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The Afrīdī (Template:Langx Aprīdai, plur. {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Aprīdī; Template:Langx) are a Pashtun tribe present mostly in tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

The Afridis are most dominant in the Spin Ghar range west of Peshawar in Tribal areas of modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering most of the Khyber Pass and Maidan in Tirah<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> which is their Native Tribal Territory. They are the closest to Orakzai in their language, culture and geographic areas.

Etymology and originsEdit

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EtymologyEdit

Herodotus, in his Histories, mentions an Indian tribe<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> named Aparytai (Ἀπαρύται) inhabiting the Achaemenid satrapy of Arachosia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Thomas Holdich and Olaf Caroe have linked them with the Afridi tribe:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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OriginsEdit

The origin of the Afridis is uncertain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=afridi>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Among the Afridi six Ḵaybar clans are generally distinguished: the Kūkī Ḵēl, Kambar Ḵēl, Kamar Ḵēl, Malek-dīn Ḵēl, Sepāh, and Zakkā Ḵēl (or Zəḵā Ḵēl), in the Khyber pass region. In addition, there are two "assimilated clans" not recognized by the first six, the Akā Ḵēl, settled south of the Bārā river in contact with the Ōrakzī, and the Ādam Ḵēl, occupying a mountainous region between Peshawar and Kohat. This complex clan structure,  perhaps reflects the diversity of the origins of the different ethnic groups forming this great tribe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

Resistance against the MughalsEdit

The Afridis and their allies Khalils were first mentioned in the memoirs of Mughal Emperor Babar as violent tribes in need of subduing.<ref>A. S. Beveridge, Babor-nama London, 1922 [repr. 1969], p. 412</ref> The Afridi tribes controlled the Khyber Pass, which has served as a corridor connecting the Indian subcontinent with Afghanistan and Central Asia. Its strategic value was not lost on the Mughals to whom the Afridis were implacably hostile.<ref name = "Agent">History of Khyber Agency: Gateway to the Subcontinent Template:Webarchive, Office of the Political Agent, Khyber Agency</ref>

Over the course of Mughal rule, Emperors Akbar and Jahangir both dispatched punitive expeditions to suppress the Afridis, with little success.<ref name="afridi" />

Under the leadership of Darya Khan Afridi, they engaged in protracted warfare against the Mughal army in the 1670s.<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Dead link</ref> The Afridis once destroyed two large Mughal armies of Emperor Aurangzeb: in 1672, in a surprise attack between Peshawar and Kabul, and in the winter of 1673, in an ambush in the mountain passes.<ref name=richards /> The emperor sent his Rajput general Rai Tulsidas with reinforcements into the mountains to suffocate the revolt and liberate the mountain.<ref name=richards>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Usurped Khyber.org, 3 July 2005</ref> Allegedly, only five Mughal soldiers made it out of the battle alive and the rest of the Mughals were brutally slaughtered.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

British RajEdit

During the First, Second, and Third Anglo-Afghan Wars, Afridis fought against the British; these skirmishes comprised some of the fiercest fighting of the Anglo-Afghan Wars.<ref>L. Thomas, Beyond Khyber Pass, London, n.d. (ca. 1925)</ref> Ajab Khan Afridi was a well-known independence activist against the British Raj.

The British colonial administration regarded the Pashtun Afridi tribesmen as "martial tribe" under the martial races theory.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> Different Afridi clans also cooperated with the British in exchange for subsidies, and some even served with the Khyber Rifles, an auxiliary force of the British Indian Army.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

First Kashmir WarEdit

Shortly after the Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan, Afridi tribesmen were among the ranks of the Pashtun militias that invaded the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in October 1947, sparking the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 and the ongoing Kashmir conflict.<ref>M.K. Teng (2001) Kashmir: The Bitter Truth Template:Webarchive Kashmir Information Network</ref> Today, Afridis make use of their dominant positions along the Durand Line in areas of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by controlling transport and various businesses, including trade in armaments, munitions and goods.<ref name="India2">Template:Usurped The excessive figure sometimes mentioned in Afghanistan reflects in a particular way the Afghan claim to Pashtunistan and actually represents an estimate of the whole of the Afridi tribe on both sides of the frontier.</ref> Beside commercial activities, the Afridis also occupy substantial representation among Pakistan Armed Forces and paramilitary forces such as Khyber Rifles.

ClansEdit

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The Afridi Tribe is subclassified into eight sub-tribes (Ḵels), which reflect the different ethnic groups which joined to make the Afrīdīs:<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="afridi2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Kūkī Ḵēl
  • Kambar Ḵēl
  • Zakkā/Zəḵā Ḵēl
  • Kamar/Kamraʾī Ḵēl
  • Malek-dīn Ḵēl
  • Sepāh
  • Akā Ḵēl
  • Ādam Ḵēl

ReligionEdit

Afridis follow the Sunni sect of Islam. Their conversion to Islam is attributed to Sultan (Emperor) Mahmud of Ghazni by Denzil Ibbetson<ref>Denzil Ibbetson, Edward MacLagan, H. A. Rose "A Glossary of The Tribes & Castes of The Punjab & North-West Frontier Province", 1911 AD, Page 217, Vol. III, Published by Asian Educational Services</ref> and Haroon Rashid.<ref>History of the Pathans by Haroon Rashid Published by Haroon Rashid, 2002 Item notes: v. 1 Page 45 Original from the University of Michigan</ref>

List of notable AfridisEdit

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Shahid Afridi in 2017

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PoliticiansEdit

CombatantsEdit

BusinessmanEdit

MartyrsEdit

OthersEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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