Lodhi (or Lodi; Pashto / Urdu: لودھی ) is a Pashtun tribe, a sub-group of the larger Ghilzais of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو‎ pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called The Ghilzais (also known as Khiljis or Ghaljis) are a large Pashtun Tribe located mainly in southeastern Afghanistan, between Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan. Legend has it that the tribe derives from a descendent of Qais Abdur Rashid, who married a Turkish prince. Qais Abdur Rashid ( Pashto: قيس عبدر راشد) is a Legendary Progenitor of the Pashtun people, Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Turkic, who conquered South Asia, were often accompanied by Lodhis, whom they valued as warriors and who established themselves as a Muslim ruling class. The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family According to the Random House Dictionary, the term warrior has two meanings For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The term ruling class refers to the Social class of a given society that decides upon and sets that society's political policy

"Lodhi" is a common family name amongst Pashtuns, often linked with the title "Khan" to form the double-barreled "Khan Lodhi" or "Khan-Lodhi". Sometimes only the "Khan" or "Lodhi" is retained. The surname "Khan" does not necessarily mean its bearer is a Lodhi or of Lodhi extraction.

Today, Lodhi are mainly found in Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan and the Punjab region. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP ( Urdu: śimāl maġribī sarhadī sūba) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c They usually practice Islam, the majority being Sunni. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic

See also

• Lodhi dynasty

References

• A History of Sind, Volume II, Translated from Persian Books by Mirza Kalichbeg Fredunbeg, chpt. 68