- Tirahi
Tirahi are a people who were the original inhabitants of
Swat andKohat ,North West Frontier Province ,Pakistan .History
According to
Denzil Ibbetson 's census report of 1892, "theOrakzai have several foreign sections Eg theSheikhan (No 10 in the appendix below )and several aboriginal or Tirahi sections..." [ page 176 Volume 111 A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab and North -West Frontier Province compiled byH. A. Rose and based on the Census Report for the Punjab 1883, bySir Denzil Ibbetson and the census report for the Punjab 1892 bySir Edward Maclagan . Published By the Asian Educational Services ]It is further recorded by Sir Denzil Ibbetson that the Tirahi were originally
Hindu :"The
Orakzai is a tribe of obscure origin, and it is doubtful if they are true Afghans, though they are said to belong to theKarlanrai race, being descended from Khadi the younger son of of Karran, as are theDilazak . The tribe itself claims descent from a Persian prince, Sikandar Shah who was exiled (wrukzai, lost or exiled) from his father s kingdom, and took refuge with the Muhammadan King of Kohat by whom he was employed to subdue the Tirahis ofTirah , who were then Hindus or non Afghan s ruled by various rajas and divided into two branches -Dilazak and Parbali. Sikandar Shah conquered the Tirahis , and on the death of the Kohat king claimed that region as his son-in-law..." [ page 176 and 177 Volume 111 A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province compiled by AH ROSE and based on the Census Report for the Punjab 1883, by Sir Denzil Ibbetson and the census report for the Punjab 1892 by Sir Edward Maclagan. Published By the Asian Educational Services ]Karran or Karan or
Karna is also the name of the Warrior hero known for his generosity in the Indian EpicMahabharat . He is the oldest son ofKunti mother of thePandavas .Fact|date=August 2007ee also
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Orakzai
*Pashtun tribes
*Wachpal afridi Ref list
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