- Saifullah Khan
"For the Bangladeshi cricketer of the same name see
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Saifullah Khan Khudiadadzai was a great warrior belonging to the
Khudiadadzai tribe (a sub-caste ofkakar ssunzerkhel ) in the area of present day Balochistan. In the1880 s he fought against the British troops that were conquering the region. He engaged the British army many times, fighting valiantly every timeFact|date=August 2008. The British army approached hiscastle , Qalla, and demanded his surrender. Saifullah Khan refused, swearing to fight for his honor until the last drop of his bloodFact|date=August 2008. An assault on the castle ensued, lasting for days. Eventually the British called for a cessation of fighting and reached a compromise agreement with Saifullah KhanFact|date=August 2008.To his surprise the area was named
Killa Saifullah , meaning "the castle of Saifullah Khan," in honor of his bravery. The word Killa is a variant spelling of the proper Qalla.There are many verses in folk songs about Saifullah Khan's bravery. One story says that when two parties were to settle a dispute by fighting, one party was asked if they would rather have a group of many people, or only Saifullah Khan. They chose Saifullah Khan, solely for his braveryFact|date=August 2008, saying that he alone was equal to a group of sixty or sixty-five people.
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