The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia.[1][2][3]

Kheshgi
Muslim Imperial Dynasty
An ethnic Kasuri Pashtun of the Kheshgi Dynasty of Kasur
Current regionSouth Asia (mainly India and Pakistan)
EtymologyKheshgi is derived from their ancestors' name, Kheshig, which in Mongolian means: "favored", "blessed", "glorified"
Place of originKeshik, Kerman Province , Mongol Empire
FoundedEarly 1400s
TitlesNawab 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 familiesMuhammadzai family
Afridi family
Musharraf family[4]
TraditionsIslam
Estate(s)Khurja
Kheshgi Payan
Kasur
Princely State of Mamdot

Administration

The Kheshgi Tribe is divided into the following sub-tribes:[5]

Notable Kheshgis

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Low, D. A. (1991-06-18). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.
  3. ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
  4. ^ In the Line of Fire. Simon and Schuster. 4 September 2008. ISBN 9781847395962.
  5. ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
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