Karrani (Karlani) Afghan tribe

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The Karrani (Karlani) Afghan tribe is a Pashtun tribal group historically notable for producing the rulers of the Karrani dynasty, the last Afghan dynasty to govern the Bengal Sultanate in the 16th century.

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instanceOf Pashtun tribe
ethnic group
associatedRegionHistorically Bengal NERFINISHED
Bihar NERFINISHED
associatedWithEmpire Sur Empire (through Afghan networks)
culturalSphere Pashtunwali code of conduct
dynastyDescribedAs last Afghan dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate
dynastyPeriod 16th century
dynastyRuled Bengal Sultanate NERFINISHED
ethnicIdentity Pashtun NERFINISHED
ethnoPoliticalIdentity Afghan
hasAlternativeName Karlani Afghan tribe NERFINISHED
Karrani tribe NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
historicallyNotableFor connection with the Bengal Sultanate in the 16th century
producing rulers of the Karrani dynasty
language Pashto NERFINISHED
locatedIn Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Pashtun regions of South-Central Asia
notableFor role in transition from independent Bengal Sultanate to Mughal rule
partOf Karlani Pashtuns NERFINISHED
Pashtun tribal confederacies
politicalRole provided military leaders to eastern Indo-Gangetic region
producedDynasty Karrani dynasty NERFINISHED
producedRuler Daud Khan Karrani NERFINISHED
Sulaiman Khan Karrani NERFINISHED
Taj Khan Karrani NERFINISHED
relatedGroup other Karlani Pashtun tribes
religion Sunni Islam
tribalStructure segmentary lineage system

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Karrani dynasty dynasticHouse Karrani (Karlani) Afghan tribe