Hashtnagar

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Hashtnagar (Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् aṣṭanagaram, Hindko: ھشتنگر, Pashto: ھشتنګر, Urdu: ہشتنگر) is one of the two constituent parts of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The name Hashtnagar is derived from Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् aṣṭanagaram, n., "The eight towns" from Sanskrit aṣṭa, num. card., "Eight" and नगर nagara, n., "settlement, locality, town". The descriptive later being influenced by the Pashto asht, num., "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region.[1] These are:

Class struggle

Hashtnagar is known for its militant socialist struggle of peasants led by the Mazdoor Kisan Party which has resulted in various positive developments of the area.

History

Buddhist period

Hashtnagar is known for an early Buddhist statue. The Original name of Hashtnagar was "Ashtanagaram", "Ashta" means Eight in Sanskrit and "Nagaram" meaning "Town".[2]

Modern era

In 1812 the Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) described the Gujars of Afghanistan as brave, mainly pastoral, and numerous in Hashtnagar district. The Mahmudzai were also mentioned as a powerful tribe in the area.[3]

Media

A documentary, exploring the political and cultural life of Hashtnagar, has been made by Ammar Aziz [4] which is the first ever film on the subject .[5] It features the local artists and political activists and romanticizes the communist movement of the area.

Notable people

  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Abdul Wali Khan
  • Abdul Ghani Khan
  • Abdul Ali Khan
  • Dr. Khan Sahib
  • Ihsan ul Wadud Khan
  • Major Zafar Azam Khan
  • Asfandyar Wali Khan
  • Khan Bahadur Ghulam Haider Khan Sherpao
  • Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao
  • afzal khamoosh
  • Azam Jan Khan

Afzal Shah Khamoosh

  • Ali khan baba
  • Ahmaddeen taalib
  • ANGAM*

References

  1. ↑ Asiatick Society (Calcutta; India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia. John Murray. pp. 383–. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  2. ↑ Hendrik Willem Obbink. Orientalia Rheno-traiectina. Brill Archive. pp. 115–. GGKEY:S6C77GP5KP7. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  3. ↑ Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities. John Murray. 
  4. ↑ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-15. 
  5. ↑ "A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar!". Viewpointonline.net. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-01-15. 

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Coordinates: 34°12′59.24″N 71°42′53.26″E / 34.2164556°N 71.7147944°E / 34.2164556; 71.7147944


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