Lodi, Lohdi
The list of Lodi sub-tribes

Lodi (Pashto; لودهی) is a Pashtun tribe from the Ghilji group of Pashtuns.[1][2] These tribes were nomadic and migrated by crossing the Gomal Pass throughout the history.[3]

The Lodi tribe consists of many sub-tribes, most of whom are now settled in the Tank, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[4]

Lohani

Lohani, also known as Nuhani, is the largest sub-group among the Lodi tribe.[5] Although other Lohani tribes had also made earlier deeper incursions into India, as far as Bihar, and settled therein during the days of the Lodi dynasty.[6][7]

Earliest mentions of the Lohani

The earliest mention of the Lohani tribes comes in the form of an inscription written on a tablet from 1496 AD in Bihar during the days of the Lodi dynasty.[6] The inscription records the construction of a certain gate by Darya Khan Nuhani who is thereafter mentioned as one of the ''governors of the kingdom". The Lohani tribes were also mentioned by the Mughal Emperor Babur in his memoirs, the Baburnama, as Nuhani Afghans around 1529 AD.[7]

References

  1. ^ Malik, Jamal (2008). Islam in South Asia: A Short History. p. 123. ISBN 978-9004168596.
  2. ^ "Ḥayāt-i Afghānī". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. p. 268. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. ^ 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. ^ Rashid, "History of the Pathans", Vol.III, p-367-89, Haroon. History of the Pathans. Vol. III. pp. 367–89.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Siddiqi, Jamal. Epigraphia Indica: Arabic and Persian Supplement (In Continuation of the Series Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica) 1966 and 1967. Archaeological Survey of India,New Delhi. p. 172.
  7. ^ a b Beveridge, Annette (May 2017). Baburnama: A Memoir (PDF). p. 24. ISBN 978-8129141750.
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