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Bārakzai (singular: Bārakzay) (Pashto: بارکزایی ) is a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.

History

Barakzai (translation: sons of Barak) 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]

According to Hyat Khan's history of Afghanistan, from their progenitor Bor Tareen, otherwise known as Abdal, are descended two main divisions: the Zirak and the Panjpai. The term Abdal, however, gradually superseded Bor Tareen and came into special prominence when Ahmad Shah Abdali, commonly known as Durrani, began his career of conquest. The Achakzais are strictly a branch of the Barakzai but Ahmad Shah Durrani, himself an Abdal Tareen, fearing the growing numbers of the Barakzai, separated them from the parent stock,^{[citation needed]} since which time they have remained distinct.

References

^ Balland, D. "BĀRAKZĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

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de:Baraksai fa:بارکزایی (پشتون) ka:ბარაქზაი nl:Barakzai ja:バーラクザイ朝 pl:Dynastia Barakzai zh:巴拉克宰王朝

[Iranica-1] Balland, D. "BĀRAKZĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

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 Barakzai  (translation: sons of Barak) 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.<ref name=Iranica>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Balland |first=D. |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopædia Iranica]]|title= BĀRAKZĪ|url= http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/unicode/v3f7/v3f7a059.html|edition= Online Edition|publisher= [[Columbia University]]|location= United States}}</ref>
-According to Hyat Khan's history of Afghanistan, from their progenitor Bor Tareen, otherwise known as Abdal, are descended two main divisions: the Zirak and the Panjpai. The term Abdal, however, gradually superseded Bor Tareen and came into special prominence when Ahmad Shah Abdali, commonly known as Durrani, began his career of conquest. The Achakzais are strictly a branch of the Barakzai but Ahmad Shah Durrani, himself an Abdal Tareen, fearing the growing numbers of the Barakzai, separated them from the parent stock, since which time they have remained distinct.
+According to Hyat Khan's history of Afghanistan, from their progenitor Bor Tareen, otherwise known as Abdal, are descended two main divisions: the Zirak and the Panjpai. The term Abdal, however, gradually superseded Bor Tareen and came into special prominence when Ahmad Shah Abdali, commonly known as Durrani, began his career of conquest. The Achakzais are strictly a branch of the Barakzai but Ahmad Shah Durrani, himself an Abdal Tareen, fearing the growing numbers of the Barakzai, separated them from the parent stock,{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} since which time they have remained distinct.
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