Hashtnagar
Hashtnagar [هشتنګر] (in Sanskrit अष्टनगरम्: aṣṭanagaram and more commonly known as اشنغر ashnaghar Pashto)[1] is one of the two constituent parts of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Later the name was changed from Hashtnagar to Utmanzai. The name Hashtnagar is derived from Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् aṣṭanagaram, n., "The eight towns" from Sanskrit aṣṭa, num. card., "Eight" and नगर nagara, n., "settlement, locality, town". The descriptive later being influenced by the Pashto asht, num., "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region.[2] These are:
- CharsaddaHashtnagar [Mohammadzai]
- Prang (the 1812 list groups Prang with Charsadda, and counts instead Now Sheherah)
- RajjarCharsadda
- Sherpao, Charsadda
- Tangi, Charsadda
- Turangzai, Charsadda
- Umarzai, Charsadda
- Utmanzai, Charsadda
- Dargai, Charsadda
Class struggle
Hashtnagar is known for its militant socialist struggle of peasants led by the Mazdoor Kisan Party which has resulted in various positive developments of the area.
History
Buddhist period
Hashtnagar is known for an early Buddhist statue. The Original name of Hashtnagar was "Ashtanagaram", "Ashta" means Eight in Sanskrit and "Nagaram" meaning "Town".[3]
Modern era
In 1812 the Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) described the Gujars of Afghanistan as brave, mainly pastoral, and numerous in Hashtnagar district. The Muhammadzai (Charsadda) were also mentioned as a powerful tribe in the area.[4]
Media
A documentary, exploring the political and cultural life of Hashtnagar, has been made by Ammar Aziz [5][6] which is the first ever film on the subject .[7] It features the local artists and political activists and romanticizes the communist movement of the area.
Notable people
- Ali khan baba[8]
- Abdus Samad Khan Muhammadzai [9][10]
- Haji Sahib Turangzai
- Alama Shams ul Haq Afghani
- Hapa Mauli Sahib Turangzai teacher of Haji Sahib Turangzai
- Major General Akbar Khan
- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Abdul Wali Khan
- Abdul Ghani Khan
- Abdul Ali Khan
- Dr. Khan Sahib
- Lieutenant General Imran Ullah Khan
- Ihsan ul Wadud Khan
- Major Zafar Azam Khan
- Asfandyar Wali Khan
- Khan Bahadur Ghulam Haider Khan Sherpao
- Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao
- afzal khamoosh
- Azam Jan Khan
Afzal Shah Khamoosh
- Ahmaddeen taalib
- ANGAM*
References
- ↑ Raverty, Henry George (1867), A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans (2 ed.), Williams and Norgate, p. 33
- ↑ Asiatick Society (Calcutta; India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia. John Murray. pp. 383–. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ Hendrik Willem Obbink. Orientalia Rheno-traiectina. Brill Archive. pp. 115–. GGKEY:S6C77GP5KP7. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) (1812). Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities. John Murray.
- ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/331394/in-the-spotlight-screening-of-hashtnagar/
- ↑ "Documentary on insurgency survivors wins first prize". 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar!". Viewpointonline.net. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ http://www.dailymashriq.com.pk/index.php?edition=&date=2015-01-04&page=3&type=Magazine>
- ↑ http://www.dailymashriq.com.pk/index.php?edition=&date=2014-08-24&page=13&type=Magazine>
- ↑ http://searchsikhism.com/sikh-misals/the-phulkian-misal>
External links
Coordinates: 34°12′59.24″N 71°42′53.26″E / 34.2164556°N 71.7147944°E