Alakozai

Alakozai (Pashto: الکوزی ‎ - meaning descendant of Alako in Pashto) is the name of a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan. Spelling variations include Alakoozi, Alekozai, Alekuzei, Alikozai, Alokozay, Alokozay, Alkozai, Alokzai, Halakozai, Alecozay, Alikusi,and Alakuzei.

History

Predigree of King Dost Mohammad Khan of Afghanistan, whose stepmother was an Alakozai. The figure shows the branching of the Abdal dynasty into the Popal (founder of the Popalzai; in figure spelled 'Fofal'), Barak (founder of the alikzai), and Alako (founder of the Alakozai) line (the fourth branch, Achakzai, is missing).
Genealogical table of the Durrani dynasty. The Alekozais are a sideline of the Zirak branch.

The Alakozai are a sub-tribe of the Abdali Pashtuns of Afghanistan.[1] They are one of four sub-tribes belonging to the Zirak branch of the Durrani - Tareen - Bor Tareen - Abdali dynasty.[2][3] Their eponymous ancestor is supposed to be Alako, son of King Zirak Khan, son of Abdali, son of Tareen,[4][5] son of Sharif ud-din (Sharakh-bun), son of Ibrahim Sari (Saraband), son of Qais ul-Laik ('Abdu'r Rashid Pathan).,[4] he was the arisch chief of Ghor, and converted to Islam by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[4] It is said that Alako was buried at Nicharah, a valley in the Harboi mountains to the east of Kalt in Baluchistan.[6]

Distribution

The Alakozai are found primarily in Helmand, Kandahar, Kabul, Laghman, Kunar Sarkani District and Herat provinces in Afghanistan, and form the majority of the population in the Sangin District. Jaldak, which is located 110 km northeast of Kandahar, is the original domicile of the Alakozai tribe.[7] The Alakozai people stretch from Farah to Kandahar, and constitute a majority in the Arghandab District of Kandahar. [8] The Arghandab district was given to the Alakozai tribe by King Nadir Shah, who brought down the Safavid empire of Persia with the help of the Alakozai in 1738.[9] Arghandab was referred to by the Greek historians as Arakozia, or the "Land of Arako/Aloko".[10][11] Alexander the Great faced a fierce resistance from the forefathers of the Alokozais in Arghandab. Arghandab is also mentioned as Saraswati in Rigveda, and Harwati in Avesta.[11]

Notable individuals

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Coins

Picture of one Afghan Rupee Jendek, Yar Muhammad Khan Alakuzei, Herat, Mar 1842 - 01 Jun 1851, AH1260.

Trivia

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See also

References

  1. ↑ The Kingdom of Afghanistan: a historical sketch; by G.P Tate; Published by Asian Educational Services, 2001; ISBN 81-206-1586-7, ISBN 978-81-206-1586-1; p. 18
  2. ↑ E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936; M. Th. Houtsma, T. W Arnold, A. J. Wensinck; Published by BRILL, 1993; p. 1083
  3. ↑ International Encyclopaedia of Islamic Dynasties; by Nagendra Kumar Singh; Published by Anmol Publications PVT. LTD., 2000; ISBN 81-261-0403-1, ISBN 978-81-261-0403-1
  4. 1 2 3 Afghanistan, The Durrani Dynasty Genealogy (page 1)
  5. ↑ State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863); by Christine Noelle, Christine Noelle-Karimi; Published by Routledge, 1997; ISBN 0-7007-0629-1, ISBN 978-0-7007-0629-7; p. 384-385
  6. ↑ The Kingdom of Afghanistan; George Passman Tate; Asian Educational Services, 2001; ISBN 81-206-1586-7, ISBN 978-81-206-1586-1; p. 19
  7. ↑ The Hidden treasure: a biography of Pahtoon poets; by Muḥammad Hōtak, ʻAbd al-Ḥayy Ḥabībī, Abdul Hay Habibi, Khushal Habibi; Translated by Khushal Habibi; Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 1997; ISBN 0-7618-0265-7, ISBN 978-0-7618-0265-5; p. 193
  8. ↑ People of Ghazni, Program for Culture & Conflict Studies
  9. 1 2 Chayes, Sarah (2007-11-18). "A Mullah Dies, and War Comes Knocking". The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-07-20.
  10. ↑ Afghanistan, Volumes 25-26 By Anjuman-i Tārīkh-i Afghānistān
  11. 1 2 The Khyber Gateway Alakozai
  12. ↑ "Mullah Naqib - Losing an Ally". CBC.ca. 2007-10-15. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Chiefa Coins Afghanistan
  14. ↑ Steve Album Rare Coins; List 243: April 2009; Item No. 74628

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