The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia, mainly in India and Pakistan.[1][2][3]
| Kheshgi | |
|---|---|
| Muslim Imperial Dynasty | |
,_f.451v_-_BL_Add._27255.jpg) An ethnic Kasuri Pashtun of the Kheshgi Dynasty of Kasur | |
| Current region | South Asia (mainly India and Pakistan) |
| Etymology | Kheshgi is derived from their ancestors' name, Kheshig, which in Mongolian means: "favored", "blessed", "glorified" |
| Place of origin | Keshik, Kerman Province , Mongol Empire |
| Founded | Early 1400s |
| Titles | Nawab of Kasur (1525)
Nawab of Mamdot (1848) Family of Vice-Chancellors (1956) President of India (1967) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1984) |
| Connected families | Muhammadzai family Afridi family Musharraf family[4] |
| Traditions | Islam |
| Estate(s) | Khurja Kheshgi Payan Kasur Princely State of Mamdot |
Origins edit
The Kheshgi are believed to be descendants of the Kheshig, the Mongol imperial guards who originated in the surrounding areas of Zamand and Keshik in Iran.[5]
Administration edit
The Kheshgi tribe is divided into the following sub-tribes:[6]
Notable Kheshgis edit
- Zakir Husain, third President of India
- Nawab Hussain Khan Kheshgi, founder of the city of Kasur (now in Pakistan)
- Waliullah Kheshgi, Pakistani diplomat
- Mahmood Hasan Khan, Indian Member of Parliament
- Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri, lawyer, politician, founder of multinational law firm Kasuri PLLC
- Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah, Sufi saint
- General Rahmuddin Khan, retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, 7th Governor of Balochistan, 16th Governor of Sindh
- Nawab Muzaffar Khan Khaishgi, founder of Muzaffargarh, Governor of Multan
- General Imran Ullah Khan, retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army, 13th Governor of Balochistan
- Nawab Jamaluddin Khan Kheshgi, founder of Mamdot
- Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Pakistani Foreign Minister
- Fayaz Khan Kheshgi, Pakistani musician
- Nawab Muhammad Ahmed Khan Kasuri, former Nawab of Kasur
- Senain Kheshgi, film director, writer and producer
- Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Mohammad Iqbal Azizi, Afghan governor
- Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot, politician, Punjabi landlord
- Asma Mamdot, Pakistani politician
- Mahmud Husain, Pakistani educationist, former Minister of Education, Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions, Deputy Minister of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Finance
- Masud Husain Khan, Indian linguist
- Salman Khurshid Alam, Indian politician
- Major General Akbar Khan, highly decorated officer of the British Indian Army, two-star general of the Pakistan Army
- Yousuf Hussain Khan, Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author
- Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, former Chief Minister of West Punjab and former Governor of Sindh
References edit
- ^ Rose, Horace Arthur (2007). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1911-2.
- ^ Low, D. A. (1991-06-18). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
- ^ In the Line of Fire. Simon and Schuster. 4 September 2008. ISBN 9781847395962.
- ^ Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 9780706927528.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.