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When i started search on Prangi tribe , i realized that there is not much material available on them on internet and in Books. This tribe has significance in the sense that it has produced the first Pashtun Sultans of Delhi. Bahlol Lodhi, his son Sikander Lodhi and his grandson Ibrahim Lodhi belonged to the Prangi division of Lodhis. I was expecting great deal of information on them, but not much is known about them as they no longer exist in Afghanistan or Pakhtunkhwa. Some of their descendents live in India who by no means can be called Pashtuns. As mentioned in the article, they used to live in Daman (Tank district of KPK) but were defeated and decimated by the Lohani tribes (Who are also Lodhis) in mid-16th century. If you have heard about Nawab of tank family, they belong to this Lohani division of Lodhis who destroyed their cousins, the Prangis. Prior to that, they used to live in present day Afghanistan from where they must have been expelled by Ghilzais. These Pashtun tribes were devouring each other, pakhtunkhwa was like Royale Rumble of wrestling, weaker tribes were getting knocked out and thrown out of the Ring without any mercy.
Prangis were one of the earliest tribes who settled in the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in 13th century during times of Shahabudin Ghauri. They lived in Daman area for about three and half centuries, its quite a long period if you think about it. Unlike Lohanis and Ghilzais, they were not nomads and lived a settled life, they cultivated lands. They were frequently travelling to Punjab and rest of India, for trade and other purposes, as their settlement in Daman was located near the border with Hind , river indus being the historical boundry.
Prangis, along with other Afghans of other tribes, were favorite mercenary soldiers of Sultan Balban of slave dynasty, he garrisoned forts in Punjab with them for the purpose of defense against Mongol invasions. Lodhis were the most active participants in affairs of Hind among all Pashtun tribes even before they established their rule on india in 1451 AD. They accompanied invading armies of Ghaznavi and Ghauri to Hind. After that they were arriving in India for trade or were getting enlisted in the armies of Turkish sultans.I can assume prangis were relevant to affairs of Hind from very early on, its possible that Shahabudin Ghauri himself might have encouraged settlement of Prangis, Suris and Sarwanis in DI Khan for geostrategic reasons. Afghans gained more prominence in India when Turkish slave dynasty was replaced by Khilji (who were most probably ghilzais) in 1290 AD. During Tughlaq period, Afghans became large part of their nobility, we read that Malik Shahu Lodhi in 1341 AD gathered a force of his tribe and rebelled against governor of Multan and slew him. It is not mentioned but i think this Malik Shahu Lodhi was ancestor of Bahlol Lodhi, progenitor of Shahu Khel clan of Prangis. When Muhammad Shah Tughlaq marched against him, Malik Shahu Lodhi withdrew to the across the indus region which could be Tank or some other place in Afghanistan.
Prangis along with the other Lodhi tribes like Sarwanis, Niazis etc were invited by Amir Taimoor to join his Indian campaign. This greatly weakened the position of Turks and strengthened the position of Afghans in India. Sayyids were made governors of Punjab to rule on behalf of Timurids. Sayyids mostly relied on Afghans for army and adminstration. The remants of Tughlaqs, who were ruling Delhi and surroundings also relied heavily on Lodhis, their commander in chief being a Lodhi in 1412 AD, Daulat Khan Lodhi who also sat on throne of Delhi for 2 years after demise of Tughlaq dyansty. Meanwhile Prangis settled in large numbers in Multan , Bahlol's family being their chiefs. Later they were granted jagir in Sirhind, As Prangis bodily moved into Daman from Afghanistan at the start of 13th century so its safe to say that the Prangi colony of Multan getting established there in 14th century, was originated from Tank district of KPK.
