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Lodi (Template:Lang-ps sometimes written as Lodhi - لودهي) is a Batani Pashtun tribe mainly found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan & India. Often accompanying the Timurids who conquered South Asia, the Lodis established themselves during the Islamic period as a Muslim ruling class and were valued warriors. Legend has it that the tribe derives from a descendent of Qais Abdur Rashid (the legendary patriarch of all Pashtuns). The term Lodi is said to be a corruption of the Pashto word loy da (meaning big person)

Members of this tribe established the Lodi dynasty, which ruled over the Delhi Sultanate and included the prominent ruler Ibrahim Lodi. The "Lodi" family name is often linked with the title "Khan" in the form "Khan Lodi" or "Khan-Lodi". Sometimes only the "Khan" or "Lodi" is retained. "Khan" is a title denoting nobility, and does not necessarily mean its bearer is a Lodi or of Lodi extraction.

Today, Lodi are mainly found in Afghanistan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in Chhachh (Attock) Punjab region of Pakistan. The Lodi Pashtun tribe are also found in Pakistan's urban centers notably in Karachi and in Lahore.

References

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

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-'''Lodhi''' ({{lang-ps|'''لودي'''}} sometimes written as '''Lodhi - لودهي''') is a [[Batani]] [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] (Ghilzai) tribe mainly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan. Often accompanying the [[Timurids]] who conquered [[South Asia]], the Lodhi established themselves during the Islamic period as a [[Muslim]] ruling class and were valued warriors.  Legend has it that the tribe derives from a descendent of [[Qais Abdur Rashid]] (the legendary patriarch of all Pashtuns). The term Lodhi is said to be a corruption of the Pashto word ''loy dha'' (meaning big person)
+'''Lodi''' ({{lang-ps|'''لودي'''}} sometimes written as '''Lodhi - لودهي''') is a [[Batani]] [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] tribe mainly found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan & India. Often accompanying the [[Timurids]] who conquered [[South Asia]], the Lodis established themselves during the Islamic period as a [[Muslim]] ruling class and were valued warriors.  Legend has it that the tribe derives from a descendent of [[Qais Abdur Rashid]] (the legendary patriarch of all Pashtuns). The term Lodi is said to be a corruption of the Pashto word ''loy da'' (meaning big person)
-Members of this tribe established the [[Lodhi dynasty]], which ruled over the [[Delhi Sultanate]] and included the prominent ruler [[Ibrahim Lodhi]].  The "Lodhi" family name is often linked with the title "[[Khan (title)|Khan]]" in the form "Khan Lodhi" or "Khan-Lodhi". Sometimes only the "Khan" or "Lodhi" is retained.  "Khan" is a title denoting nobility, and does not necessarily mean its bearer is a Lodhi or of Lodhi extraction.
+Members of this tribe established the [[Lodi dynasty]], which ruled over the [[Delhi Sultanate]] and included the prominent ruler [[Ibrahim Lodi]].  The "Lodi" family name is often linked with the title "[[Khan (title)|Khan]]" in the form "Khan Lodi" or "Khan-Lodi". Sometimes only the "Khan" or "Lodi" is retained.  "Khan" is a title denoting nobility, and does not necessarily mean its bearer is a Lodi or of Lodi extraction.
-Today, Lodhi are mainly found in Afghanistan, the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] and in [[Chhachh]] ([[Attock]]) [[Punjab region]] of Pakistan.  The Lodhi Pashtun tribe are also found in Pakistan's urban centers notably in [[Karachi]] and in [[Lahore]].
+Today, Lodi are mainly found in Afghanistan, the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] and in [[Chhachh]] ([[Attock]]) [[Punjab region]] of Pakistan.  The Lodi Pashtun tribe are also found in Pakistan's urban centers notably in [[Karachi]] and in [[Lahore]].
-Abid Khan Lodhy Lodhy Enterprises Sialkot Pakistan
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