History of the Pashtun people
The Tughlaq Sultans who ruled India in 14th century, were from that part of Khurasan which is now western Afghanistan. Belonging to the Qarauna/Negudari Mongol tribe, they spoke Mongolian and were related to, but distinct from, the Hazaras. It is important to note that Tughlaq was not the name of their tribe but rather the … Read more
The Turi tribe, hold the tract known as Kurram on both sides of the stream of that name, lying north of Khost and south of Koh-i-Sufaid. There is some doubt as to the lineage and race of this tribe and the Jaji . 1– The Turis themselves have two stories as to their origin, one … Read more
Ghaznavid sultanate was the first Muslim Turkish dynasty. The founders of this power were Turkic slave commanders from Central Asia in the service of Samanid empire of Khorasan (Persian dynasty). One of the Turkic slave Alptagin dispossessed indigenous rulers of Ghazni (the Lawiks) and ruled Ghazni as nominal vassals of Samanid empire. Sebuktagin, the fifth … Read more