Afridi tribe
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The Afridi tribe is a prominent Pashtun tribal group historically known for controlling key mountain passes and trade routes in the Khyber region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afridi tribesmen | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pashtun tribe
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Durand Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
British Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInCountry |
Pashtun people in Afghanistan
ⓘ
Pashtun people in Pakistan ⓘ |
| ethnicReligion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi school) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Afridi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanStructure | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| hasNotableValley | Tirah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
independence
ⓘ
martial tradition ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British colonial period in India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyControlled |
Khyber Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountain passes between Pakistan and Afghanistan ⓘ trade routes between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Karlani Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of key trade routes
ⓘ
resistance to foreign invasions in the Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| language | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Khyber region NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| subtribe |
Adam Khel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aka Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamar Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamran Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuki Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mallah Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ Qambar Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sepah NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakha Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Khyber Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCustomaryLaw | Pashtunwali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Afridi tribesmen
this entity surface form:
Afridi tribesmen