The Povindah (Pashto: پاوینډه) were a class of warrior nomadic traders in present-day Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan, who belonged chiefly to the tribes of Ghilzais Pashtuns. Their name, which designates their occupation, is derived from the same root as the Pashto word meaning "to graze".
Occupation They assembled every autumn on the plains east of Ghazni, with their families, flocks, herds and long strings of camels and horses, laden with the goods of Bokhara and Kandahar; and forming a caravan march through the Kakar and Waziri countries by the Zhob and Gumal passes of the Suliman Hills.
Powindah tribes
List of Povindah clans
GhilzaiIslam and Politics in Afghanistan By Asta Olesen Published by Routledge, 1995 Page 173 , Nasar is a Pashtun ethnic Khillji Tribe, mainly living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The most famous General Saidal Khan Nasar who Fought with Persia along with Mirwais Baba as Chief of Army and overcame Isfahan now in the modern days the popular politicians in Pakistan namely Mullana Fazal u Rehman, Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasar. Ahmadzai
The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی) is a Pashtun subtribe of the Ghilji confederacy. The Ahmadzai Pashtun tribe is a Powandah tribe and are traditional nomadic merchant warriors.
Hotak
Niazi:
Kharoti
See also Niazi Lohani
External links Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade, 1600-1750 By Stephen Frederic Dale A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service By Ian Scott, Denis Judd Page 120 A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service By Ian Scott, Denis Judd
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