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
Khizar Khel Khizar Khel Khizar Khel (خضرخیل) is clan of Pashtun Tribe Niazi.They are living in many parts of Pakistan but many of them are living in Isakhel and Khanewal, their ancestral village is Khaglan Wala. They are also living in Sukkur, Hala, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad. The Niazi originally lived on the border of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. For several generations, the Niazi were traders and carriers with their cousins, the Marwats, with whom they were allied. In the late 15th century, the Niazi expanded north toward present-day Lakki Marwat and settled on the banks of the Kurram and descendants