Two tribes among the Lodi ended up establishing their own empires, the Sur tribe established the Sur Empire[5] and the Prangi tribe established the Lodi Dynasty.[3]
A view of the Gomal Pass that was used by the Lodi tribes over the centuries to cross into the region that they presently reside in.A view of the Paniala region in Dera Ismail Khan where the last remaining branch of the Prangi Bluch shahukhel lodi tribe live.
Lohani
Lohani, also known as Nuhani, is the largest sub-group among the Lodi tribe.[6][7] The Lohani migrated and crossed the Gomal Pass en masse during the late 1500s, into present-day Lodi territory and displaced other Lodi tribes such as Sur and Prangi that had settled in the region in prior times.[8] Although other Lohani tribes had also made earlier deeper incursions into India, as far as Bihar, and settled therein during the days of the Lodi dynasty.[9][10]
Earliest mentions of the Lohani
The earliest mention of the Lohani tribes comes in the form of an inscription written on a tablet from 1496 AD in Bihar during the days of the Lodi dynasty.[9] The inscription records the construction of a certain gate by Darya Khan Nuhani who is thereafter mentioned as one of the ''governors of the kingdom". The Lohani tribes were also mentioned by the Mughal Emperor Babur in his memoirs, the Baburnama, as Nuhani Afghans around 1529 AD.[10] The earliest records mentions them as Nuhani rather than Lohani, which is the primary designation by which they are currently known today.
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