Bangash

The Bangash , are one of the largest and perhaps the most powerful and influential Karlani Pashtun tribe of the border region of eastern Afghanistan and North Western Pakistan. They primarily inhabit the Kohat, Doaba, Thall, and Hangu districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as portions of the Kurram Agency in FATA. A large number of Bangash are also found in the northeastern section of the Paktia and Paktika Province in Afghanistan. Descendants of Bangash are also found in the Uttar Pradesh state of India, particularly in the city of Farrukhabad which was founded by Muhammad Khan Bangash in 1714.