Tag Archives: Pre Khushal Era

The annals of history are woven with the threads of interplay between diverse cultures, communities, and empires. Among the many stories that have shaped the subcontinent’s past, the intricate relationship between the Mughal Empire and the Khattak tribe emerges as a fascinating chapter. The Khattak tribe, a prominent Pashtun group hailing from the rugged terrain that stretches across parts of …

Over the millennia the Indian Sub-continent., multiple invasions from Persia, Central Asia and Afghanistan, Alexander, the Kushanas and Mahmud of Ghazni, all traversed the Pukhtun border lands during their eras. Less often, these areas were under the influence and control of powers from North India and the Punjab. The Sikh Empire based in Lahore occupied the Peshawar Valley from 1823 …

Malik Akor Khan Khattak , a 16th-century chieftain of the Khattak tribe and contemporary of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was the great-grandfather of Khushal Khattak. Akora Khattak town in Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan was founded by and named after him. It was during 1581 when a Mughal emperor ‘Jalal ud Din Muhammad Akbar’ paid a visit to the …