Swat

Swat was a Muslim sultanate centred on Manglawar in the valleys below the Hindu Kush. It was a Dardic-speaking hill state stretching from Bajaur toward Hazara.

Between 1510 and 1518, Yusufzai Pashtuns under Malik Ahmad Khan conquered the valleys and overwhelmed Sultan Awes Jahangiri. Dardic inhabitants were pushed into Kohistan, where Torwali and Gawri communities preserved their languages. Yusufzai clans divided the lowlands and repeatedly resisted Mughal and later Durrani armies.