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The ] believed the Yusufzai population in the 1580s to number about 100,000 households. In general, they were uncooperative with the rule of ] who in late 1585 sent military forces under ] and ] to subdue them. In February 1586 Raja Bir Bar was killed in fighting with the Yusufzais who were led by the general Gujju Khan. It was not until about 1690 that they were partially brought under the control of the Mughal Empire.<ref>{{cite book |first=John F. |last=Richards |authorlink=John F. Richards |series=The New Cambridge History of India |title=The Mughal Empire |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1993 |pages=50-51 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HHyVh29gy4QC&pg=PA50}}</ref> In 1849, the Yousafzai established their own ] under the leadership of ] who appointed Sayyid Akbar Shah, a descendant of Pir Baba, as the first emir. After Akbar Shah's death in 1857, Akhund Ghaffur assumed control of the state himself.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haroon |first=Sana |title=Frontier of Faith: Islam, in the Indo-Afghan Borderland |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=f5uSeJCTvKoC&pg=PA40 |accessdate=16 February 2013 |year=2011 |publisher=Hurst Publishers |isbn=1849041830 |page=40}}</ref> The state existed until 1969.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Claus|first1=Peter J.|last2=Diamond|first2=Sarah|last3=Ann Mills|first3=Margaret|title=South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka|date=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-41593-919-5|page=447|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ienxrTPHzzwC&pg=PA447}}</ref> |
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The ] believed the Yusufzai population in the 1580s to number about 100,000 households. In general, they were uncooperative with the rule of ] who in late 1585 sent military forces under ] and ] to subdue them. In February 1586 Raja Bir Bar was killed in fighting with the Yusufzais who were led by the general Gujju Khan. Mughal emperors made numerous attempts to bring the Yusufzai population under their control but failed on both political and military fronts. In 1849, the Yousafzai established their own ] under the leadership of ] who appointed Sayyid Akbar Shah, a descendant of Pir Baba, as the first emir. After Akbar Shah's death in 1857, Akhund Ghaffur assumed control of the state himself.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haroon |first=Sana |title=Frontier of Faith: Islam, in the Indo-Afghan Borderland |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=f5uSeJCTvKoC&pg=PA40 |accessdate=16 February 2013 |year=2011 |publisher=Hurst Publishers |isbn=1849041830 |page=40}}</ref> The state existed until 1969.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Claus|first1=Peter J.|last2=Diamond|first2=Sarah|last3=Ann Mills|first3=Margaret|title=South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka|date=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-41593-919-5|page=447|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ienxrTPHzzwC&pg=PA447}}</ref> |