Khankhel Swati

Khankhel Swati (خانخیل سواتی) is adopted sub-branch of Swati tribe. According to Hazara Gazetteer-1883 Khankhails own the 1 out of 9 parts of Upper Pakhli (now District Mansehra)[1].

After the conquest of Pakhli in 1703, Saadat Khan was chosen as Chief of Pakhli/ Chief of Swati. Garhi Habibullah is named after Chief of Swati Habibullah Khan.[1]

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.
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