Malla-yuddha such a wrestling match against a visiting champion in Singapore. Traditional Indian wrestling first began to decline in the north after the medieval Muslim invasions when influences from Persian wrestling were incorporated into native malla-yuddha. Under Mughal rule, courtly fashion favoured the Persianate pehlwani style. Traditional malla-yuddha remained popular in the south, however, and was particularly common in the Vijayanagara Empire. The 16th-century Jaina classic "Bharatesa Vaibhava" describes wrestlers challenging their opponents with grunts and traditional signs of patting the shoulders. Sculptures at Bhatkal depict wrestling matches, including female wrestlers. As part of his daily routine, the king Krishna Deva
Isa Khel (sub-tribe) and villages of Isa Khel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu (s) (i.e. Saido Khel, Beram Khel and Hakeem Khel),Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, Khira in Lukki Marwat District. The names of some notable sub-clans are Khizar Khel, Ahmad Khel, Ghazi Khel, Azeem Khel,Sherkhani,Fateh Khani,Wadday,Nasir Khel,Daulat Khel (Saido Khel), Pahar Khel,Ghali Khel, Beram Khel,Hakeem Khel, Shamsi Khel (Umar Khel, Haji Khel, Jhangi Khel (Nourang Khel), Machi Khel, Sarwar Khel) Isa Khel (sub-tribe) Isakhel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel