Yusufzai
The Yusufzai (also spelt Yousafzai and also known as Esapzai or Yūsufī) are a large Pashtun tribe inhabiting several areas in Afghanistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At the present time, a young girl, Malala Yousafzai is the best known member of this tribe globally.
History
The Yusufzai tribe were originally from Kandahār where they migrated from to their main area today being the Kunar, Peshawar and Swat valleys. They are a fiercely independent tribe who did not accept the rule and fought off the powers of the Mongols, Mughals, British, Soviets and Americans.
Well-known people
- Sami Yousafzai, Afghan journalist
- Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai, Afghan football player
- Ahmad Yusufzai, Afghan field hockey player
Yusufzai Media
Babur crossing the Kunar River on a raft, west of Bajaur
Patthargarh fort outside Najibabad, which was founded by Najib ad-Dawlah Yusufzai in Rohilkhand, India
Najib-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula, marching on the left of Ahmad Shah Durrani, who is riding a brown horse, during the Third Battle of Panipat, which was the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported in a classic formation battle between two armies
Flag of the state of Dir
River Kuram Bridge, District Bannu
Tribal tree of Mughal Khel from Hayat-i-Afghani
