Musahiban

The Musahiban are members from the Afghan Royal Family. They belong to the Mohammadzai branch of the Barakzai tribe. Their members were the most recent monarchs of Afghanistan. The Musahiban are descendants of Sultan Mohammad Khan "Tela-i", which means Gold in Farsi. He was also the Royal Ruler of Peshawar at the end of the Durrani Empire, and older brother of Dost Mohammad Khan (1793-1863). The "Golden" Sultan Khan, often traveled and hunted wearing white attire, Gold Jewelry and dressed his Horses with an ancient Bactrian Gold Saddle. His Carriage, dazzled in Afghanite, Rubies, Emerald and Treasure from unknown amounts of Bactrian Gold. His companion Afghan Hound and Old World Falcon were known throughout Afghana. The Musahiban family members to rule Afghanistan were Mohammed Nadir Shah and his son Mohammed Zahir Shah as kings, and Sardar Daoud Khan, as prime minister and president. The Musahiban family trace their origins to King Saul of Israel.

Origins

Tribal tradition among the Barakzai trace their origin back through Qais bin Rashid of Ghor, Jonathan, Afghana and King Saul of Israel^[1] and traditionally begin with Benjamin, the last son born to the prophet Jacob and his wife Rachel.^[2] Since Biblical times, the Barakzai were the only people to possess the ancient Afghan Hound.

Sultan Mohammad Khan "Telai" was known to be extravagant, kind, powerful and very fond of fashion, thus his family gave him the nickname "Telai" which means golden in Dari.^[3]

Policies

The Musahiban have historically been known for a step-by-step, culturally progressive and tribally sensitive, evolution for the modernization and opening up of Afghanistan^[4] versus the often more radically accelerated strategies promoted by Non-Bani Israel Models.

References

1. Ahmed, Akbar S. (1980). Pukhtun Economy and Society: Traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society. London: Routledge. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7100-0389-8.
2. According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the theory of Pashtun descent from the ancient Israelites is traced to Tārīkh-e Khān Jahānī wa Makhzan-e Afghānī (تاریخ خان جهانی ومخزن افغانی), a history compiled by Nimat Allah al-Harawi during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir in the 17th century. The Makhzan-e Afghānī Israelite theory, however, has been dismissed by modern authorities due to numerous historical, linguistic, and genetic inconsistencies. See, for example, Ka Ka Khel, Sayed Wiqar Ali Shah (2014). "Origin of the Afghans: Myths and Reality". Journal of Asian Civilizations 37 (1): 189–199. (subscription required (help)).; Khalil, Hanif and Iqbal, Javed (2011). "An Analysis of the Different Theories About the Origin of the Pashtoons" (PDF). Balochistan Review 24 (1): 45–54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2013. and Haber, Marc; et al. (2012). "Afghanistan's Ethnic Groups Share a Y-Chromosomal Heritage Structured by Historical Events". PLoS ONE 7 (3): e34288. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034288. PMC 3314501. PMID 22470552.
3. Noelle, Christine (1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Richmond, Surrey, England: Curzon. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7007-0629-7.
4. Banuazizi, Ali; Weiner, Myron (1986). The State, Religion, and Ethnic Politics: Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. Contemporary issues in the Middle East. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. pp. 50–57. ISBN 978-0-8156-2448-6.