Who Are Utmankhel? History of Otmankhel

 Who Are Utmankhel? History of Otmankhel

The Utman Khel or Utmankhel Or Otmankhail (Urdu: اتمان خیل) are a Pashtun tribe who occupy the hills to the north of Peshawar in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Their land lies between the Mohmands and the Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers.

Utmankhel Ancestors, Utman Shamzair.

 They claim to be descendants of Baba Utman Shamraiz, who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni in his expedition into India in 997. The Utman Khel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighbouring peoples of Bajour. Their land is very hilly and difficult, but well cultivated in terraces.

Utmankhel And Alexander The Great

it is believed that they defeated  Alexander The Great (sikandar azam سکندر اعظم) and compelled him on agreement with them. The British conducted military campaigns against them in 1852, 1878 and 1898 and Utmankhel Tribes fought well.

(Samsoor utman khel kot malakand Agency pahtoonkhawa.

Sub Tribes Of Utmankhel Tribe

There are some Sub Tribes of uthman khel, they are as under.

Mandal ماندل  (Elder son of Baba Utman, Major areas; Mandal Bajawar, Ghusam Munda- Timergara-Morani Dir Lower)

Toori Khel توری خیل

Ali Khel علی خیل

Utman zai اتمانزۍ یا اتمان زي 

Ibrahim Kheil. ابراهیم خیل

Raja khel. راجه خیل

Najeem khel.  نجیم خیل

Mamat khel مامت خیل

Aghdad khel اغداد خیل

Ali Zai علي زي علیزي

Boota Kheil  بوټ خیل یا بوټا خیل

Bazai بازۍ

Ismail Kheil اسماعیل خیل

Umar kheil عمر خیل

Khumar Kheil خمار خیل

Kamal Kheil کمال خیل

sarni Kheil سرني خیل

Sarkani khel

Mataki (متكى)

Janas Khel. جانس خیل

Ghwari. ګوري ګورے. گوری گورے

The Ibrahim khel, Utman zai, Toori Khel, Ali Khel residue in Matako (located on the east north edge of bajaur agency adjusting to Dir lower), while the sarkani khel, sarni khel and umar khel are living in Arang, Kulala and qazafi. 

A large number of peoples from Utman khel tribe also reside in Dir lower. The subtribe Mataki(متكى) which travelled from Kimur Ghar Qilla (Castle) to Matako now riside in Ananguro khwar, Khohairy and adjesent areas