Shilmani
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The Shilmani or Shalmani (Pashto: شلمانى) is a mostly Pashto-speaking Dardic tribe in northern Pakistan.[1] It is believed to have originated from the Shalman Valley in Khyber District, Pakistan.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Arlinghaus, Joseph Theodore (1988). The Transformation of Afghan Tribal Society: Tribal Expansion, Mughal Imperialism and the Roshaniyya Insurrection, 1450–1600. Durham: Duke University. p. 177. OCLC 19701366.
The Afghans referred to the Shalmanis, Swatis, Gibaris, Tirahis, and certain other peoples of the Peshawar area as Dehgan peoples. This is not an ethnic designation, but simply refers to the fact that they were villagers or peasants. Linguistic evidence points to their being Dardic peoples related to speakers of Pashai, Khowar, Shina, Burushashki and Kashmiri.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ "Lost Tajiks or the forgotten Dards of Pakistan?". WeMountains. March 23, 2019.
- ^ Shamsur Rahman Shams (1990). The Poets of Malakand. p. 57. OCLC 24832107.
Further reading
[edit]- H.A. Rose (1997) [1914]. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Vol. 3. Nirmal Publishers. ISBN 9788185297705.