Jadoon tribe

The Jadoon are a Pashtun tribe. They live mainly in the Abbottabad, Haripur and Swabi districts of Sarhad, Pakistan. Their language is Pashto in Swabi and mostly Hindko in Abbottabad.

History

The Jadoons were freedom fighters and they showed bravery against their rivals, especially the Sikhs and the British with other prominent Pashtun tribes of the region like Swati, Tareens and Shilmani. Their leader Sakhi Jan Jadoon had been martyred during the freedom efforts against the Sikhs in the 18th century.

Clans

They are divided mainly into four clans, namely Salar, Mansoor, Panu-khel and Hassan Zai.

Other clans are:-

• Dollat Zai
• Umar Zai
• Shiekmaili Khail
• Mulla Khail
• Mohammad Zai

Distribution

Most of the tribe live in the following areas :

In Abbottabad District

• Bagnotar
• Bandi Atai Khan
• Chamnaka
• Dhamtore
• Havelian
• Kakul
• MirPur
• Nawanshehr
• Neelay pare
• Sarbhana
• Sheikh-ul-Bandi

In Haripur District

• Bagra
• Gandian
• Karakki
• NIka Pah
• KAILAG
• TORUDHOKE
• Kholian Bala
• Langrial

As well as the Kala Dhaka and Gadoon Amazai areas.

Notable Jadoons

Some Notable members of the tribe are : Banaras Khan Jadoon of Kakul, Karamdad Khan Jadoon of Moreklan, Pir Khan Jadoon of Banda Pir Khan, Suhbat Khan Jadoon of Bandi Dhundan, Haji Gohr Rehmaan Khan Jadoon Of Nika Pah, Haji Adalat Khan Jadoon Of Chamnaka, Karim DaD Khan Jadoon Of Bandi Atai Khan, Shaukat Haroon Khan of Mirpur, Rehmat Khan Jadoon of Sheikh-ul-Bandi, Haji Ashraf Khan Jadoon of Baldehri (formerly of Mirpur), Mohabbat khan Jadoon of Dhodial, Iqbal Khan Jadoon of Nawanshehr, Qaim Khan Jadoon of Bagnotar and Azam Khan Jadoon of [[Bagnotar]Murad Khan Jadoon [Kholian Bala]