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| They came to ] during Afghan invasions such as those of ], settling in various regions. | They came to ] during Afghan invasions such as those of ], settling in various regions. | ||
| A major Kakazai group from ], East ] settled in twelve villages, including Babal Chak, Faizullah Chak, Sut Kohiah (Satkoha), and Wazir Chak, near ] . At the partition of India in August ], having been initially told they would be in ], they were caught up in the ensuing violence and the survivors displaced when their area became part of ]. | A major Kakazai group from ], East ] settled in twelve villages, including Babal Chak, Faizullah Chak, Sut Kohiah (Satkoha), and Wazir Chak, near ] . At the partition of India in August ], having been initially told they (being Muslim) would be in ], they were caught up in the ensuing violence and the survivors displaced when their area became part of ]. | ||
| Today, the majority of the Kakazai reside in Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the areas of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] (], ]). Consequently, they do not exclusively speak ], but may speak other languages such as ], ], and ]. | Today, the majority of the Kakazai reside in Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the areas of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] (], ]). Consequently, they do not exclusively speak ], but may speak other languages indigenous to Pakistan such as ], ], and ]. | ||
| "Malik" is a common given name or surname among Kakazai Pathans. | "Malik" is a common given name or surname among Kakazai Pathans. | ||
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The Kakazai (see spelling variants below) are a Pashtun (aka Pathan) tribe originally from the Laghman province of Afghanistan.
They came to South Asia during Afghan invasions such as those of Mahmud of Ghazni, settling in various regions.
A major Kakazai group from Gurdaspur, East Punjab settled in twelve villages, including Babal Chak, Faizullah Chak, Sut Kohiah (Satkoha), and Wazir Chak, near Dahriwal . At the partition of India in August 1947, having been initially told they (being Muslim) would be in Pakistan, they were caught up in the ensuing violence and the survivors displaced when their area became part of India.
Today, the majority of the Kakazai reside in Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the areas of Lahore, Sialkot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Quetta, Karachi, Kashmir, Isa Khel, Musa Khel, and Kakazai (Pishin, Baluchistan). Consequently, they do not exclusively speak Pashto, but may speak other languages indigenous to Pakistan such as Punjabi, Siriaki, and Balochi.
"Malik" is a common given name or surname among Kakazai Pathans.
Notable Kakazai Pathans include Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang, Abdullah Malik and the historian Khan Roshan Khan.
The name "Kakazai" means "offspring/children/sons of little/younger boy" (in Pashto, Kakay or Kaka = younger/little boy, Zai = offspring/children/sons of, a root also used in Yousafzai). Spelling variants include: Kakezai, Kakay Zai, Kakayzai, Kaka Zai and Kakkkayzai.
References
- Tazkara (also called Tazkira-e-pathan), Khan Roshan Khan, pp 176-181 (in Urdu).
- Muslims in the Indian subcontinent 617-1290 C.E. (PDF format)
- Lieutenant Zarar Ahmad Account of 1947 events in Gurdaspur
- Kakezai/Kakazai Afghan/Pathan Tribe, Tazkara by Khan Roshan Khan online scans of Urdu text
External links
Kakazai.com weblog on Kakazai topics by Ali Khan
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