Isa Khel (sub-tribe)

Isakhel
Regions with significant populations
	Pakistan
Languages
	Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu • English
Religion
	Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Pashtuns • Niazi

Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the Isa Khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505.^[1] Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and livelihood opportunities.

Clans

Zakku Kheyl Many in the southern area of Isakhel belong to this clan, most influential^{[clarification needed]} due to their substantial agriculture land.^[2]
Mammu Khel This tribe mainly live in southern suburbs and villages of Isakhel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel sub-tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu, Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, and Khira in Laki Marwat District. A notable sub-clan is Khizar Khel
Appoo Khel People of this clan live in Isakhel city with unchanged name of Appo Khel^[2]
Badunzye People of this clan live in the southern villages of Isa Khel city. Maulana Abdusattar Khan Niazi belonged to this particular clan. ^[2]

Notable people

Abdul Hafeez Khan, politician
Abdul Razzaq Khan, politician
Abdul Rehman Khan, politician
Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, religious and political leader

References

^ ""Bāburnāma" Memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire". 1922. p. 233–234.
^ ^a ^b ^c "A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." 1851. p. 282 & 388.

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[Baburnama-1] ""Bāburnāma" Memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire". 1922. p. 233–234.

[A_year_in_the_punjab-2] "A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." 1851. p. 282 & 388.

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