Niazi (Niāzī; IPA: [niːˈɑːziː], Pashto: نيازي), Niazai or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan.[2][3]

Niazi
EthnicityPashtun-Afghan, Punjabi-Pathan
Location Afghanistan  Pakistan
Parent tribeLodi[1]
LanguagePashto, Seraiki, Punjabi, Hindko
Religion Islam

Origin

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The earliest work which provides the details about origin of Niazis is Makhzani-i-Afghani (1610 AD), written by Naimatullah under the patronage of Khan Jahan Lodi, an Afghan noble of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Makhzan-i Afghani gives the genealogy of Niazi tribe as:

To Lodi, God Almighty gave three sons, Niazi, Siani, and Dotani.
Niazi had three sons, Bahi, Jam, Khaku.
Jam had seven sons, Bandar, Sambal, Khankhail, Doulatkhail, Isakhail, Marhil, and Haiki.
Marhil had two sons, Hamim and Naili.
Khaku had five sons, Isa, Musa, Mahyar, Khidar.
Isa had two sons, Ala and Gondi.
Ala had two sons, Sud and Saharangh.
Sud had two sons, Jam and Suri. Jam had two sons, Naiku and Michan.[4]

Notable people with the surname

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alikuzai, Hamed (10 September 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes (The Niazi Tribe). Vol. 1. United States of America: Trafford Publishing. p. 342. ISBN 9781490714462.
  2. ^ a b Suleman Khanzada (31 August 2018). "Imran Khan or Imran Niazi?". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ Saadia Sumbal (28 July 2021). Islam and Religious Change in Pakistan: Sufis and Ulema in 20th Century (Gazetteer of Mianwali District 1915, 24. Punjab). ISBN 9781000415049. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ullah, Dorn; Neamat, Bernhard (1836). History Of The Afghans: Translated From The Persian Of Neamet Ullah By Bernhard Dorn Vol. II. London Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 49.

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