Karlāṇī or Karrani (Pashto: کرلاڼي) is a Pashtun tribal confederacy.[1] They primarily inhabit the FATA region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and certain parts of eastern Afghanistan. In the 16th century the Karlani founded the Karrani dynasty, the last dynasty to rule the Bengal Sultanate.
| Karlani کرلاڼي | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Pashtun |
| Location | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Population | several millions |
| Branches | Afridi, Bangash, Banusi(Shetakzai) , Dawar, Dilzak, Khattak, Khogyani, Mahsud, Mangal, Marwat, Orakzai, Tanai, Utmankhel, Wardak, Wazir, Zadran, Zazi (Dzadzi),Turi |
| Language | Pashto |
| Religion |  Islam |
- ^ "THe History of The Dilzak Tribe" (urdu) By Asarjan, First Edition_2011 p 68