The Ghiljī (Pashto: غلجي, pronounced[ɣəlˈd͡ʒi];[a] Persian: خیلجی, romanized: Xelji) also spelled Khilji, Khalji, or Ghilzai or Ghilzay (غرزی), 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.[1][2] The modern nomadic Kochi people are predominantly made up of Ghilji tribes.[3] The Ghilji make up around 20–25% of Afghanistan's total population.[4]
They mostly speak the central dialect of Pashto with transitional features between the southern and northern varieties of Pashto.[citation needed]
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The Ghiljī (Pashto: غلجي, pronounced [ɣəlˈd͡ʒi]; Persian: خیلجی, romanized: Xelji) also spelled Khilji, Khalji, or Ghilzai or Ghilzay (غرزی), are one of...
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populations India and Pakistan Languages Urdu • Sindhi • Marwari • Punjabi Religion Islam 100% Related ethnic groups Teli Baniya Ghanchi Shaikh Khokhar Ghilji...
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" Arlinghaus linked the "Khulas" and the "Abdel" to the Khalaj (modern Ghilji) and the Abdali (modern Durrani), respectively, arguing that the relationship...
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south-eastern Afghanistan for over 200 years, eventually led to the creation of the Ghilji tribe, with Bakhtiyar seen as a Turko-Afghan. Later in the Khalji Revolution...
compared to the Mongolian ones played a secondary role. The Hazaras in the Ghilji neighborhood are called Mongols. The participation of the Mongols in the...
first mentioned in the 7th–9th centuries in the area of Ghazni, Qalati Ghilji, and Zabulistan in present-day Afghanistan. They spoke Khalaj Turkic. Al-Khwarizmi...
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