Bārakzai (singular: Bārakzay) (Pashto: بارکزایی ) is a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
History
Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan and western Pakistan and it means ("sons of Barak" in Pashto). Barakzai is also the name of a Baloch tribe in Iran. There are seven distinct Pashtun tribes named Bārakzai, with the Zīrak branch of the Abdal Tareen or Bor Tareen - Tareen - Durrani tribe being the most important and largest tribe with over 4 million people.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Balland, D.. "BĀRAKZĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University. http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/unicode/v3f7/v3f7a059.html.
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