Mahsud

The Mahsud or Maseed is a Karlani Pashtun tribe inhabiting mostly the South Waziristan Agency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Mehsud
ماسید
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Wazirs, Bannuzais, Dawar, Zadran, other Karlani Pashtun tribes

The Maseeds usually pronounce their name Māsīd. They are divided into three great clans or subtribes, namely Alizai, Bahlolzai, and Shamankhel. Maseeds usually call these Drei Māsīd, meaning the "Three Maseeds". Each tribe has his own Khan.

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