Ghilji confederation

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The Ghilji confederation is one of the largest and historically influential Pashtun tribal groupings in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for its prominent role in regional politics, warfare, and dynastic rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pashtun tribal confederation
ethnic group
associatedWith Afghan mujahideen factions
Taliban leadership (significant component)
linked to: Taliban
borderStraddlingGroup Afghanistan–Pakistan borderlands
contrastedWith Durrani (Abdali) Pashtuns
linked to: Durrani
country Afghanistan
Pakistan
demography one of the two largest Pashtun confederations
ethnicGroupOf Pashtuns
ethnicOrigin Eastern Iranian
ethnonym Ghalji
Ghalzai
linked to: Khilzai

Gharzai
linked to: Tarakhzai

Gharzai Pashtuns
Ghilji
Ghilzai
linked to: Ghilzai tribe

Khilji
linked to: Khalji dynasty

Khilzai
hasCapitalRegionHistorically Delhi (for Khalji dynasty)
Ghazni (for Hotak rule)
linked to: Ghazni

Kandahar (for Hotak rule)
hasSubgroup Ahmadzai (Ghilji) tribe
Alizai (Ghilji) tribe
linked to: Alizai tribe

Andar tribe
Hotak tribe
Kharoti tribe
Lodin tribe
Nasher (Nashir) family
Sakhi tribe
Suleimankhel tribe
Taraki tribe
Tokhi tribe
Wazir (sometimes classified) tribe
historicalEvent capture of Isfahan by Hotak forces
conflicts with Durrani rulers
overthrow of Safavid rule in parts of Iran
participation in Afghan civil wars
participation in Taliban movement
participation in anti-Soviet jihad
rule over parts of Persia (18th century)
historicalRival Durrani confederation
linked to: Durrani
language Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
locatedIn Balochistan (Pakistan)
Ghazni region
linked to: Ghazni Province

Kabul region
Kandahar region
linked to: Kandahar Province

Khost region
linked to: Khost Province

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Loya Paktia
Paktika region
linked to: Paktika Province

Zabul region
linked to: Zabul Province

central Afghanistan
eastern Afghanistan
northwestern Pakistan
southeastern Afghanistan
southern Afghanistan
migrationPattern seasonal transhumance
notableFor historical military power
influence in Kabul politics
large population among Pashtun confederations
partOf Afghan ethnic mosaic
Pashtun tribes
linked to: Pashtuns
playedRoleIn Pashtun dynastic rule
regional politics of Afghanistan
warfare in Afghanistan
politicalRole kingmakers in Afghan history
providers of military manpower for various regimes
producedDynasty Hotak dynasty
Khalji dynasty of Delhi
linked to: Khalji dynasty
producedRuler Alauddin Khalji
Ashraf Hotak
Hussain Hotak
linked to: Husayn Hotak

Jalaluddin Khalji
linked to: Jalal-ud-din Khalji

Mahmud Hotak
regionType mostly highlands and steppe zones
religion Sunni Islam
socialStructure segmentary lineage system
tribal council (jirga)
timePeriod medieval period to present
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
semi-nomadic herding
trade
usesCustomaryLaw Pashtunwali

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Hotak tribe lineage Ghilji confederation
Mandokhel tribe associatedWith Pashtun tribal confederacies
linked to: Ghilji confederation
Suleimankhel partOf Ghilji confederation
Tokhi partOf Ghilji tribal confederation
linked to: Ghilji confederation
Taraki partOf Ghilji tribal confederation
linked to: Ghilji confederation
Nasher partOf Ghilji confederation
Nasher partOf Ghilzai confederation
linked to: Ghilji confederation