Utmankhel

The Utmankhel  are a Pashtun tribe who live in the hills to the north of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Their land lies between the Mohmands and the Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers. They claim to be descendants of Baba Utman Shamraiz, who accompanied Sher Shah Suri in his expedition into India . The Utman Khel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighbouring peoples of Bajour. Their land is very hilly and difficult, but has well cultivated terraces.

The British conducted military campaigns against them in 1852, 1878, and 1898. They numbered some 40,000, and their fighting strength was about 8000 men.

There are some subtribes of Utman Khel. These are called:
 Mandal (elder son of Utman)
 Sawar Khel
 Mutaki 
 Toori Khel
 Ali Khel
 Utman zai
 Ibrahim Khel
 Raja khel
 Najeem khel
 Aghdad khel
 Ali Zai
 Boota Khel
 Bazai
 Ismail Khel
 Umar khel
 Khumar Khel
 Kamal Khel
 sarni Khel
 Sarkani khel
 Sikandar khel

References

Category:Tribes of Pakistan
Category:Ethnic groups in Pakistan
Category:Ethnic groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa