Musahiban
The Musahiban (mú-cy-bon) derived from Farsi (مصاحب) Musahib,[citation needed] meaning "courtier" or "aide de camp"[1][need quotation to verify] are a Mohammadzai family[2] who founded an Afghan dynasty which ruled from 1929 to 1978. They were the last Pashtun dynasty.[3]
Name and origins
The family are descendants of Sultan Muhammad Khan (1795-1861), nicknamed "Telai" which means "possessor of gold" [4] or "golden", a nickname he was given because of his love of fine clothing.[5] His younger brother was Dost Mohammad Khan (Emir of Afghanistan). He had a son named Yahya and Yahya's son, Sardar Mohammad Yusuf Khan, founded the Yahya-khel clan which was later named the Musahiban.[4] According to Amin Saikal, "by 1905, Yusuf and his brother, Asef, became the Amir's Musahiban-e Khas (Attendants par Excellence), from which originated the family name Musahiban".[4]
Policies
The Musahiban have historically been known for a step-by-step, culturally progressive and tribally sensitive, evolution for the modernization and opening up of Afghanistan[6] versus the often more radically accelerated strategies promoted in the past.
References
- ^ Caroe, Olaf (1958). The Pathans 550 B.C.--A.D. 1957. Macmillan & Co. Ltd. p. 307. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ M. Nazif Shahrani (1986). "State Building And Social Fragmentation In Afghanistan:A Historical Perspective". In Banuazizi, Ali; Weiner, Myron (eds.). State, Religion and Ethnic Politics: Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Syracuse University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0815624486. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ M Nasif Sharani (2013). "Islamic Movements in the Political Process". In Esposito, John L.; Shahin, Emad El-Din (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 459. ISBN 9780195395891. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Saikal, Amin (2004). Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Survival. B. Tauris. pp. 47–49. ISBN 978-1850434375. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Noelle, Christine (1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Routldege. p. 19. ISBN 978-0700706297. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Banuazizi, Ali; Weiner, Myron (1986). The State, Religion, and Ethnic Politics: Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. Contemporary issues in the Middle East. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. pp. 50–57. ISBN 978-0-8156-2448-6.