Storia do Mogor 238.5.3

238.5.3

In spite of these dissensions they are all of one race, descended from an ancient prince called Pasto (Pushtu). He had many sons — I notice there were six-and-thirty of them — who divided the kingdom at his death. It lay on the farther side of the Indus, towards the west. They proclaimed these as separate principalities, their descendants taking the name of their ancestor. One calls himself Issofzaj (Yusufzai) — that is, ' Son of Joseph ' ; others are Mahomedzaj (Muhammadzai), Iszai ('Isazai), Surina (? Suran-khel), Pane (PannI), Massuani(? Masankhel), Coatro (? Kator-zai), Lody (Lodi). In this manner they entitle themselves after their ancient princes, and the name of Pathan has come down from the first prince, Pasto. Their language differs from the speech of India. They follow the Mahomedan faith, yet there is a difference in their sects, for some venerate Muhammad, others 'Ali, others 'Usman, and others some other disciple of the false prophet [73].