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Kheshgi

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The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia, mainly in India and Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Kheshgi
Muslim Imperial Dynasty
Current regionSouth Asia (mainly India and Pakistan)
EtymologyKheshgi is derived from their ancestors' name, Kheshig, which in Mongolian means: "favored", "blessed", "glorified"
Place of originKeshik, Kerman Province, Mongol Empire
FoundedEarly 1400s
TitlesNawab of Kasur[broken anchor] (1525) Nawab of Mamdot (1848)
Family of Vice-Chancellors (1956)
President of India (1967)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1984)
Connected familiesMuhammadzai family
Afridi family
Musharraf family[4]
TraditionsIslam
Estate(s)Khurja
Kheshgi Payan
Kasur
Princely State of Mamdot

Origins

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The Kheshgi are believed to be descendants of the Kheshig, the Mongol imperial guards who originated in the surrounding areas of Zamand and Keshik in Iran.[5]

Notable Kheshgis

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References

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  1. ^ Rose, Horace Arthur (2007). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1911-2.
  2. ^ Low, D. A. (1991-06-18). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.
  3. ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
  4. ^ In the Line of Fire. Simon and Schuster. 4 September 2008. ISBN 9781847395962.
  5. ^ Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 9780706927528.