who are Khilji Ghalzai (Tokhi)

Who area Ghilzai Khilji and tokhi tribe are Tanoli Belong to Ghilzai Khilji Sub tribe Toki.

Some historians have speculated about the Turkish origin of the Ghilzi. A few consider them the descendants of the pre-Islamic Hephtalites (e.g., Caroe, pp. 81-83, 132); others suggest a historical relationship with the Khalaj (Frazer-Tytler, pp. 11-12; Minorsky), a people who speak an identifiable Turkish language. Chronicles locate the Khalaj near Qandahar and Ghazni in the 10th century C.E. (see Minorsky; Caroe, p. 132). Indeed, Khalaj is the name of a small modern (non-Ghilzi) Pashtu-speaking market town near the city of Lashkargah and the ruins of the 11th-12th centuries royal city of Lashkari Bazar in southwestern Afghanistan. Linguistic data about a number of small Khalaj-speaking communities in Central Persia is available (Doerfer; Minorsky; Bosworth). Some Indian and Western historians and several nationalistically inspired Afghan writers have proposed that the Turkish Khalji and the Lodhi dynasties that ruled northern India during 689-720 Hijri's (1290-1320) and 855-932 Hijri's (1451-1526) respectively were Ghilzi Pashtuns. However, the Ghilzi Pashtuns speak Pashtu, a member of the Iranian branch of Indo-European languages, and exhibit specific socio-cultural and linguistic features that do not resemble those of the Khalaj or any other Turkish groups (see Morgenstierne, in EIr. I, pp. 516-22; Doerfer; Minorsky). There is no known systematic and conclusive ethnological body of evidence to support important Ghilzi and Hephtalite/Khalaj/Khalji/Lodhi cultural, historical, and/or socio-structural relationships.

Ghilzi tribal genealogies in general trace their early descent from the union of either Shah Hussain, a Ghurid prince, and Bibi Mato, a granddaughter of Qays Abdar Rasheed, the putative ancestor of all Pashtuns, or Mokarram Shah; a Pashtun prince from Ghor, and the daughter of a Persian notable (Burton, pp. 1-6). In both versions a son named Ghalzoy, son of Ghal (Pashtu ghal "thief," zoy "son"), ancestor of the Ghilzi, descendants of ghal, is conceived before marriage. With some variation, most genealogical accounts indicate that Ghalzoy had two sons, Borhan, also known as Ibrahim, and Turan. The descendants of Turan are the Western Ghilzi while Borhan is considered the progenitor of the Eastern Ghilzi (Gazetteer of Afghanistan VI, pp. 203-4). The main tribes of the Western Ghilzi are the Hotak, Tokhi, and Kharoti. The Suleiman Khel, Ali Khel and the Taraki are the prominent tribes of the Eastern Ghilzi. Several segments of mostly Eastern Ghilzi are pastoral nomads who traverse between the central highlands of Afghanistan in the summer and the Indus plains beyond the border of Afghanistan in winter.

Ghilji or Khilji

The Ghilzais (also known as Khiljis or Ghaljis) are one of two largest groups of Afghan, along with the Durani tribe, found in Afghanistan with a large groupalso found in neighboring Pakistan. They are the most populous Afghan tribe inAfghanistan, occupying the north of Kandahar and extending eastwards towards theSuleiman Mountains.

The Ghilzais are concentrated in an area spanning Ghazni and Kalat-i-Ghilzaieastward into western Pakistan, but are predominantly a nomadic group unlike theDurrani who can be found in permanent settlements. Population estimates vary, butthey are most likely around 20 to 25% of the population of Afghanistan andprobably number over 9 million in Afghanistan alone with 2 million or more foundin neighboring Pakistan. They are reputed to be descended at least in part fromthe Khalaj or Khilji Turks, who entered Afghanistan in the 10th century as well asthe numerous other invaders from Central Asia and the Middle East who have enteredAfghanistan over the centuries. Most Ghilzai are Sunni Muslims of the Hanafischool and are often devout to their faith and also follow the Pashtun code ofhonor known as Pashtunwali.. Most Ghilzai work as herders as well as inconstruction and other jobs that allow them to travel. Often displaying an uncannymechanical apptitude, the Ghilzai nonetheless have an extremely low literacy ratehovering below 10%.

The Ghilzai have played a prominent role throughout the history of the MiddleEast, Central Asia, and South Asia.. The Nasher (Ghaznavids) are Ghilzais, as wellas the Lodi dynasty, who were rulers of the Delhi Sultanate (1450-1526), wereGhilzai . In 1709, Mirwais Khan Hotak, a Ghilzai Pashtun and founder ofthe short-lived Hotaki Dynasty (1709-38), led an Afghan tribal revolt againstPersian rule that eventually led to the short-lived Afghan domination of Persia from 1722 until 1734 when Nadir Shah began to wrest control from the Ghilzais.

 sir olaf caro in his book pathan explains the history of Ghilzai clearly that they area not Bani Isriali 

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After reading this you can easily differentiate about the history of Khilji Ghilzai and (Tanoli) Tribe of Khyber Pukhtoon khuwa that Ghilzai is a (Ghorid Turks)  and Ilyas Mirza sahab of Jhelam in his Book (Duniya ka Mughal Qabail ) Part 1 also mention that shahabuddin Ghouri is a Turk and Ghilzai Belong to Turks Not Bani Isriali