The
Bangash , are one of the largest and perhaps the most powerful and influential
Karlani Pashtun tribe of the border region of eastern Afghanistan and North Western Pakistan. They primarily inhabit the
Kohat,
Doaba,
Thall, and
Hangu districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as portions of the
Kurram Agency in
FATA. A large number of Bangash are also found in the northeastern section of the
Paktia and
Paktika Province in Afghanistan. Descendants of Bangash are also found in the
Uttar Pradesh state of India, particularly in the city of
Farrukhabad which was founded by Muhammad Khan Bangash in 1714.
