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Chamkanni

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a small Pathan tribe on the Kohat border of the North-West Province of India. They inhabit the western part of the Kurmana Valley in the Orakzai portion of Tirah, but are supposed to be a distinct race. They took part in the frontier risings of 1897, and during the Tirah expedition of that year a brigade under General Gaselee was sent to punish. them.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Chamkanni'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/chamkanni.html. 1910.
 
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