Daizangi (Hazara tribe)

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Daizangi, also spelled as Dai Zangi, (Dari: دایزنگی), is one of the major tribes of the Hazaras of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan. They inhabit the Bamyan, Yakawlang, Panjab and Waras districts of Bamyan Province, the Shahristan in Daikundi Province, and Lal Wa Sarjangal in Ghor Province.[1]

History

The 19th-century Hazara Mir Elkhani, Mir Naser Beg, Mir Azeem Beg was the mir of the Daizangi who led the final battle of the Hazaras against Abdur Rahman in the battle of Uruzgan. He was exiled to Bokhara in present-day Uzbekistan, where he wrote his memoirs "Yad e Guzishta", Memories of the past.[citation needed]

Subtribes

The Daizangi sub-tribes include the Bubali, Gedi, Kamyaba, Kut-daghi, Khushamadi, Kirigu, Miramur, Qaraqul Daghi, Sag Deh, Sag Jui, Sag-Pae, Sehpai, Takana, Takash, Urarus, and Yangur.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "دومین سمینار علمی دایزنگی شناسی". equality.af. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  2. ^ Dai Kundi Province:Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, (US) Naval Postgraduate School.
  3. ^ Hazara tribal structure Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, US Naval Postgraduate School.