The Tarkani (Pashto: ترکاڼي tarkāṇī) or Tarkalani (Pashto: ترکلاڼي tarkalāṇī) are a Pashtun tribe mainly settled in Bajaur District, Lower Dir district, Barawal upper dir and in Kabal and Matta tehsil of district Swat Pakistan but originally hailed from the Laghman province of modern-day Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4][5][6] They are settled in large parts of Kunar province of Afghanistan and other parts of Afghanistan. In Kunar they stretch all the way up to Naray district of Afghanistan, and are majority in Dangam, Asmar, half of Gehazi Abad, Marah wara, half of Barkani district (other half being Safi dominated) etc, all districts in Kunar, Afghanistan.[7] they are cousins of the Yousafzai with whom fought battles against Dalzak and Mughals.
| Tarkani ترکاڼي | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Pashtun |
| Location | Afghanistan, Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) |
| Parent tribe | Sarbani |
| Branches | Mahmund, Salarzai, Isazai, Ismailzai |
| Language | Pashto |
| Religion |  Islam |
Subtribes
The Tarkani is split into four clans. These include:
Notable people
- Ghazi Umra Khan of Jandol, dubbed the Afghan Napoleon who conquered northern Pakhtunkhwa battling the British Empire in the 1895 Chitral Rebellion, taking British soldiers as their Prisoners of War who were treated with mercy
References
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