The Ghoryakhel () is a Pashtuns sub-tribe.
Ghoryakhel consists of tribes led by the son of Kand, son of Kharshbun, son of Sarbans, and son of Qais Abdur Rashid, who lived in Ghwara Marghay Arghistan Qandahar, mostly in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Logar Province, Ghor, Kabul, Kunar Province, Paktia, Kunduz, Zabul, and Herat.
Wars with The Mughals
The first confrontation of the Ghoryakhels with the Mughals occurred during 1510 to 1515 with the Founder of Mughal Empire Babur in Ghazni where Babur tried to Loot their Wealths but refraind by doing so after a little skirmish and Changed his mind to go for the Ghilzais instead of The Mohmands
Distribution
This tribe has also settled in Pakistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,
Peshawar, Charsada, Mardan, Nowshehra,
Khyber District,
Kurram District,
Mohmand, Malakand,
Swat District Districts and settled between 15th and 16th century. The largest tribe belonging to the Ghoryakhel confederacy is Khalil's
Mohmand and second-largest his brother
Daudzai, son of Daulatyar while other tribes belonging to the confederacy include,
Mulagori,
Shilmani,
Halimzai, Zakhil known by Zakhilwal, Tarakzai, Khawezai, HazarBuz.They are also known as Bar Durranis (Upper Durranis) a title given by Ahmad Shah Abdali.
[ Ibrahim Sheikh Ghauri شېخ ابراهيم غوري. Khyber.ORG.] The legendary
Pashto language Poet
Rahman Baba also belonged to Momand tribe of Ghoryakhel.
According to the Pata Khazana Pashtun History Book written by Abdulhai, Habibi Kharshbun and Sharkhbun are brothers, of who Kharshbun had three sons, Kand, Zamand and Kasi, while Sharkhbun had six sons, Urmar, Babar, Baraich, Miana, Tareen and Sheerani. Kand had two sons, Ghoryakhel and Khakhykhel. Zamand had five sons, of which Muhammadzai and Kheshgi being the more popular among them. Kasi had eleven sons. Shinwari and Zhamaryani are the most popular.
Wars with the British
In 1924 the Battle of Sheenday (Shahindagan) (Ghorya khel victory), 1926 sack of Jahangir Abad (British victory), 1926 Surizai campaign (British victory), 1926 Urmar Campaign 1927 Azakhel operation.
Campaign of Mohmand
Ghoryakhel tribes
See also
