Kakar

This article is about the Pashtoon tribe. For the pashtun clan, see Kakkar. For the village in Iran, see Karkar, Selseleh. For the deer, see Muntjac.

The Kakar is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, with members liviin Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Legendary origin

Kakars are sons of Gharghasht (Gharghakht), who was the son of Qais Abdul Rashid. According to historians, Gharghasht was alive in 388 AH (Hijri).

In Herat, the Kakar are locally called Kak. Historically, the tribe has been called Kak-kor (lit. family of Kak). The tomb of Kakar (or Kak) is in front of Herat central Jamia Masjid's gate. Some historians concur that Kakar was first buried in Kohistan, but Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq brought the body to be re-buried in a mosque in the city of Herat.

Kakar’s father’s name was Dani. Dani had four more sons named Panai, Babai, Naghar and Davi. Kakar had actually two real sons. Sanzarkhail was his grandson. There are two main branches in Kakar Sanzarkhel and Santia.

The Mashwanis, a half-Pashtun and half-indigenous tribe settled in Haripur District of Hazara, Pakistan, are also supposed to be remotely connected to the Kakars in the female line, although they now fallaciously claim Arabian descent. [1]


History

According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908); the Kakar, historically the first tribe in Balochistan with (105,444) persons, the Tareen historically are the second largest tribe in Baluchistan with 37,906 persons (though this likely includes the Durrani), and the Pani (20,682) and Shirani (7,309).

Notables

Further reading

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Kakar.

References

  1. ↑ JW Spain The Pathan Borderland 1963, np
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