Beka, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Beka
town and Union Council
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Beka
Coordinates: 33°59′37″N72°20′51″E / 33.99361°N 72.34750°E / 33.99361; 72.34750
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Swabi District
Tehsil Lahor Tehsil
Beka Sharif1758
Founded byNawab Nehmat khan Yusufzai
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
 35000

Beka is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. [1] It is part of Lahor Tehsil.

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Present-day Beka was founded approximately 300 years ago as a result of the diversion of the Indus, which flows through the town. [ citation needed ].

Education

Government

Private

Nawab Production

The owner of YouTube entertainment channel Nawab Production lives in Beka. Nawab Production aims to educate people through media and improve Pashto culture according to the new age. Bilal Khan, Umar Farooq, Wisal Khan and Ihsan Khan are the directors.

Lineages

Taju Khel

Taju Khel or Tajo Khel are the sub tribe of Yousafzai. They live in many parts of Pakistan and India including Kaddi, Zaida, Marghuz, Lahor, Beka, Sala, Haryan in Pakistan and Bhopal, Delhi, Agraa and Pathan Kot in India. Some Taju Khel in Swabi maintain family ties with their relatives in India. They are the descendants of Doran Khan. Furthurmore, Taju Khel along with four other brothers came to current swabi roughly around 16th century from Afghan province Kundooz. [2] The estimated population of Taju Khel globally are estimate at 100,000 to 170,000. [3]

According to a renowned elder and historian of Yaqubi village Taju Khel, Zakarya Khel, Panj Pao and Balar Khel were all brothers along with Taus Khani, Bazid Khel and Ayub Khel. He further claimed that these brother along with their ancestors formed Aba Khel, but this is disputed.

Beka, Tajukhel Tribe ancestor is Malak Mehmood Khan after that Malak Nooroze, Malak Abdul Ghani, Malak Rizwan, then after that Malak Jahanzaib, Malak Amraiz, Malak Jawed, and Malak Mairaj.

Nawab family

Nawab Ali is the grandson of Nawab Nehmat Khan. He was a predominant landlord and founder of Beka. Nawab Nehmat Khan have now more than 300 descendants who reside in Beka and Beka Dheri. Nawab Ali Khan family tree with Nawab Nehmat Khan as below. Nawab Nehmat Khan belong to sub tribe of Yousafzai (Taju Khel). Taju Khel tribe are the owners of most of the land in Swabi District. [4]

 Nawab Family Tree

Nawab Nehmat Khan

Nawab Abdul Rehim Khan

Nawab Majeed Khan

Jamdad Khan

Haji Mohabat Khan

Nawab Ali Khan

Bilal Khan

              Umar Farooq Khan     Haroon Khan 

Zohaib Khan Ahmad Ali Khan

Organizations

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References

  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Khan, Roshan The History of Yousafzai
  3. Britannica Encyclopaedia's 11th Edition
  4. Title land registry deeds, Swabi