Deshiwals or Deshan are a tribe of the Swati pashtun origin residing on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara , had a fighting strength of over 1,000 armed men at the end of the 19th century , who saw action against the British . Deshi or Deshan is the name given to the country to north of Agror , and lying to the west of Nandhiar . It comprises a portion of the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain , a part of the Swati country , wooded spurs with intervening watercourses , on the banks of which are the villages . They are a united tribe , equally among themselves and when external danger threatens . They live in six major villages , Hotal Deshan , Kotgalla , Peshora , Shingli Payeen , Shingli bala , Gijbori , and in dozens of many small villages like ( Karwar , Batley , Banda Akhunzadgan , Char Gali Feroz , Kiargali , Kas-Pul , Shehtoot etc. ) . They migrated and changed their villages , after every five years ( which they called Waish ) before 1947 . Thus no individual had any land ownership and all the land which they had , was a common wealth . So in case of any external invasion , they fought unitedly for the sake of their territory . The deadly earthquake October 8 , 2005 affected this area badly . More than seventy people died and hundred of people injured . Property loss was also in billions . Kotgala and Hotal were the most affected villages . People also called Deshani Deshiwals or Deshan Peoples are living in District . Battagram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
earthquake October 8 , 2005
2005 Kashmir earthquake
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