Ghilzai tribe

E787040

Pashtun tribal confederation ethnic group

The Ghilzai tribe is one of the largest and historically influential Pashtun tribal confederations in Afghanistan, known for its significant political and military role in the region.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ghilzai	3
Ghilzai Afghans	3
Ghilzai Pashtuns	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pashtun tribal confederation ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName	Ghilji NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghilzay NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOfHistoricalRule	Kandahar NERFINISHED ⓘ
clanStructure	confederation of multiple tribes and sub-tribes ⓘ
codeOfConduct	Pashtunwali NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictInvolvement	Afghan tribal conflicts ⓘ resistance against foreign interventions in Afghanistan ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
culturalTrait	Pashto oral traditions ⓘ Pashtun tribal customs ⓘ tribal honor codes ⓘ
demography	large population among Pashtuns ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	tribal elders ⓘ
historicalDynasty	Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	overthrow of Safavid rule in parts of Iran in early 18th century ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ
historicalRole	major military influence in Afghanistan ⓘ major political influence in Afghanistan ⓘ
isAmong	largest Pashtun tribal confederations ⓘ
language	Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ
migration	diaspora in Pakistan ⓘ diaspora in the Persian Gulf states ⓘ internal migration within Afghanistan ⓘ
neighboringGroup	Durrani Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazara people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajik people NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSubtribe	Andar GENERATED ⓘ Hotak GENERATED ⓘ Suleimankhel GENERATED ⓘ Taraki GENERATED ⓘ Tokhi GENERATED ⓘ
partOf	Pashtun tribal system ⓘ
politicalSignificance	important power base in Afghan politics ⓘ
region	central Afghanistan ⓘ eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Afghanistan ⓘ southern Afghanistan ⓘ western Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedGroup	Durrani tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
socialOrganization	tribal council (jirga) ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle	pastoralism ⓘ semi-nomadism ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hotak invasion of Iran → belligerent → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai Afghans

Paktia Province → dominantTribalConfederation → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai

Afghan invasions → ethnicGroupInvolved → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

Ghilji → ethnonym → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai

Paktika Province → hasTribalGroup → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai Pashtuns

Battle of Gulnabad → involvedEthnicGroup → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai Afghans

Sultan Husayn → significantOpponent → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai Afghans

Mirwais Hotak → tribe → Ghilzai tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghilzai