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Kakakhel (tribe)

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Kakakhel
Sayyid
Descended fromIslamic prophet Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali
BranchesKakakheli, Mian
Family Tree of Sayyid Kastir Gul, the progenitor of Kakakhel

The Kakakhel are a Pashtun tribe of Sayyid origins. Their traditional homeland is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with other cities of Pakistan. They were a very small clan until the 13th century. They descend from Sayyid Kastir Gul, also known as "Kaka Sahib". He was from the lineage of Imam Jafar Sadiq, a grandson of Husayn ibn Ali.

Notable Kakakhels

References

  1. "History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. Shinwari, Sher Alam (2015-07-26). "Kaka Sahib shrine – a place of spiritual satisfaction for many". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. Pukhtun Tareekh ke Ayeney Mein, 550 B.C. (1914) by Syed Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel. University Book Agency. Peshawar 2008.
  4. Marwat, Fazal-ur-Rahim Khan (1997). The evolution and growth of communism in Afghanistan, 1917-79: an appraisal. ISBN 9789694072210. Retrieved 19 August 2020.


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