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Encyclopedia > Ghourghushti

Ghorghushti refers to the Pashtun sub-tribes that are descended from Ghorghusht, one of Qais Abdur Rashid's sons. According to Pashtun oral history, Ghourghusht had only one son who was named Dani. The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun (Persian: پختون; Urdu: پشتون ), or Pathan) or ethnic Afghans[4] are an ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan and in North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. ... Qias Abdur Rashid is thought, among Pashtoons, to be the first Pashtoon who traveled to Mecca and Madina during the early days of Islam. ...


Below are some of the sub-tribes present today that claim descent from Ghorghusht:

  1. Kakar
  2. Mando
  3. Gadun
  4. Safi

Many of the people belonging to these sub-tribes reside in the Attock District of Pakistan, and speak Hindko as opposed to Pashto as their mother tongue. Kakar is a Pashtun tribe located in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Mando (Adamantia Stamatopoulou) is a Greek singer. ... Safi has several meanings: Safi is a city in Morocco. ... Attock District (Urdu: اٹک ) is located in the northwest of the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ...


Unofficially the region encompassing Attock is called Chach and the Pashtuns living there are usually called Chach Pashtuns. Chach Pashtuns are revered for their vicious fighting ability in ancient times and more recently for their many advancements in education, culture, and society.



 

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