Pashtun tribes
Pashtun tribes appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) from c. 1000 CE to the present, a span of 1,025 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).
Pashto-speaking tribal confederations such as the Ghilji, Abdali (Durrani) and Yusufzai, organized by lineage and the Pashtunwali code. They supplied the Lodi, Sur, Hotaki and Durrani dynasties.
See Pashtun tribes on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 CE to the present
- Duration
- 1,025 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia
- Language family
- Iranian
Events in South Asia during its time
- Mahmud of Ghazni sacks Somnath
- Chola fleet raids Srivijaya
- Second Battle of Tarain
- Nalanda sacked
- Timur sacks Delhi
- Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut
- First Battle of Panipat
- Battle of Talikota
Neighbours in South Asia
- Chola Empire
- Mughal Empire
- British Raj
- Republic of India
- Anuradhapura Kingdom
- Ahom Kingdom
- Kingdom of Mysore
- Pala Empire
- Kingdom of Kandy
- Delhi Sultanate
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Pashtun tribes exist?
c. 1000 CE to the present, about 1,025 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Pashtun tribes?
Afghanistan and the northwest, in South Asia.
What language did Pashtun tribes speak?
Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.