Mashwanis

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The Mashwani (also Moshwani, Mishwani, Miswani) are a tribal group, living predominantly in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The progenitor of the Mashwanis was a Syed, that is a descendant of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, Sayed Muhammad Hamzah married a Pashtun woman of Kakar Tribe and he has a son name Sayed Masud (Moshwani). While Verdak and Honey from an another woman of Pushtoon Tribe and Sherani. Since the Pashtun lineage traditionally stems from the father, this tribe is not recognised as Pashtun according to Pashtunwali. Mashwanis names frequently have the prefix "Syed", meaning belonging to the family of Muhammad.

They are well settled in large numbers in the district of Haripur N.W.F.P of Pakistan and in Dir. They are still good in numbers around Kabul and more than one hundred families in Gandghar. Also they are settled in Daccan Hyderabad of India Mashwanis are brave people with some great history. They have played a brave role against Sikhs and British with Pashtun tribes of the region like Swatis, Tareens, Shalmani, and Jadoons. People like Salim Shah Mashwani, who was martyred by Sikhs, are heroes of Pashtuns.

Their spoken language is Pashto and some of the famous Khels and susbsections are Lodin, Matkani, Roghani, Kazyooni, Ghareeb, Yousafkhel, Moosakhel, Adamkhel, Sakhar, Hasanhhel (Sindh), Azadkhel, Murjankhel, Bhatal, Amanikhel, Janikhel, Rahati and senkhel duarakhhel and also japani

Syed Umer Khetab of District Haripur Gallai has researched for the last 30-35 years how the Moshwani came to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Sirikot at the edge of Islamabad and Punjab but actually serikot is situated in hazara division district haripur. In hazara the main district are mansehra, abbottabad, haripur, kohistan etc. in all these district most of the people speek HINDKO. The MASHWANI living in hazara but we can proudly say that we are pathan and all mashwani who are living in haripur are 100% pushto speeking .Serikot is in tehsil ghazi but another most populated area of mashwani's is goodvalley 14 km from haripur and 15 km from Punjab (hassanabdal).Goodvalley behind the serikot and in the bottom of high hills of serikot toward haripur. other important areas of mashwani's are basu mera, bugnian and baka. Other then haripur mashwani are living in the quetta also .