Jahangiri Swati
Jahangeri Swati (جہانگیری سواتی) is sub-branch of Swati tribe. They are the descendants of Sultan Jahangeer (King of Pakhli Sarkar). According to Hazara Gazetteer-1883 Jahangeris own the 1 out of 9 parts of Upper Pakhli (now District Mansehra & District Battagram).[1] They ruled over Sultanate of Swat from 1190-1519 and Kingdom of Dir(1519-1700).
According to family traditions, Sultan Jahangeer, Sultan Arghush and Sultan Aznal were three brothers. In a recent research ,It is found that Jahangeris and Arghushals share same DNA haplogroup of R-FT297783.[2]
The last Sultan of Swat & last Chief of Swati Sultan Awais Swati[3] was also a Jahangeeri.[3] Sultan Awais was married to Shahida Bibi who was the sister of Yousafzai Sardar Malak Ahmed Khan. Olif Caroe wrote in his book 'The Pathans' that It was a political marriage between Yousafzais and Swatis to capture Swat Kingdom (Pakhli Sarkar).
Notable Jehangiris[edit]
- Babar Saleem Swati ( Sher-E-Mansehra , MPA of Mansehra )
- Bashir Jehangiri Swati ( Chief Justice Of Pakistan Supreme Court)
- Khan Khudadad Khan Swati ( 1st Health Minister Of West Pakistan and former Chief of Bhogarmang Valley)
References[edit]
- ↑ Irvine, William (January 1910). "Gazetteer of the Hazara District (1907). By H. D. Watson, Civil Service, Settlement Officer. London: Chatto & Windus, 1908". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 42 (1): 183–184. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00081880. ISSN 0035-869X. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Arif Hasan, Akhunzada (26 September 2021). "History of Jahangiris". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Khan Yousafzai, Khan Roshan (1900s). Malika e Sawat (in Urdu). pp. 1–10.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
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