Significant Persons
Chapter 2
Samiullah Safi Son of Sultan Muhammad Khan and narrator of the story recounted at the beginning of chapter 2 Sultan Muhammad Khan Son of Talabuddin Akhund zada, the hakim of Pech Valley Talabuddin Akhundzada The hakim of Pech Valley who is killed in the story recounted at the beginning of chapter 2 'Ali Dost Talabuddin Akhundzada's - brother Paindo Talabuddin Akhundzada's cousin and rival who (along with his seven sons) is blamed for killing Talabuddin Faizullah Paindo's brother (unnamed in story)
Chapter 3
Abdur Rahman Khan King of Afghanistan from 188o to 1901 Dost Muhammad Grandfather of Abdur Rahman Khan and king of Afghanistan (1819-}9; 1842--63) xiii xiv I Significant Persons
Muhammad Afzal Khan Son of Dost Muhammad Khan, father to Abdur Rahman, and king of Afghanistan (1866-67) Muhammad Azam Khan Eldest son of Dost Muhammad, full brother of Muhammad Af zal, and king of Afghanistan (1867-69) Sher 'Ali Khan Son of Dost Muhammad, half brother of Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Azam, father of Muhammad lsaq Khan, and king of Afghanistan (1863-66; 1869-79) Muhammad Isaq Khan Son of Muhammad Azam and rival to Abdur Rahman Khan
Chapter 4
Mulla of Hadda Major religious figure in Af ghanistan in the late nine teenth century. Born Najmud din Akhundzada, he is also referred to in various stories and accounts as Hadda Sahib, the Hadda Mulla, and Mulla Najmuddin. Akhund of Swat (Abdul Ghafur) Teacher of the Mulla of Hadda and the progenitor of the mian guls of Swat, one line of which became the ruler (wali) of Swat Abdul Baqi · Attendant of the Mulla of Hadda Hazrat Sahib of Butkhak Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Sufi Sahib of Batikot (and Faqirabad) Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Mulla Sahib of Kajuri Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Sayyid Ismail Pacha of Islampur Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Haji Sahib of Turangzai Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Ustad Sahib of Hadda Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda and heir to the center at Hadda Significant Persons I XV
Shaykh Sahib of Sangar Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Mia Sahib of Baro Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Mulla Sahib of Tagao Disciple of the Mulla of Hadda Manki Mulla Religious scholar who was the Mulla of Hadda's principal rival on the frontier • Samarkand l. • Bukhara · \.~-.1 {-., \ ,...... , ..., -·"<'·...i Former U.S.S.R. ,.-:J , ·...; ~-· ../ --.r" . '· ..,.;,. ,.._,..,...,.""_·._.·....- _.~.j \ -...... ·<-·-·~·, '\ ""\ ,-· • Qonduz /,.j - ,) . . \._."\ ) Mazar-e Sharif "\ · {.•Chitral • Mashad .-s- , ..r· ~ ,.. 1 I / ·-·-'· {'·-...,.~) Jalalabao ."> \. Bamian• • • ~ Peshawar '? Kabul.-./ • • 1.. I' • .. Parachinar Islamabad ) Herat Khost\ t., • ~· r Ghazni ·~· •Miramshah 7i AFGHANISTAN F .(·' \ j Lahor;\ \ ,...~. .; j /. / ·'I..,., Qandahar • /-.~ '\ ( ,. i / r\ • I / Quetta I / ___ ./,/ / r \~------·-·-"· PAKISTAN IRAN
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