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This article is about the historical royal family. For the territorial state over which it ruled, see Sultanate of Swat. For current members of the House of Pakhal, see Deshrai family.
House of Pakhal
Foundedc. 1190
FounderPakhal I
Current headHabibullah Khan Swati II
Final ruler
Titles
TraditionsSunni Islam
Deposition
  • 1519


The Gibarid dynasty (Persian: سلسلہ گبری) consisted of the members of the royal House of Pakhal (Persian: خاندان آل پکھل),[1] later known as House of Jahangir, after the fifth ruler of dynasty known as Sultan Jahangir Gibari.[2] According to Gibarids tradition, the family originated from the Gibari tribe, a branch of the Iranic tribes,[3] under Pakhal I. The Gibarid dynasty, named after Sultan Pakhal Gibari I, ruled the Sultanate of Swat from c. 1190 to 1519.[4][5][6]

Rule[edit]

Sultanate of Swat (1190-1519)[edit]

Sultan Pakhal Gibari established Sultanate of Swat in 1190. The last ruler was Sultan Awais Swati whose rule was overthrown by Yousafzais. Sultan Awais fled to Dir and established a minor kingdom there.[7]

Sultanate of Dir (1519-1640)[edit]

In 1519, Sultan Awais Swati established Lahor fortress in Dir. Sultans of Dir:[8]

  • Sultan Awais Jahangiri Swati (1519 -1530)
  • Sultan Feroz 1519, Shah Jahangiri (1530-1585)
  • and established minor kingdom there.[9][10][11] Sultan Mah Jahangiri The second (1585-1610)
  • Sultan Zain Ali Shah Jahangiri (1610-1640)

Principality of Pakhli (1644-Present)[edit]

Swatis under the leadership of Sultan Zain's son Bhai Khan re-conquered Pakhli which is now Mansehra District and Battagram District. Bhai Khan was chosen as Chief of Swati tribe and Chief of Pakhli Principality. Chiefs of Pakhli & Swatis :

  • Bhai Khan Swati(1640-1703) — 1st Chief and Conquerer of Pakhli
  • Murad Khan Swati(1703-1723)— 2nd Chief of Pakhli
  • Saeed Khan Swati(1723-1768) — 3rd Chief of Pakhli
  • Saadat Khan Khankhail Swati(1768-1780)[12] — 4th Chief of Swati tribe, 3rd Ruler of Pakhli State and founder of Garhi Saadat Khan.
  • Najeebullah Khan Swati bin Saadat Khan (1780-1810) [13] — 5th Chief of Swatis, 4th Ruler of Pakhli State and 2nd Khan of Garhi.
  • Habibullah Khan Swati I bin Saadat Khan (1830-1844) — 6th Chief of Swatis, 5th Ruler of Pakhli, 3rd Khan of Garhi. He renamed Garhi Saadat Khan to Garhi Habibullah.[14][15]
  • Jagirdar Ameen Khan Swati bin Habibullah Khan(1844-1854) — 7th Chief of Swatis, 4th Khan of Garhi, 1st Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdhani State
  • Jagirdar and Magistrate Samandar Khan Khankhail Swati bin Ameen Khan(1854-1889) [16]
Samandar Khan Swati(1854-1889) — 8th Chief of Swati tribe, 5th Khan of Garhi Habibullah and honoury magistrate of Hazara, 2nd Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State
Khan Bahadur Hussain Khankhail Swati(1889-1920) Biggest Jagirdar of KPK, 9th Chief of Swati tribe and 6th Khan of Garhi Habibullah, 3rd Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State. He had life membership of Victoria Cross for his contributions in World war I.
Khan Sahib Akram Khan Swati(1920-1939) - Biggest Jagirdar of KPK, 11th Chief of Swati tribe, 8th Khan of Garhi, 4th Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State
Khan Bahadur Aslam Khan Swati(1939-1964) , Conquerer of Muzafarabad, Biggest Jagirdar of KPK, 12th Chief of Swati tribe, 9th Khan of Garhi, 5th Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State
  • Naseem Khan Khankhail Swati bin Aslam Khan(1964-1980)
Khan Sahib Naseem Khankhail Swati(1964-1980)— 13th Chief of Swatis, 10th Khan of Garhi, 6th and last Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State
  • Babar Naseem Khankhail Swati bin Naseem Khan(1980-2012) [18]
Babar Naseem Khan(1980-2011), Food Minister KPK, 2 times MPA, 13th Chief of Swati tribe, 9th Khan of Garhi, 7th honoury Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State
Habibullah Khan Khankhail Swati II (The Current and 11th Chief of Garhi Habibullah, 14th Chief of Swati tribe, 8th honoury Nawab of Neelishang-Rajdahani State

