Mahsud/ Maseed

Mahsuds

The Mahsuds living in Waziristan were no less dangerous for the British. Olaf Caroe, the British Governor of NWFP, likens the Mahsud to a wolf and the Wazir to a panther. “The Mahsud is as redoubtable in council as he is in battle, as difficult to deal with on planes other than that of force as in the field.” They were considered one of the most intractable tribes by the British. Caroe refers to the Evelyn Howell’s book MizhDrai Mahsit, We Three Mahsuds, referring to three main sections the Alizais, the Shamankhels and Bahlolzais as the inhabitants of Great Britain refer to England, Scotland and Wales.”

The Mahsuds are said to be even more superstitious and under the influence of mullahs than are the Darwesh Khel. They are also more democratic, and any man who distinguishes himself in bravery or wisdom may rise to the position of malik. Their physique and stamina are good, and judged from the limited extent to which they have hitherto enlisted with us, some rate their soldierly qualities even higher than those of the Afridis.

The Mahsuds inhabit a large portion of the center of Waziristan drained by the Tank Zam and Shahur Rivers. Their territory is a rough triangle between Jandola, the hills North of Razmak and from Shuidar to Janimela north of Wana. No portion of their territory touches the “settled” districts, and they are surrounded on the North and West by the Wazirs, on the east by the Bhittanis, and on the South by the Wazirs and Sheranis.

With the exception of a few Shabi Khel in the Bannu District, some land near Gumal in the Tank Tehsil, and the colonies at Chark and elsewhere in the Logar Valley in Afghanistan, none of them own land outside of South Waziristan Agency. To escape the severe cold in the higher hills during the cold weather, a large number move down to the lower valleys, but always keep within the Mahsud territorial limits.

The Mahsuds belong to the Kakai branch of the Ghurghust Pathans, being descended from Wazir. The descendants of Wazir, who was the son of Suleiman, who was the son of Kakai, himself the son of Karlan and grandson of Ghurghusht, so that they are usually described as being a tribe of Karlanri or Ghurghusht Pathans. From this common origin come the Wazirs, a title which properly includes both Darwesh Khel and Mahsuds, but the name Wazir has now been practically appropriated by the former.

The Mahsuds are divided into three clans, all very much mixed as to locality.
1. The Alizai.
2. The Bahlolzai.
3. The Shaman Khel.

Geneological Tree of Mahsuds

A) Alizai 1.Manzai 1) Malikdinai

a. Mon Khel

b. Kira Khel

c. Dali Khel

2) Palli Khel

a. Shamarai I) Tori Shamirai

II) Sur Shamirai

b. Dachi Khel Poi Khel & Khujirai a)

Salimi Khel I) Kasadin Khel

Guri Kharmaz Khel

II) Nawar Khel

III) Gaji Khel

IV) Asghar Khel

V) Push

Mai Khel I) Walid Khel

II) Raji Khel

Guri Khel I) Karim Khel

II) Dhai Khel

III) Biland Khel

d)Darkai and I) Darkai

Khanjirai II) Kanjiral

Shomai Khel I) Michi Khel b) Mohammad Khel

c) Margha

d) Dhir

f) Quresh

g) Tattar Khel

h) Aabbas Khel

Para Khel

II) Bahadur Khel a) Pahan Khel

b) Pande Khel

III)Khon Khel a) Lalak Khel

b) Shira Khel

c) Mir Khan Khel

d) Baloch Khel

e) Darai Khel

f) Shakar Khel

g) Landi

IV) Garraizai a) Boi Khel

b) Zarmi Khel

3)Giddi

Khel a.Langar Khel I) Abul Khel

II)Nikarab Khel

III)Ali Mohammad Khel

b.Wazirgai I) Makki Khel

II)Zamani Khel

c.Kai Khel I) Sultan Khel

II) Babar Khel

III)Langar Khel

d.Dreplarai I) Ghund Khel

II) Batakai

III) Targadai

e.Faridai

f.Bromi khel I)Daulat Khel

II)Pirat Khel

III)Shah Mohammad Khel

IV)Tattar Khel

2.Shabi Khel 1)Astonai

a.Bromi Khel I)Bangash Khel

II)Tajal Khel

III)Ane Khel

b.Imar Khel I)Lakki Khel

II)Kutma Khel

c.Khandar Khel I)Alam Khel

II) Landia Khel

III)Ghaiza Khel

IV)Tor Khel

V)Zari Khel

VI)Morza Khel

d.Dodia Khel I)Akhmad Khel

II)Augar Khel

III)Khawaz Khel

2)Bromai

a.Baya Khel

b.Mir Khan Khel

c.Khadi Khel

3)Sultanai a.Marobi Khel

b.Surat Khel

c.Mirza Khel

4)Patonai

a.Makhal Khel

b.Baryam Khel

c.Bicha Khel

5)Bibizai

a.Daria Khel

b.Bikhonai

c.Kamal Khel

d.Moghalgai

6)Khon

khel a.Khon Khel of

Khaisora.

b.Khon Kheo of

Babrah.

B)Shaman 1.Khalli Khel 1)Badiwai

Khel 2)Spinkai

2.Char Khel 1)Qasim

Khel

2)Brund

3)Iral

Khel

4)Idarai

3.Gallishai 1)Mangi

Khel

2)Bakhti

Khel

3)Kaikhal

Khel

4)Bale

Khel

5)Kaka

Khel

6)Shobai

Khel

7)Mat Khel

8)Dari

Khel

4.Budinzai 1)Gulop

Khel

2)Qasim

Khel

3)Tapai

Khel

5.Shahoor shaman Khel 1)Char

Khel a.Idarai

b.Zaria Khel

c.Qasim Khel

2)Khalil

khel

C)Bahlozai 1.Aimal Khel 1)Nazar

Khel a.Aziz Khel

b.Kharmaz Khel

2)Abdullai

a.Shamak Khel

b.Lale Khel

c.Pinzplorai

3)Malikshahi a.Bizodai

b.Khoidadi

2.Nano Khel 1)Addur

Rahman Khel a.Rahimdad Khel

b.Pirdad Khel

c.Karimdad Khel

d.Mirdad Khel

2)Jalal

Khel a.Shomi Khel

b.Shiraz Khel

3)Kikarai

a.Alikhonai

b.Mirkhonai

c.Mande Khel

4)Imar

Khel a.Sherin Khel

b.Bakhti Khel

5)Haibat

Khel a.Sher Khel

b.Abbas Khel

c.Khawaz Khel

6)Giga

Khel a.Sarmast Khel

b.Sura Khel

7)Nekzan

Khel a.Batik Khel

b.Ladi Khel

c.Abdak Khel

d.Sheralai

e.Dhir

f.Push and Khwaz Khel

8)Umar

Khel a.Raji Khel

b.Kandi Khel

c.Shodi Khel

3.Shingi 1)Malai

a.Kharmast Khel

b.Mamia Khel

c.Bojai Khel

d.Urmar Khel

e.Ozabkai

f.Bobalai

2)Mamadi a.Boi Khel

b.Karoon

4.Band Khel 1)Nasir

Khel

2)Aikam

Khel

3)Totia

Khel

4)Usman

Khel

5)Dindor