Wazir tribe
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The Wazir tribe is a prominent Pashtun tribal group traditionally inhabiting the mountainous border regions of North Waziristan and adjacent areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Pashtun tribe ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
North Waziristan District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Waziristan District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderStatus | transnational tribe across Durand Line ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
code of honor based on Pashtunwali
ⓘ
strong tribal autonomy ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | tribal jirga ⓘ |
| hasClan |
Ahmadzai Wazir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakakhel Wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ Darweshkhel Wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ Khushali Wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ Utmanzai Wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalConflict |
Anglo-Waziristan campaigns
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ⓘ
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) NERFINISHED ⓘ Waziristan campaigns (1919–1920) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | frontier tribe in the Afghan–British borderlands ⓘ |
| language | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan–Pakistan border region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federally Administered Tribal Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ North Waziristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | strategic location along Afghan–Pakistan frontier ⓘ |
| neighboringTribe |
Bangash tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dawar tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehsud tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProvince |
Khost Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paktia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
cross-border trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major Pashtun tribal confederation in Waziristan ⓘ |
| relatedTribe |
Afridi tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khattak tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Orakzai tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Turi tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialStructure | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Karlani Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
border areas of Khost Province
ⓘ
border areas of Paktia Province ⓘ mountainous regions of North Waziristan ⓘ parts of South Waziristan ⓘ |
| tribalCode | Pashtunwali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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