Pathan (traditionally described in sources)
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Pathan (traditionally described in sources) refers to a member of the Pashtun ethnic group of Afghanistan and Pakistan, historically characterized as a tribal, warrior people with a strong code of honor and hospitality.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pathan | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnonym ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCodeOfConduct |
badal (revenge)
GENERATED
ⓘ
melmastia (hospitality) GENERATED ⓘ nanawatai (asylum) GENERATED ⓘ nang (honor) GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdentity |
tribal honor
ⓘ
warrior ethos ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Balochistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durand Line borderlands ⓘ Eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Federally Administered Tribal Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribalStructure |
clans
GENERATED
ⓘ
lineages GENERATED ⓘ tribes GENERATED ⓘ |
| commonInHistoricalSources | yes ⓘ |
| culturalCodeAssociated | Pashtunwali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
non-Pashtun ethnic groups of Afghanistan
ⓘ
non-Pashtun ethnic groups of Pakistan ⓘ |
| etymologyLinkedTo | Persian and Hindustani forms of Pashtun ⓘ |
| historicallyEmployedAs |
frontier guards
GENERATED
ⓘ
mercenaries GENERATED ⓘ soldiers GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicallyPortrayedIn |
British colonial literature
GENERATED
ⓘ
Indian subcontinental literature GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageAssociated | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernPreferredTerm | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
fiercely independent
ⓘ
resistant to foreign rule ⓘ |
| refersTo | Pashtun people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesConsideredPejorative | yes ⓘ |
| stereotypicallyDescribedAs |
martial race
ⓘ
tribal people ⓘ warrior people ⓘ |
| usageVariesByRegion | yes ⓘ |
| usedIn | South Asian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valueAssociated |
bravery
ⓘ
honor ⓘ hospitality ⓘ loyalty ⓘ protection of guests ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.