When Bahlol Lodhi became sovereign of India in 1451 AD, he invited Pashtuns near border to assist him in his wars against sharqi dyansty, his tribe Prangi would have obviously responded to his call. From 1451 to 1526 AD, Prangis in Tank migrated en mass to India so that the remnants were not in powerful position to defend themselves against the Lohanis in 1556 AD. Today there are no traces of Bahlol Lodhi's clan in Tank or Afghanistan, it is said that descendents of Prangis can be found in some parts of India. In the lineal tree of Lodhis, Prangi is quite senior so in 15th and 16th century they must have been quite numerous.
http://jodigul.blogspot.com/2015/02/prangi-extinct-tribe-of-pashtuns.html
Shedding light on the history of Pashtuns: Prangi - an extinct tribe of Pashtuns
Prangis | History of Pashtuns
Prangis were one of the earliest tribes who settled in the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in 13th century during times of Shahabudin Ghauri. They lived in Daman area for about three and half centuries, its quite a long period if you think about it. Unlike Lohanis and Ghilzais, they were not nomads and lived a settled life, they cultivated lands. They were frequently travelling to Punjab and rest of India, for trade and other purposes, as their settlement in Daman was located near the border with Hind , river indus being the historical boundry.
Prangis, along with other Afghans of other tribes, were favorite mercenary soldiers of Sultan Balban of slave dynasty, he garrisoned forts in Punjab with them for the purpose of defense against Mongol invasions. Lodhis were the most active participants in affairs of Hind among all Pashtun tribes even before they established their rule on india in 1451 AD. They accompanied invading armies of Ghaznavi and Ghauri to Hind. After that they were arriving in India for trade or were getting enlisted in the armies of Turkish sultans.I can assume prangis were relevant to affairs of Hind from very early on, its possible that Shahabudin Ghauri himself might have encouraged settlement of Prangis, Suris and Sarwanis in DI Khan for geostrategic reasons. Afghans gained more prominence in India when Turkish slave dynasty was replaced by Khilji (who were most probably ghilzais) in 1290 AD. During Tughlaq period, Afghans became large part of their nobility, we read that Malik Shahu Lodhi in 1341 AD gathered a force of his tribe and rebelled against governor of Multan and slew him. It is not mentioned but i think this Malik Shahu Lodhi was ancestor of Bahlol Lodhi, progenitor of Shahu Khel clan of Prangis. When Muhammad Shah Tughlaq marched against him, Malik Shahu Lodhi withdrew to the across the indus region which could be Tank or some other place in Afghanistan.
Prangis along with the other Lodhi tribes like Sarwanis, Niazis etc were invited by Amir Taimoor to join his Indian campaign. This greatly weakened the position of Turks and strengthened the position of Afghans in India. Sayyids were made governors of Punjab to rule on behalf of Timurids. Sayyids mostly relied on Afghans for army and adminstration. The remants of Tughlaqs, who were ruling Delhi and surroundings also relied heavily on Lodhis, their commander in chief being a Lodhi in 1412 AD, Daulat Khan Lodhi who also sat on throne of Delhi for 2 years after demise of Tughlaq dyansty. Meanwhile Prangis settled in large numbers in Multan , Bahlol's family being their chiefs. Later they were granted jagir in Sirhind, As Prangis bodily moved into Daman from Afghanistan at the start of 13th century so its safe to say that the Prangi colony of Multan getting established there in 14th century, was originated from Tank district of KPK.
When Bahlol Lodhi became sovereign of India in 1451 AD, he invited Pashtuns near border to assist him in his wars against sharqi dyansty, his tribe Prangi would have obviously responded to his call. From 1451 to 1526 AD, Prangis in Tank migrated en mass to India so that the remnants were not in powerful position to defend themselves against the Lohanis in 1556 AD. Today there are no traces of Bahlol Lodhi's clan in Tank or Afghanistan, it is said that descendents of Prangis can be found in some parts of India. In the lineal tree of Lodhis, Prangi is quite senior so in 15th and 16th century they must have been quite numerous.
http://jodigul.blogspot.com/2015/02/prangi-extinct-tribe-of-pashtuns.html
Shedding light on the history of Pashtuns: Prangi - an extinct tribe of Pashtuns
Prangis | History of Pashtuns
