MAGRAY WARRIORS & MARTIALS OF KASHMIR:

Magray is a Martial Kashmiri tribe of Rajput origin. Magray sprung from Kashtri-un-
Nassal Rajput. Kashtri-un-Nassal Rajput are one of the four classes of Hindus. Kashtri
were people of ruling class having responsibility for the defence of the state. Ladhay
Magray was the forefather of Magray tribe. Magres accepted Islam at the hand of Syed
Ali Hamdani in thirteenth Century. The first person who entered in Kashmir and settled
there belonged to Magray tribe thus making Magray tribe, the founders of Kashmir.
Magray tribe ruled over Kashmir for seven hundred years. They invited Mughals to enter
Kashmir in order to end disturbances in the valley. However, subsequently Mughals
were defeated and pushed back by the Magray tribe. Magray tribe is settled all over the
world with majority in Kashmir Valley. In spite of being SARDARS of the time, people of
Magray tribe felt proud to be called as MAGRAY.

VILLAGES & TOWNS IN KASHMIR NAMED MAGRAY:

1. Magray Village - District Bagh
2. Magray City - Kuttan, Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad
3. Magray Hills - Kanchikot, Rawalakot
4. Magray Abad - Rawalakot
5. Magray Gali - Lipa Valley, Muzaffarabad
6. Magray Abad - Attmaqam,Kel road,Neelum Valley
7. Magray Village - Motarin, khaigala, Rawalakot
8. Kharl Magrayan - District Bagh
9. Sardari Magrayan - Neelum Valley Muzaffarabad
10. Magray village marchkot - Abbaspur
11. Bandian Magray - Abbaspur

MEANINGS OF MAGRAY:
,
"The Martials", "The
Magray is an ancient word, Magray means
Warriors", "Military and war like people". Magray is also spelled
as Magrey, Magre and Magri, but the correct spelling is Magray. The plural of Magray is
Magres.
HISTORRICAL BOOKS ON MAGRAY TRIBE:
All the historical books on Kashmir contain material on Magray tribe and their role in the
history of Kashmir. Few of the historical Books are mentioned here for reference.
1. Magray in the Eyes of History - By Sajid Latif Magray
2. Magray A Warrior Kashmiri Tribe - By Abdul Qayyum
3. Valley of Kashmir - By Sir Walter Lirance
4. Imperial Gazettier of India - Govt of India
5. Tribes and Castes of Kashmir - By Muhammad Din Folk
6 .Castes and Tribes of Poonch - By Muhammad Din Folk
7. History of Kasmir - - By Khawaja Azamey
8. History of Kashmir - By Muhammad Hassan
9. History Kabeer Kashmir - By Haji M.Mohiudin
10.Raj Tarangi - By Pandit Kahlan
11. Tareekh-e-Kashmir - By Professors Nazir Ahmed Tashna
12. Kashmir in the Era of Muslim empires - By Ghulam Hassan Khoyami
13. Tareekh-e- Malkan - By Dr Sadiq Malik
14. Jalwa-e-Kashmir - By Dr Sabir Afaqi
15 Baharistan-e-Shahi - A Chronocle Mediaeval of Kashmir
16. Magray- The Martials and Warriors of Kashmir - By Sajiad Latif Magray
17. Tareekh-e-Kashmir,Islamia - By Dr Sabir Afaqi
18. Tareekh-e-Azmi - By M.Azam
19. Tribal geography of India Jamu and Kashmir - By M. Bashir Magray

20. A New History of India and Pakistan - By Quyyam Abdul

MAGRAY VILLAGES:
1.MAGRAY VILLAGE MOTARIN, RAWALKOT:This is a village
comprising of about 400 houses, exclusively of the Magray Tribe. Road leading from Rawalkot to
Tatrinote crossing point passes from this village. Few personalities of the village are:-
a. Muhammad Din Magray
b. Subedar Muhammad Latif Magray
c. Sajjad Latif Magray
d. Rasheed Magray
e. Yaqoob Magray
f. Manzoor Magray
g. Sadique Magray
h. Dilpazir Magray
i. Muhammad Aamir Magray
j. Bashir Magray
k. Qayyum Magray
l. Yaseen Magray
m. Imran Yaseen margay
n. Shafi Magray
o. Akram Magray
p. Rafique Magray
q. Sajjad Magray
r. Muhammad Javed Magray
s. Kabir Magray
t. Kamran Magray

2.MAGRAY HILLS KANCHIKOT:This is a big village which starts from

the Magray Market on Ali Sajad Road and goes to the top of Tolipeer, a prominent Hill top of
Kashmir. Few personalities of the Magray Hills are:-
a. Haji Aqal Hussain Magray
b. Tariq Magray
c. Ghulam Nabi Magray
d. Gulzar Magray
e. Havildar Yaseen margay
f. Subedar Rafique Magray
g. Hanif Magray
h. Havildar Azam Magray
i. Muhammad Ashraf Magray
j. Kala Khan Magray
k. Hakim din Magray
l. Capt Yaqoob Magray
m. Asghar Magray
n. Sadique Magray
o. Haji Abdullah Magr

3.MAGRAY ABAD RAWALAKOT:This is a small town in Rawalakot

valley on Banjora Road in Barmang. Few of the personalities of the area are:-
a. Abdul Majeed Magray
b. Muhammad Arif Magray
c. Muhammad Razaque Magray
d. Muhammad Imtiaz Magray
e. Muhammad javed Magray
f. Muhammad Shoukat Magray
g. Muhammad Riaz Magray
h. Muhammad Ishaque Magray
i. Muhammad Shakeel Magray
j. Muhammad Jahangir Magray
k. Muhammad Khurshid Magray
l. Muhammad yaseen Magray

