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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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