Degankhel

The Degankhel are a Pashtun tribe, primarily living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Location

The Degankhel are a sub tribe of Mandanr Yousafzi and number around 1520. They predominantly live in the villages in Khubai tehsil and in parts of the District Mardan Khas.

HIstory

Along with other Pashtun tribes, they were expelled from Kabul by Mirza Ulugh Beg, a Timurid ruler and paternal uncle of the Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur. The Yousafzai migrated to the Peshawar valley where they sought and received help from the Dilazak. Later, the relationships between the two tribes deteriorated and a long war ensued. Twenty years later, at the battle of Katlang, the Yousafzai, the Utmanzae and other tribes pushed the Dilazak east of the Indus River under the leadership of Malik Ahmad Khan.

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