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Tokhi

Afghan tribe

Summary

Afghan tribe

Field	Value
group	Tokhi
native_name
popplace	Zabul, Kandahar and Helmand Province
langs	Pashto
rels	Sunni Islam

Tokhi (Pashto; توخئ) is a Ghilji tribe found in Afghanistan. Tokhi are one of the largest branches of the Ghilji confederation.

The mythical patriarch of the Ghilji confederacy is Madhnai Nika (مړنئ نيکه) who had three sons [branches]; Thoraan (توران), Tholar (تولر) and Bolar (بولر). The Thoraan has two Branches, the first one being the Hotak (هوتک) and the second one is the Tokhi tribe. They are the largest branches. The Ghilji historically offered strong resistance against many enemies and also ruled over the Persian Asfahan Empire as well as ruling India.

History

The Tokhi hikmat chiefs arose in the Ghilzai revolt of 1801 to 1802 against Shāh Mahmud but were put down and executed. The Tokhi were among the first in the disturbance of British Colonial Occupation during the First Afghan War and were among many troops led to attack the British.

Subtribes

Barkozai
Shamulzai

Notable people

Nāzo Tokhi, Afghan poet of the early 18th century and mother of Mirwais Hotak, founder of the Hotak Dynasty, known as Grandfather of Afghanistan

References

Afghan Biographies - ''[https://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=2368&task=view&total=5086&start=2214&Itemid=2 Kandahar Tribal Council]''
[[Naval Postgraduate School]] - Program for Culture and Conflict Studies ''[https://nps.edu/web/ccs/zabul#:~:text=Tokhi%20(Ghilzai),concentrated%20in%20Zabul%20and%20Uruzgan. Zabul Provincial Overview]''
Bosin, Yuri V. ''[https://www.unm.edu/~ybosin/documents/durrani.pdf Durrani empire, popular protests, 1747–1823]'' International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, ed. Immanuel Ness, Blackwell Publishing, 2009 p. 1029
''Disturbances in Western Afghanistan, 1839-41 M. E. Yapp''
[[United Nations]] (2014) ''[https://press.un.org/en/2014/sc11329.doc.htm Security Council 1988 Committee Adds Qari Saifullah Tokhi to Its Sanctions List]''

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