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Pashtuns Further information: Pashtuns, Pashtun tribes, and Theories of Pashtun origin Pashtuns of Afghanistan

The Pashtuns make up one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, comprising 37% (2018 sociological research data by The Asia Foundation)[5] of the country's population. According to the Library of Congress Country Studies' estimate of 1996, Pashtuns made up 40% of Afghanistan's population. The majority of Pashtuns practice Sunni Islam.[6] After the rise of the Hotaki dynasty in 1709 and the Durrani Empire in 1747, Pashtuns expanded by forming communities in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan.[7]

There are conflicting theories about the origin of the Pashtun people, both among historians and the Pashtun themselves. A variety of ancient groups with eponyms similar to Pukhtun have been hypothesized as possible ancestors of modern Pashtuns. The Greek historian Herodotus mentioned a people called Pactyans, living in the Achaemenid's Arachosia Satrap as early as the 1st millennium BC.[8] Since the 3rd century AD and onward they are mostly referred to by the ethnonym "Afghan", a name believed to be given to them by neighboring Persian people.[9] Some believe that ethnic Afghan is an adaptation of the Prakrit ethnonym Avagana, attested in the 6th century CE.[2] It was used to refer to a common legendary ancestor known as "Afghana", asserted to be grandson of King Saul of Israel.[10]

According to scholars such as V. Minorsky and others, the name Afghan appears in the 982 CE Hudud-al-Alam geography book. Al-Biruni referred to a group of Afghans in the 11th century as various tribes living on the western frontier mountains of Ancient India and Persia, which would be the area between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. According to other sources, some Pashtuns may be the Lost tribes of Israel who converted to Islam during the Arab Empire. Since the 13th century, some Pashtun tribes conquered areas outside their traditional Pashtun homeland by pushing deeper into South Asia.[10]

The modern Afghan national identity developed in the mid 18th century under the rule of Ahmad Shah Durrani‌, who was the founder of the Durrani Empire.[11] Some of the Pashtun tribes

Samozai Esapzai (ايسپزی) Kamalzai Duryazai Alakozai Alizai Barakzai Dawlatzai Ghilzai Kakar Kakazai Khudiadadzai Khulozai Mohammadzai Niazi or Niazai Nurzai Omarzai Popalzai Sadduzai Salarzai Stanikzai Utmankhel Yousafzai Zazai Samozai MOOSA KHAN SAHEB SAMOZAI 1 Nawab-Land-Lord-Municipal Councillor, Kurnool ) He is the distinguished son of Nawab Haider Khan Saheb Samozai, His great Grand-father, Shah Alam Khan Saheb Samozai, had come to Kurnool from Afghanistan, during the reign of Nawab Ran-masth Khan Saheb Bahadur (The Ruler of Kurnool); and the Nawab, offered him a 'Jamadari' of an Elephant and twenty-four horse, in lieu of his personal attainments in the field of knowledge as well as of courage and bravery. Besides this, his son, Nawab Salabath Khan Saheb Samozai enjoys the unique honour of being the Co son-in-law of Nawab Ala Khan Saheb. the son of the Ruler, Nawab Ranmasth Khan Saheb. "The Jamadari' referred to above, continued without any break, till Moosa Khan Saheb Samozai (the grandfather of the gentleman whose life sketches are now given). When Kurnool passed into British hands, 'the Jamadari was stopped, but his family continued to live in Kurnool! and they are still living in Kurnool He was born on the 27th of Ramzan 1322 A. H. at Kurnool. He is a Councillor of the Municipality; Secretary of Anjuman Mufidul Muslimin and he is a distinguished Member of the District War Committee and the Red Cross Society. He is held in high regard both by the Government and the public. His Excellency, Sir Arthnr Hope, the Governor of Madras visited Kurnoo! thrice and thrice did he honour him with his interview. He garlanded the Governor in the 'Shamiana and was awarded the special privilege of having an exclusive photo with his Excellency. This speaks very clearly of his personal as well as of his family dignity and position He is a thoroughly well-behaved, genial and popular gentleman and is full of the proverbial milk of human kindness. He is always alive to the good and well being of the Muslims in particular and all other Communities in general. He was married to the daughter of Janab Omer Daraz Khan Saheb Dawoodzai and is blessed with four sons and four daughters whose names are hereunder given:- Daughters:- (1) Bashir Khalun (2) Sara Khatun. (3) Zubaida Khatun (4) Mehrun Nisa Khatun. Sons: - (1) Ashraf Hasan Khan (2) Noor Ahmad Khan (3) Abdur Rawoof Khan (4) Riyazuddin Khan.