The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia, mainly in India and Pakistan.[1][2][3]
Kheshgi
Muslim Imperial Dynasty
An ethnic Kasuri Pashtun of the Kheshgi Dynasty of Kasur
Current region
South Asia (mainly India and Pakistan)
Etymology
Kheshgi is derived from their ancestors' name, Kheshig, which in Mongolian means: "favored", "blessed", "glorified"
Place of origin
Keshik, Kerman Province , Mongol Empire
Founded
Early 1400s
Titles
Nawab of Kasur (1525)
Nawab of Mamdot (1848) Family of Vice-Chancellors (1956) President of India (1967) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1984)
Connected families
Muhammadzai family Afridi family
Musharraf family[4]
Traditions
Islam
Estate(s)
Khurja
Kheshgi Payan Kasur Princely State of Mamdot
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