4.MAGRAY VILLAGE BAGH:

This village start from Magray city Lower Bela and extends tol the prominent Hill top of Kashmir
Lasdana. This village comprises of 600 houses 100% of the Magray tribe people. Few personalities
of the Magrtay village are:-
a. Dr Mir Akbar Magray
b. Gohar Magray
c. Abdul Hameed Magray
d. Fazal Gohar Magray
e. Aslam Magray
f. Hayat margay
g. Liaqat Ali Magray
h. Ghulam Nabi
i. Wali Noor Magray
j. Sakhi Muhammad Magray
k. Haseeb Magray

5.KHARL MAGRAYAN:
It is a small area in District Bagh, people of Magray tribe are settled here. Few personalities of the
area are:-
a. Muhammad Ashraf Magray
b. Muhammad Farooq Magray
c. Abdul Hameed Magray
d. Gulfraz Magray
e. Akram Magray
f. Haji Hakeek Magray
g. Muhammad Khurshid Magray
h. Fazal Hussain Magray
i. Shakeel Ahmed Magray

6.MAGRAY GALI LIPA:

A prominent Hilltop of Kashmir in Lipa valley. Few personalities of the area are lmentioned here:-
a. Capt Ghulam Hussain Magray
b. Ghulam Rasool Magray
c. Pervaiz Magray
d. Prof Kosar Magray

7.MAGRAY CITY KUTTAN:

A SMALL TOWN IN Kutton Neelum valley comprising of shopping centres, shops and residential
area,comprising mainly of Magray Tribe. Few notables of the area are:-
a. Mangta Magray
b. Shahzaman Magray
c. Arshad Magray
d. Shahzaman Magray
e. Ali Akbar Magray
f. Asad Magray
g. Matloob Magray
h. Attique Magray
i. Oamer Zaman Magray
j. Amjid Magray

8.MAGRAY ABAD ATHMAQAM:

A SMALL TOWN IN Neelum valley on Kel Road near Athmaqam. Few personalities of the area are:-
a. Muhammad Mustafa Magray
b. Muhammad Khurshid Magray
c. Muhammad Subhan Magray
d. Shakeel Magray
e. Ashraf Magray
f. Mushtaq Magray
g. Ghulam Hussain Magray
h. Abid Magray

9.SARDARI MAGRAYAN – REMOTE AREA OF

NEELUM VALLEY:
10.MAGRAY VILLAGE MARCHKOT:
This is the larges village of Abbaspur town comprising of more than 1000 houses exclusively of
the Magray Tibe. Few personalities of the village are:-
a. Sher Akbar Magray
b. Havildar Karim Magray
c. Muhammad Sharif Magray
d. Muhammad Afsar Magray
e. Muhammad Rasheed Magray
f. Manzoor Magray
g. Muhammad Rafique Magray
h. Muhammad Raheem Magray
i. Saleem Magray
j. Ali Akbar Magray
k. Muhammad Azeem Magray
l. Muhammad Yaqoob Magray
m. Mubashar Salam Din Magray
n. Sadique Magray
o. Hameed Magray
p. Kutab Dinb Magray

11.BANDIAN MAGRAY:This is a remote village of Abbaspur town comprising

of more than 500 houses entirely of the Magray tribe. Few personalities of Bandian Magray are:-
a. Muhammad Arif Magray
b. Mir Akbar Magray
c. Muhammad Bashir Magray
d. Muhammad Ashraf Magray
e. Muhammad Nazir Magray
f. Sakhi Muhammad Magray
g. Jalal Din Magray
h. Muhammad Saddique Magray
i. Shoukat Magray
j. Rasheed Magray

HISTORY OF MAGRAY TRIBE

TWO BOOKS “MAGRAY THE MARTIALS AND WARRIORS OF KASHMIR”AND “MAGRAY IN THE
EYES OF HISTORY”HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY SAJJAD LATIF MAGRAY .LAUNCHING CEREMONY
OF THESE BOOKS WAS HELD ON 1st FEB 08 AT PRESS CLUB RAWALPINDI AND WAS
ATTENDED BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF AJ&K AND HIS CABINET MEMBERS.TITLE OF BOOKS
ARE WRITTEN BY THE FOL KNOWN SCHALOURS AND HISTORIANS OF THE COUNTRY.
1.DR. M. ASHRAF QURESHI – CHAIRMAN DEPTT OF KASHMIRIYAT PUNJAB UNIVERISTY
LAHORE.
2.DR.SABIR AFAQI – AUTHOR & HISTORIAN
3.DR.M.SADIQ MALIK -AUTHOR & HISTORIAN

ORGANIZATIONS OF MAGRAY TRIB:

1 MAGRAY SUPREME COUNCIL: IS THE SUPREME BODY OF MAGRAY TRIBE,
EMPOWERED TO TAKE ALL SORT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIO ECONOMICAL DECISIONS IN THE
BEST INTEREST OF MAGRAY TRIBE.
2. MAGRAY EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY (REGD): PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN
THE TRIBE AND EVEN OUTSIDE THE MAGRAY TRIBE.
3. MAGRAY TANZEEM (REGD): WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM AND ORGANIZE
THE MAGRAY TRIBE.
4. MAGRAY WELFARE TRUST: LOOKS AFTER THE ILL, POOR AND NEEDY PEOPLE OF THE
KASHMIR IN PARTICULAR AND PAKISTAN IN GENERAL.
5. MAGRAY FOUNDATION