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A lot of people probably already know about the Ghiliji (also known as the Ghilzai, Ghorzai, or Khiliji) tribe, as they are the largest tribal confederation among the Pashtuns (containing many sub-tribes too, such as the Suris, Tanolis and Lodis), inhabiting the countries of both Afghanistan and Pakistan (some of them also live in Iran). But what a lot of people don't know is the history of these people. To sum up, they're basically the most OP tribe in the region. Here's a list of dynasties/empires founded by the Ghilijis:
As you can see, that's quite the roster. Outside of these dynasties/empires, the Ghilijis have also played an important role in the history of the region, for example:
Bakhtiyar Khiliji - He is credited as being the first person to truly bring Islam to the Bengal, as he was the first Muslim to conquer it as a general under the Mamluk Empire. He also destroyed Nalanda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Bakhtiyar_Khalji
Zabardast Khan Tanoli - He assisted Ahmad Shah Durrani during his conquests of the region, and was as a result awarded the title of Subah Khan for his actions.
http://www.barmazid.com/2017/07/tanolis-or-tunawalis.html
Khiliji Ghaznavids - Khilijis made up a large portion of the Ghaznavid army.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SVV9AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT280&dq=Khalaj+and+Ghaznavids&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd1Zfq0P_iAhVQQUEAHS9pCcQQ6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=Khalaj and Ghaznavids&f=false
@Indus Pakistan @Talwar e Pakistan @OsmanAli98 @Pan-Islamic-Pakistan @Samlee @ghilzai @The Eagle @Dubious @WAJsal @Kabira @dexter @Kambojaric @Hakikat ve Hikmet @Path-Finder @Waqas @Zarvan @Azadkashmir @AZADPAKISTAN2009
As you can see, that's quite the roster. Outside of these dynasties/empires, the Ghilijis have also played an important role in the history of the region, for example:
Bakhtiyar Khiliji - He is credited as being the first person to truly bring Islam to the Bengal, as he was the first Muslim to conquer it as a general under the Mamluk Empire. He also destroyed Nalanda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Bakhtiyar_Khalji
Zabardast Khan Tanoli - He assisted Ahmad Shah Durrani during his conquests of the region, and was as a result awarded the title of Subah Khan for his actions.
http://www.barmazid.com/2017/07/tanolis-or-tunawalis.html
Khiliji Ghaznavids - Khilijis made up a large portion of the Ghaznavid army.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SVV9AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT280&dq=Khalaj+and+Ghaznavids&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd1Zfq0P_iAhVQQUEAHS9pCcQQ6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=Khalaj and Ghaznavids&f=false
@Indus Pakistan @Talwar e Pakistan @OsmanAli98 @Pan-Islamic-Pakistan @Samlee @ghilzai @The Eagle @Dubious @WAJsal @Kabira @dexter @Kambojaric @Hakikat ve Hikmet @Path-Finder @Waqas @Zarvan @Azadkashmir @AZADPAKISTAN2009