Baizais

The Baizai are a sub-tribe of the Bangash tribe. Believed to be the first amongst the Bangash tribesmen, along with the Miranzai, to have come down from their traditional home in the Kurram Valley to oust the Orakzais from Kohat, with assistance from Khattak tribesmen in the surrounding areas, and settle in their stead.

Origin

The name Baizai originated from that of a tribal chieftain of the Bangashes, Behzad Khan-son of Amirzai chief Daulat Khan-a tribal chieftain and feudal lord, whose wife is believed to have been a daughter of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the Amir of the Pashtuns.

The Baizai today

Today the Baizai Bangashes inhabit most of Kurram Valley, Paktia, Paktika, Khost and rural Kohat, Hangu parts of the city limits where most government installations, institutions and commercial centers have been built on their lands. All Baizais are Sunni Muslims. All Baizai speak a harder variant Pashto language; they are called Behzadis.

Pashtun tribes

Bettani

Ghilji	Akakhel Alikhel Andar Gulwal Hotak Ibrahimkhel Ibrahimzai Kharoti Nasher Nasar Sulaimankhel Ahmadzai Jabbarkhel Tarakai Tokhi Toran

Swati	Allaiwal Samkori Barkhani Deshiwal Beror Jadoor Kuchelai Sumlakhel Warozai Khazani Maddakhel Naror Sanakhel Tikriwal Malkals Sherkhani

Other	Lodi Kundi Lohani Marwat Niazi Jahangirkhel Kharotakhel Malukkhel Rokhrikhel Turkhel Sarwani Shirani Harifal Miani Sur Tanoli Dawlatzai Tokhi

Gharghashti

Babai
Dawi
Gandapur
Jadun
Kakar
- Bazai
- Jalalzai
- Khudiadadzai
- Mirdadzai
Ludin
Mandokhel
Mashwanis
Musakhel
Naghar
Nasozai
Panni
- Barozai
Safi

Karlani

Sarbani

Durrani	Achakzai Alakozai Alizai Hanbhi Badozai Barakzai Nawabi Barech Ishakzai Kiral Loni Mohammadzai Nurzai Panjpai Popalzai Habibzai Sadozai Wazirzada Zirak

Yusufzai	Abakhel Adokhel Akazai Babuzai Balarkhel Chagharzai Degankhel Hassanikhel Hassanzai Kamalzai Madakhel Mahabatkhel Mandanr Khadarzai Niamatkhel Ranizai Tahirkheli Tor Ghar Utmankhel

Other	Babar Ghoryakhel Chamkani Khalil Mulagori Kasi Shinwari Zmaryani Kheshgi Mohmand Halimzai Hazarbuz Shilmani Muhammadzai Ghanikhel Sherpao Oryakhel Storyani Tareen Tarkani Kakazai Mamund Salarzai Wur Utmanzai

Other

See also: Pashtun tribal structure

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