani, Ghurghust and Karlani... The Sarbanis are divided into two branches: the Sharkbun and the Kharshbun. The most significant tribes of this branch today are the Yusufzai, Sherani, Tareen, Urmer, Durranis, Khalils, Mohmands, kansi, Daudzai, Chamkanis, Shinwari and Tarkalani."[4]
See also
References
- ^ The Hephthalites: Archaeological and Historical Analysis, Aydogdu Kurbanov, Berlin, 2010, page 242.
- ^ A brief history of Afghanistan, Shaista Wahab, Barry Youngerman, Infobase Publishing, 2007, page 14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ISBN 978-1849042925. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
