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| The '''Yousafzai''' is the largest ethnic ]/] tribe. ''Yousafzai'' translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": ''Yousaf'' = ''Joseph'', ''zai'' = ''son of''. Their spoken langagues is Pashto, which the Yousefzai are considered to have the most pure spoken form of. | |||
| yousaf zai means sons of yousaf''there are many stories famouse about the yousaf name that there was a famouse warriour his name was yousaf ,he was also very handsome so due to this the name of the tribr become yousaf zai,,some peoples also says that the ancestor of yousaf zai comes frm the egypt,,,so becouse of the facts of yousaf god prophet the name become yousaf zai so this is the views i have heard abt the tribe,,,, | |||
| the peoples of this tribe living in mardan and swabi andswat also swat yousaf zai originally comes frm swabi so/////at the end i will tell u we r pakistanese and muslims its enough fr me and also fr u buddy | |||
| Other spellings include: | |||
| *'''Euzefzai''' | |||
| *'''Yusefzai''' | |||
| *'''Yosefzai''' | |||
| *'''Yousefzai''' | |||
| The majority of The Yousafzai reside in ], in the areas of mardan malakand and ]/ | |||
| '''Yousafzais''' have great history of bravery against their rivals through out the over past centuries, most notably against the Pashtun tribes ], ],and ]. Some Historians have different views as they were have the support of Mughal King Babur against the different Pashtun tribes even the soldiers and chiefs of Moghal Army took part in Wars to win for them. '''Suleman shah''' was the elder of Yousafzais when '''Alag Baig''' was the ruler of ]. Bibi Mubarka of Yousafzai had been honored as Queen of the King Babar. '''Shiekh Mali''', '''Khan Kajo''', '''Shah Mansoor''' and '''Malik Ahmed''' are notablepersonalities of the tribe. They have captured the whole Swat, Malakad and Dir in a long period of time. Yousafzais migeratted from ] to refudge in the plains of ] and the hilly areas of ], where nine hundred Chiefs heads have been chopped off by '''Mirza Alag baig''' in the late 14th century. Actually the Pashtun's living in Swat are also for the most part Yousafzai's. | |||
| And while these residents of Swat may be referred to as Swati's there is in fact no Pashtun tribe of that name in Swat. The original Pashtun Tribe ''']''' now lives in Hazara and some in Dir of N.W.F.P of ], where '''Swatis''' defeated the '''Turks''' and captured the hills and plains of Pakhali (now called '''Hazara division'''. So now the people living in Swat are totally Yousafzais and if someone calling him Swati would be considered wrong. | |||
| Pashtun's own pronounciation of '''Yousafzai''' would sound as "eeSupzaye" | |||
| Quite often they have trouble pronouncing the letter "P". Some of the famous clans and subsections of the Yousafzais are Eessa, Moosa, Malizai, Akozai, Chagharzai, Orba, Madakhel and Bazikhel. | |||
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The Yousafzai is the largest ethnic Afghan/Pashtun tribe. Yousafzai translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": Yousaf = Joseph, zai = son of. Their spoken langagues is Pashto, which the Yousefzai are considered to have the most pure spoken form of.
Other spellings include:
- Euzefzai
- Yusefzai
- Yosefzai
- Yousefzai
The majority of The Yousafzai reside in Pakistan, in the areas of mardan malakand and Swabi/
Yousafzais have great history of bravery against their rivals through out the over past centuries, most notably against the Pashtun tribes Swati, Dilazak,and Mohmand. Some Historians have different views as they were have the support of Mughal King Babur against the different Pashtun tribes even the soldiers and chiefs of Moghal Army took part in Wars to win for them. Suleman shah was the elder of Yousafzais when Alag Baig was the ruler of Kabul. Bibi Mubarka of Yousafzai had been honored as Queen of the King Babar. Shiekh Mali, Khan Kajo, Shah Mansoor and Malik Ahmed are notablepersonalities of the tribe. They have captured the whole Swat, Malakad and Dir in a long period of time. Yousafzais migeratted from Kabul to refudge in the plains of Peshawar and the hilly areas of Swat, where nine hundred Chiefs heads have been chopped off by Mirza Alag baig in the late 14th century. Actually the Pashtun's living in Swat are also for the most part Yousafzai's. And while these residents of Swat may be referred to as Swati's there is in fact no Pashtun tribe of that name in Swat. The original Pashtun Tribe Swati now lives in Hazara and some in Dir of N.W.F.P of Pakistan, where Swatis defeated the Turks and captured the hills and plains of Pakhali (now called Hazara division. So now the people living in Swat are totally Yousafzais and if someone calling him Swati would be considered wrong. Pashtun's own pronounciation of Yousafzai would sound as "eeSupzaye" Quite often they have trouble pronouncing the letter "P". Some of the famous clans and subsections of the Yousafzais are Eessa, Moosa, Malizai, Akozai, Chagharzai, Orba, Madakhel and Bazikhel.
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