غلجائی
Sign in to saveThe Ghiljī (, ; ), also spelled Khilji, Khalji, or Ghilzai and Ghilzay (), are one of the largest Pashtun tribes. Their traditional homeland is Ghazni and Qalati Ghilji in Afghanistan but they have also settled in other regions throughout the Afghanistan-Pakistan Pashtun belt. The modern nomadic Kochi people are predominantly made up of Ghilji tribes. The Ghilji make up around 20–25% of Afghanistan's total population.
Key facts
- Tribe.name
- Ghilji
- Tribe.image
- Sirdar Habibullah Gilzai and other Khans in 1879-80.jpg
- Tribe.caption
- Ghilji chieftains in Kabul ()
- Tribe.ethnicity
- Pashtuns
- Tribe.location
- Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Tribe.branches
- Ahmadzai, Akakhel, Andar, Hotak, Ibrahimkhel, Ibrahimzai, Kharoti, Lodi, Nasar, Stanikzai, Sakzai, Sulaimankhel, Tarakai, Tokhi
- Tribe.language
- Pashto
- Tribe.religion
- 18px Islam
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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