Jahangiri Swati

Jahangeri Swati (جہانگیری سواتی) is sub-branch of Swati tribe. They are the descendants of Sultan Jahangeer(Sultan of Pakhli Sarkar). According to Hazara Gazetteer-1883 Jahangeris own the 1 out of 9 parts of Upper Pakhli (now District Mansehra).[1]

According to family traditions, Sultan Jahangeer, Sultan Arghush and Sultan Aznal were three brothers. In a recent research ,It is found that Jahangeris and Arghushals share same DNA haplogroup of R-FT297783[2].

The last Sultan of Swat, Sultan Awais Swati[3] was also a Jahangeeri[3]. Sultan Awais was married to Shahida Bibi who was the sister of Yousafzai Sardar Malak Ahmed Khan. Olif Caroe wrote in his book 'The Pathans' that It was a political marriage between Yousafzais and Swatis to capture Swat Kingdom(Pakhli Sarkar).

References
  1. Irvine, William (January 1910). "Gazetteer of the Hazara District (1907). By H. D. Watson, Civil Service, Settlement Officer. London: Chatto & Windus, 1908". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 42 (1): 183–184. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00081880. ISSN 0035-869X.
  2. https://akhundzadaarifhasankhan.medium.com/further-swati-insights-from-my-y-dna-69ebc5b81012. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Malika e Sawat. 1900s. pp. 1–10. {{cite book}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
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