What is Utmankhel?
{{infobox ethnic group | native_name = {{Lang|ps|{{Nastaliq|اتمان خیل}}}} | group = UTMANKHEL | langs = [[Pashto language|Pashto]] | rels = [[Sunni Islam]] | related = [[Karlani|Karlani Pashtun]] and other tribes. }} The '''Utmankhel''' are a [[Pashtun]] tribe who live in the hills to the north of [[Peshawar]] in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]]. Their land lies between the [[Mohmand District|Mohmands]] and the [[Ranizais]] of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the [[Swat River|Swat]] and [[Panjkora River|Panjkora]] rivers. They claim to be descendants of [[Baba Utman Shamraiz]], who accompanied [[Sher Shah Suri]] in his expedition into [[India]] . The Utman Khel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighbouring peoples of [[Bajaur District|Bajour]]. Their land is very hilly and difficult, but has well cultivated [[Terrace farming|terraces]]. The British conducted military campaigns against them in 1852, 1878, and 1898.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=1 |title=Utman Khel|volume=27 |pages=822-823 |url=https://archive.org/stream/encyclopaediabri27chisrich#page/822/mode/2up}}</ref> They numbered some 40,000, and their fighting strength was about 8000 men. There are some subtribes of Utman Khel. These are called: # Mandal (elder son of Utman) # Sawar Khel # Mutaki # Toori Khel # Ali Khel # Utman zai # Ibrahim Khel # Raja khel # Najeem khel # Aghdad khel # Ali Zai # Boota Khel # Bazai # Ismail Khel # Umar khel # Khumar Khel # Kamal Khel # sarni Khel # Sarkani khel # Sikandar khel ==References== {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Tribes of Pakistan]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in Pakistan]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]