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Qais Abdul Rasheed was known to be the pioneer of Pakhtuns. From Sara, Qias Abdul
Rasheed had three sons named; (1) Sarban (2) Garghashti (3) Batni
1. Sarban: Sarban is the pioneer of Sarbani Pukhtoons. He had two sons named 1.1
Shrakhboon 1.2. Khrashboon
1.1. Shrakhboon He had six sons named
1.1.1. Urmur
1.1.2. Bareech
1.1.3. Tareen
1.1.4. Miana
1.1.5. Babar
1.1.6. Sheerani
All these six are the pioneers of clans and sub clans.
1.2. Kharshboon; He had three sons named; Kasi, Zamand and Kand.
1.2.1. Kasi; He had three sons named; Shinwari, Ketran and Kasni or Kasi. Every
one of them is the pioneers of clans and sub clans.
1.2.2. Zamand; He is the pioneer of the Muhammadzai clan from which Baacha Khan
belongs. He had five sons named;
1.2.2.1. Muhammad
1.2.2.2. Nokhi
1.2.2.3. Katani
1.2.2.4. Naki
1.2.2.5. Khuwashgi
Every one of these had sons and grandsons who were the pioneers of clans and sub-
clans.
1.2.3. Kand; He had two sons named Ghoura or Ghouri and other Sheikha or Sheikhi.
These two have sons and grandsons which are pioneer of clans and sub-clans. The
younger son Sheikha or Sheikhi is the pioneer of famous pushtoon tribe Yousafzais.
Muhammad, the elder son of Zamand is the pioneer of Muhammadzai clan. Muhammad had
three sons and a daughter named Mamo. The offspring of Muhammad was settled in
present Charsadda. Among all these offspring the eight became very famous.
Different names were given to newly born villages which reflect the names of
Muhammad’s offspring’s. Those eight villages were popularly known as Hasht Nagar.
The word Hashtnagar is the combination of two languages Persian and Hindi. Hasth
is a Persian word means “eight’ and Nagar is a Hindi word which means “village”.
The word Hasht Nagar combinly means “eight villages” which was later on known to
be Hashtnaghar in Pushto.
• From his 2nd wife Saifullah Khan having two sons and a daughter named as;
1. Yar Muhammad Khan
2. Ghulam Haidar Khan
3. Wife of Sargans Khan
Behram Khan
Behram Khan is the elder son of Saifullah Khan of all his seven children. He was
from the first wife of Saifullah Khan. Behram Khan has two sons and two daughters.
1. Shama Bibi
2. Dr. Khan Saib
3. Quresha Bibi
4. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Baacha Khan)