Tokhi (
Pashto
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; توخئ) is a
Ghilji
The Ghiljī (, ; ) also spelled Khilji, Khalji, or Ghilzai and Ghilzay (), are one of the largest Pashtuns, Pashtun tribes. Their traditional homeland is Ghazni and Qalati Ghilji in Afghanistan but they have also settled in other regions throu ...
tribe found in
Afghanistan
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. Tokhi are one of the largest branches of the Ghilji confederation.
The mythical patriarch of the Ghilji confederacy is Madhnai Nika (مړنئ نيکه) who had three sons
ranches ''Thoraan (توران)'', ''Tholar (تولر)'' and ''Bolar (بولر)''. The ''Thoraan'' has two Branches, the first one being the
Hotak (هوتک) and the second one is the Tokhi tribe. They are the largest branches. The Ghilji historically offered
strong resistance against many enemies and also
ruled over the Persian
Asfahan Empire
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as well as
ruling India.
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History
The Tokhi hikmat chiefs arose in the
Ghilzai revolt of 1801 to 1802 against
Shāh Mahmud but were put down and executed.
The Tokhi were among the first in the disturbance of British Colonial Occupation during the
First Afghan War and were among many troops led to attack the
British
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Subtribes
* Barkozai
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(2014)
Security Council 1988 Committee Adds Qari Saifullah Tokhi to Its Sanctions List
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* Shamulzai
Notable people
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Nāzo Tokhi, Afghan poet of the early 18th century and mother of
Mirwais Hotak
Mirwais Khan Hotak (Pashto/Dari: ; 1673-1715) was an Afghan ruler from the Ghilji tribe of Pashtuns of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and the short-lived founder of the Hotak dynasty.
In 1709, after overthrowing and assassinating George XI of Kartil ...
, founder of the
Hotak Dynasty
The Hotak dynasty ( ) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful rebellion against the declining ...
, known as ''Grandfather of Afghanistan''
See also
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Pashtun tribes
The Pashtun tribes (), are tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who speak the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali, the social code of conduct for Pashtuns. They are found primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan a ...
References
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Further reading
State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan
Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
Ghilji Pashtun tribes
Tribes of Afghanistan
Ethnic groups in Logar Province