Lodi (Pashtun tribe)

This article is about the tribe. For the agricultural caste in India with the same name, see Lodhi (caste).
Lodi
The list of Lodi sub-tribes

Lodi (Pashto; لودهی) is a Pashtun tribe from the Ghilji group of Pashtuns.[1][2] In mythical genealogy, they have also been considered as being part of the Bettani tribal confederacy.[3] The Lodi tribe consists of many sub-tribes, most of whom are now settled in the Tank, Frontier Region Tank, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan.[4] These tribes were nomadic for most of their existence and migrated to their present-day locations by crossing the Gomal Pass throughout different times in history.[3]

Two tribes among the Lodi ended up establishing their own empires, the Sur tribe established the Sur Empire[5] and the Prangi tribe established the Lodi Dynasty.[3]

A view of the Gomal Pass that was used by the Lodi tribes over the centuries to cross into the region that they presently reside in.
A view of the Paniala region in Dera Ismail Khan where the last remaining branch of the Prangi tribe live.
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  2. ^ "Ḥayāt-i Afghānī". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. p. 268. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. ^ a b c A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. p. 241. ISBN 978-81-85297-68-2.
  4. ^ "History of the Afghans. | Library of Congress".
  5. ^ Kissling, H. J.; Spuler, Bertold; Barbour, N.; Trimingham, J. S.; Braun, H.; Hartel, H. (1997-08-01). The Last Great Muslim Empires. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-02104-4.