Malakand Agency

Tribal Chief and the Founder of Pukhtunkhwa state Malak Ahmad khan yousafzai is buried in the historical village of Malakand named Alladand dheri.

Both the troops fought bravely but in the end, the king began to retreat towards the summer capital of his kingdom Manglawar in upper Swat.

But eventually, the king left the entire kingdom and Malak Ahmad became the owner of the throne of the valley of Swat.

[8] It remained independent during the Era of Mahraja Ranjit Singh and he didn't tried to invade Yusufzai land.

[9] In 1863, the British empire tried to Invade Malakand division area during Ambela Campaign, specially Swat and buner but failed initially.

In 1895, the British approached the elders of Malakand Agency with the request to allow the passage of post to Chitral, which was then in the Administrative sphere of Gilgit.

But the then chief of Ranazai tribe Malak Saadat Khan of Khar rejected the request with common consent of the brave Pukhtoon tribes of Khar, Batkhela, Alladand Dheri, Dhari Julagram and Matkanai Thotakan in the favour of Umara Khan of Jandul and for the sovereignty of Pukhtoon soil and its traditions.

British officer and troops had been besieged in Chitral by Chitralis under Sher Afzal in association with Umara Khan of Jandol.

The people fought bravely and offered stubborn resistance to the enemy under the leadership of Malak Saadat Khan of batkhela.

The British artillery particularly proving more than a match for the old and rusty guns and swords of the natives to fortify their position and ensure the safety of the strategically important Chitral road, they constructed two forts at Malakand and Chakdara with many a picquet overhead the surrounding hills.

Malakand agency lies at a strategically important position as it acts as a Gateway to Swat, Dir, Chitral and Bajaur.

The famous Malakand Pass which connects Mardan to Swat and Dir is located near Dargai, where the local Pushtun tribes fought two fierce battles with the British army in 1895 and 1897.