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The Ghilji rebelled against Afghanistan's ruler in 1886, after which a large number of them were forced to migrate to northern Afghanistan by Barakzai Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. [29] Among those who were exiled was Sher Khan Nashir, chief of the Kharoti Ghilji tribe, who would become the governor of Qataghan-Badakhshan Province in the 1930s.
The Andar are a Ghilji Pashtun sub-tribe. The Andar occupy nearly the whole of the extensive district of Shalgar south of Ghazni [1] The Andar were traditionally known for their skill in the construction and maintenance of large karez (underground irrigation systems). [2]
UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) Qalat , [ 2 ] sometimes spelled as Kalat ( Dari : قلات ; Pashto : قلات ), and historically referred to as Qalāti Khaljī or Qalat-i Ghilzai , [ 3 ] is a city in southern Afghanistan that serves as the capital of Zabul Province . [ 4 ]
The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني Persian: امپراتوری هوتکیان) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s.
As Pashtuns of the Ghilji confederacy, the heyday of the Kharotis was during the peak of the Khāns of the Nasher-Nashir family. With the rise of the rival Durrani confederacy in the 18th century, the Kharoti lost their leading role in Afghan politics but remained strong in rural Afghan regions.
Qalati Ghilji was bestowed on Mukim Beg Arghun by his father Dhul-Nun Beg Arghun. [2] Mukim's partisans, Farrukh Arghun and Kara Bilut , held it at this time on his part. [ 2 ] On reaching Tazi, Sher Ali Chihreh and Kuchek Baqi Dewana , with some others, had formed the plan of deserting. [ 2 ]
Medieval Muslim scholars, including 9th-10th century geographers Ibn Khordadbeh and Istakhri, narrated that the Khalaj were one of the earliest Turkic tribes to have crossed the Amu Darya from Central Asia and settled in parts of present-day Afghanistan, especially in the Ghazni, Qalati Ghilji (also known as Qalati Khalji), and Zabulistan regions
The Babai (Pashto: بابئی) is a Pashtun tribe also known as Babi.Their traditional primary homeland is in Qalat, Zabul, located in Southern Afghanistan and Kandahar, and expand across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.