Dilazak

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A Pushtoon tribe living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afghanistan and India. Dilazaks are peaceful people Among Pushtoons.

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Origins

The Dilzak are a Pashtoon tribe of the Karlani Afghans

The Dilzak descended from the Suleman Range into the valley of Peshawar during the time of the Samanid Dynasty, between 750 and 850 CE. They expelled or subdued local people of the Swati, Degan and Tirahi castes. Dilzak is the first Pushtoon tribe who conquered Peshawar valley and its surrounding areas including Mardan, Charsadda, Swabi, Nowshera and Swat valley.

By the time of Mahmud Ghaznavi (around 1000 AD), they had reached the Sindh River (then called Abaseen or Neelaab). They participated in Mahmood Ghaznavi's campaigns in large numbers under their leader, Malik Yahya Khan. In the 500 years that followed, they extended up to Hassan Abdal (near Taxila) and towards the north up to Abbottabad. According to the Ain-i-Akbari (written around 1590 CE), they were the only Pashtun tribe possessing lands in Hazara Qarlagh.

History

Around 1520, a Pashtun tribe, the Yousafzai, was expelled from Kabul by Mirza Ulugh Beg, a Timurid ruler and paternal uncle of the Mughal Emperor Babur. [1] The Yusufzai migrated to Peshawar valley where they sought and received help from the Dilazak. [2] Later, the relationships between the two tribes deteriorated and a long war ensued. [3] 20 years later, at the battle of Katlang, the Yousafzai and Jadoon's pushed the Dilazak east of the Indus River under the leadership of Malik Ahmad Khan. [4]

Dispersal by the Mughals

The Mughals had fluctuating relations with the Afghans. The Dilazak were on the eastern side of the Sindh River and thus vulnerable to the Mughal army. Around 1607, on his way to Kabul, Mughal emperor Jahangir left his large army under the command of Zaffar Khan Koka, son of Zain Khan Koka, and ordered him to wipe out the Dilazak and arrest the leaders of the Khattar tribe. Zaffar Khan Koka complied with the orders and deported one hundred thousand families of the Dilazak to Lahore for onward dispersal throughout India. Only a few families of the Dilazak survived.

Return under Shahjahan

Most of the Dilazaks returned during the reign of the Mughal king Shahjahan, and settled in parts of North West Frontier Province (renamed Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa in 2010) and Punjab in their old homes. One of them was Saleh Khan who along with his family settled in Sara-e-Saleh and Tir in Haripur District. Dilazak found into chota Lahore, Bamkhel, Tahdkohi, Kalokhan, Turlandi, Menai district Swabi.

Sections or branches of the Dilazak include the Shamseer Khani, Nusrat Khel and Anayat Khani. As of 2010, they are found in the districts Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Charsadda, Mardan, Shabqadar, Buner, Mengora, Chakdara, Darband, Kala Dhaka, Bisham, Chikar, Khar (Bajaur), Swat and Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa Province; in Attock, Hazro and Rawalpindi, Dera Ismail Khan and Lahore in the Punjab Province along with Karachi in Sindh Province. There are also some populations in India, in the districts of Shahjahan Pur and also in villages in the Shahjahanpur District (Meerut), on Meerut Garh Road (Uttar Pradesh), Jalandhar (in Indian Punjab), Bari (Rajasthan), Dilazi and other villages in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Members of this tribe also dwell in Afghanistan

Sardar Shah Jahan

This story is five hundred years old when there was a historical city called Kalpaniabad near Takhtbhai on the land of Mardan, where Umar Khel Dilzak was settled. At that time, Mirza Kamran, the son of Babur, was the ruler of Kabul, while the Dilzak tribe was a rebel of the ruler of Kabul. The attack was so sudden that when Sardar Jahan Shah heard the screams, he suspected that some wild animal had attacked a human being in the city. When he saw that the army of the Mughals were cutting the brave men like radishes, the Shah immediately turned around and armed himself with a bow and arrow and a shield, etc. A troop of horsemen also came out to compete. At that time, the city of Kalpani consisted of two parts, Arabi and Kalpani, on the other side of the Nala. By that time, the Mughal army had gained control over the city of Arabi, and there was a house-to-house fight with the local people. Sardar Jahan Shah immediately went to the eastern side of the city and captured the middle bridge and shouted slogans Umar Khel young men to compete in the field encouraged to fight the enemy manfully, protect your honor, you instructed the women to fight too, brave young men gathered around you, you started raining arrows on the Mughal army and their allies. But the streets of the city of Arabi were busy sacrificing their lives by fighting against the Mughals. The general situation continued, but the women of Dillazak were raining arrows and arrows on the Mughals from inside their houses. Sardar Jahan Shah managed to push back the Mughals crossing the bridge. Arrows continued to rain from both sides. Many of Sardar Jahan Shah's men were martyred in this attack. Shahbaz Ghara and Kadah Mar's son-in-law must have reached there, but Sardar Jahan Shah said that I cannot bear the taunt that you left the field alive, leaving behind the bodies of hundreds of thousands of martyrs. Reorganized the rest of the youth and started the competitionKhawaja Mutuzi says that the war started early in the morning and Jahan Shah led the war to Syria. Finally, Mirza Kamran, the Maal ruler, came out on his horse and crossed the river to attack Dalzak Sardar. And the riders also crossed the Kalpani canal and reached the field. Sardar Jahan Shah and the Mughals started a hand-to-hand fight. Soon, Sardar Jahan Shah Dalzak along with two hundred young men sacrificed themselves on the battlefield by bathing in their own blood. It is said in the history of Akbar Saduzi that when Sardar Jahan Shah Gul Badam fell from his horse after taking hundreds of arrows, Gul Badam was seen running galloping towards the hill covered in blood from the arrows. They started looting the city and started taking the women as prisoners and the dead bodies of the brave men were lying in the streets of the city receiving praise for their bravery and bravery from the enemies. Pakhtun history will be proud of such brave men. May God grant all these soldiers a place in Jannat Firdous. Ameen

Location

As of 2010 survey, they are found in the districts Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Charsadda, Mardan, Shabqadar, Buner, Mengora, Chakdara, Darband, Kala Dhaka, Bisham, Chikar, Khar (Bajaur), Swat and Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa Province; in Attock, Hazro and Rawalpindi, Dera Ismail Khan and Lahore in the Punjab Province along with Karachi in Sindh Province. There are also some populations in India, in the districts of Shahjahan Pur and also in villages in the Shahjahanpur District (Meerut), on Meerut Garh Road (Uttar Pradesh), Jalandhar (in Indian Punjab), Bari (Rajasthan), Dilazi and other villages in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Members of this tribe also dwell in Afghanistan.

Subtribes

Listing of various subtribes of the Dilazak tribe [lower-alpha 1]

Notable people

Further reading

The History of Dilzak by Asar Jan

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References

  1. ↑ Please note that the names shouldn't be confused with matching names from other Pashtun sub-tribes or towns of Afghanistan and Pakistan
  1. ↑ "The Pathans" by Sir Olaf Caroe Page 153,173/174
  2. ↑ "Mukhtasur Taareekh-e-Pashtoon (Short History of Pashtoons) by Professor Hameedullah (2004) Page 49
  3. ↑ "Tawareekh-e-Hafiz Rahmat Khani" (Urdu) by Pir Moazzam Shah rearranged with notes by 'Roshan Khan', Published by Pashto Academy, Peshawar University (1976) Pages 83-570
  4. ↑ "The Kingdom of Afghanistan - A Historical Sketch" by G.P.Tate (1911), Reproduced by 'Indus Publications' (1973) Page 12 (Foot Note)
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