Chamkani (Pashtun tribe)
څمکني (tsamkanī) | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tsamkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mohmand, Daudzai and Khalil Jalal khel |
The Chamkani (Pashto: څمکني tsamkanī) is a sub-tribe of Ghoryakhel Pashtuns.
History
They took part in the frontier battles 1897, and during the Tirah campaign of that year a brigade under General Gaselee was sent to punish them.[1]
Notables
- Shoukat Aziz, a Pakistani human rights activist who abolished the British Colonial era Frontier Crimes Regulation and co-founded the FATA Youth Organization
- Haji Mohammad Tsamkani, Acting President of Afghanistan (1986-1987)
See also
References
- ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chamkanni". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 826.