page_title: Afghana
section_title: House of King Saul
hierarchical_section_title: Afghana / House of King Saul
caption_attribution_description: English: References Used for this Family Tree =============== Exactly as it appears: 1) Jesus in India: Jesus' deliverance from the cross &amp; journey to India - Page 145 2) Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, year 1843-45, to ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly, by Rev. Joseph Wolff, Vol 1 2nd Edition, revised by John W Parker, London, 1845. 3) Shabankarei, Mohammad ebn-e-Ali ebn-e-Mohammad (1984). “majma-ol-Ansab”. Correction by: Mir Hashem Mohaddes, Tehran, Amirkabir, 1st edition. Others with same references: 1) The Scripture gazetteer: a geographical, historical study, Volume 2, By William Fleming, p64. 2) The Analytical review, or History of literature, domestic and foreign on an enlarged plan , Volume 25 - 1797 - Page 379. 3) Illustrations of prophecy, By Joseph Lomas Towers - 1796 - 799 pages - page 590. 4) The people of India By Herbert Risley, W. Crooke - 1999 - 472 pages - Page 64. 5) The Century , Volume 30 - The Century Co., 1885.The Century: a popular quarterly, Volume 8; Volume 30 - Making of America Project - Scribner &amp; Co., 1885. 6) Niamatullah's history of the Afghans , Volume 1, Niʻmat Allāh, Nirod Bhusan Roy, Santiniketan Press, 1958 - Page 5 &amp; 9 7) Life of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan; of Kabul, Volume 1. By Mohan Lal, 1846, pg. 5, Mohan Lal, 1846 8) 'History Of The Mohamedan Power In India by Firishta (Muhammad Qāsim Hindū Šāh Astarābādī Firištah) 9) Socio-economic Behaviour of Pukhtun Tribes By Dipali Saha, Dipali Saha - 2006 - 282 pages - Page 124 10) India and the Afghans: a study of a neglected region, 1370-1576 A.D., Amrendra Kumar Thakur, Janaki Prakashan, 1992 - 231 pages, Covers the history of Bihar during the Afghan rule in India. Page 2 &amp; 9 11) Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan , Volume 22, Research Society of Pakistan, 1985 - Page 4 12) Pukhtun economy and society: traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society, Akbar S. Ahmed, Routledge &amp; Kegan Paul, 1980 - 406 pages - Page 128 &amp; 129 13) Meaning and Practice, Afghanistan Country Study: Religion, Illinois Institute of Technology.
context_page_description: Afghana or Avagana is a tribal chief or prince in Pashtun, said to be of Bani Israel origin, who is traditionally considered the progenitor of modern-day Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and second largest in Pakistan. The ethnonym "Afghan" is believed to derive from his name.
context_section_description: According to the Tanakh, King Saul (Talut) was the son of Kish, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel (1 Samuel 9:1-2). Saul married Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz and had four sons and two daughters.  The sons were Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchishua and Ish-bosheth. Saul's daughters were named Merab and Michal.
  Pashtun folklore and some historians suggest that King Saul had five sons instead of four, the fifth was named Irmia (Jeremiah).
  The legend describes Malak Afghana as the son of Irmia (Jeremiah) and grandson of King Saul (Talut). This name is mentioned in the form of Abgan in the 3rd century CE by the Sassanians and as Avagana in the 6th century CE by Indian astronomer Varahamihira.
  It is mentioned that Afghana was orphaned at a young age, and brought up by King David. When Solomon became the king, Afghana was made commander-in-chief of the army. Malak Afghana is also credited with the building of the first temple in Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, known later in Arabic as the Haram al-Sharif (Arabic: الحرم القدسي الشريف‎, al-haram al-qudsī ash-sharīf):
  According to Tadhkirat al-Muluk, Malak Afghana migrated to the place known as Takht-i-Sulaiman and generations later Qais Abdur Rashid, a descendant of Malak Afghana, embraced Islam.
caption: Family tree and lineage
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