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![]() The list of Lodi sub-tribes |
Lodi (Pashto; لودهی) is a Pashtun tribe from the Ghilji group of Pashtuns.[1][2] In mythical genealogy, they have also been considered as being part of the Bettani tribal confederacy.[3] The Lodi tribe consists of many sub-tribes, most of whom are now settled in the Tank, Frontier Region Tank, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan.[4] These tribes were nomadic for most of their existence and migrated to their present-day locations by crossing the Gomal Pass throughout different times in history.[3]
Two tribes among the Lodi ended up establishing their own empires, the Sur tribe established the Sur Dynasty[5] and the Prangi tribe established the Lodi Dynasty.[3]