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Revision as of 22:45, 6 October 2005 by 172.203.93.135 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Yousafzai is the largest ethnic Afghan/Pashtun tribe and also the largest in NWFP of Pakistan. Yousafzai translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": Yousaf = Joseph, zai = son of. Their spoken langagues is Pashto. The Yousefzai are considered to speak the purest form of Pashto. Clans include Isa (Jesus), Moosa (Moses), Malizai, Akozai, Chagharzai, Orba, Madakhel and Bazikhel.
== Yousafzai == once used to live in Kabul but they migrated to the Plains now mainly in Pakistan.
Yousafzai captured these lands by force and defeated the residents of these regions(SWAT, MALAKAND, MARDAN, SWABI, MANSEHRA). In the Past they had spent most of their time in fighting with Mughals and Khattaks, Khattaks were traitors amongst pukhtoons who fought for Mughals to get some reward or a high position in their Army, but YOUSAFZAI gave ASYLUM and shelter to KHUSHAL KHAN KHATTAK when Mughal wanted to kill him. are the most educated and politically aware people amongst Pukhtoons.
Other spellings include:
- Euzefzai
- Yusefzai
- Yosefzai
- Yousefzai
The majority of The Yousafzai reside in Pakistan, in the areas of mardan malakand and Swabi.