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 19, page 319 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. p. 319. Retrieved 2024-03-13. In Babar's time this tract(Pakhli) was held Khakha and Bamba tribes who chiefs were the ancient rulers of this country and had been driven out by Gibari Sultans of Swat and Bajaur and the tract derives its name Pakhli, from one of the these conquerers
  2. ^ Abdul Rahman, Shakir Ullah and (December 2016). "The Short Lived Gibari Empire: A Little Known Chapter of the History of Medieval Hazara". Research Journal of Pakistan Heritage.
  3. ^ Raverty, Major. "Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Balochistan". Internet Archives. p. 278. The Tajik tribes referred to as Gibaris, Mumalis and Mitravis which have several ramifications (sub-branches) like Dodal, Jahangiri, Begal ....
  4. ^ Arlinghaus 1988, p.190–191: The family of the sultans of Swat and the nobility spoke Gibri, the Dardic language of Bajaur, and the common people spoke Yadri, another Dardic language..
  5. ^ Arlinghaus 1988, p. 191.
  6. ^ Inam-ur-Rahim & Viaro 2002, p. 68.
  7. ^ Abdul Rahman, Shakir Ullah and (December 2016). "The Short Lived Gibari Empire: A Little Known Chapter of the History of Medieval Hazara". Research Journal of Pakistan Heritage.
  8. ^ Raverty, Major. "Notes on Afghanistan and Balochistan". p. 231. He left two sons; Feroz Shah and Qazan Shah, the latter was killed by Yousafzais and his head was brought to Kaju Khan. Feroz Shah was succeeded by Sultan Mah and Sultan Zain Ali.
  9. ^ Abdul Rahman, Shakir Ullah and (December 2016). "The Short Lived Gibari Empire: A Little Known Chapter of the History of Medieval Hazara". Research Journal of Pakistan Heritage.
  10. ^ Abdul Rahman, Shakir Ullah and (December 2016). "The Short Lived Gibari Empire: A Little Known Chapter of the History of Medieval Hazara". Research Journal of Pakistan Heritage.
  11. ^ Abdul Rahman, Shakir Ullah and (December 2016). "The Short Lived Gibari Empire: A Little Known Chapter of the History of Medieval Hazara". Research Journal of Pakistan Heritage.
  12. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 19, British Government. "Pakhli". p. 319. Under Durrani Rule, Saadat Khan was chosen as Chief of Pakhli then a dependency of Kashmir who founded the fort known as Garhi Saadat Khan{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Hari Singh Nalwa: Forgotten Voices From Hazara". SikhNet. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  14. ^ Government, Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. "Important Personalities of Mansehra District".
  15. ^ "Hari Singh Nalwa: Forgotten Voices From Hazara". SikhNet. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  16. ^ "Report of the Land Revenue Settlement of the Hazara District of the Punjab, 1868-74".
  17. ^ "Punjab Gazetteer of Hazara District 1883-84 Page 74". Chiefs includes Khan Samundar Khan Swati of Garhi Habibullah—the Hereditary Chief of Swati tribe, Muhammad Husain Khan Swati— The Jageerdar of Mansehra , Atta Muhamad Khan Swati— the Chief of Agror Valley.
  18. ^ "PF-43 Mansehra Election 1985 Full Result Votes NWFP Assembly". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.

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