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{{cquote|Shah Hussain was descended from the younger branch of the [[Ghor Province|Ghorian]] race, while Muhammad-i-Suri, said to be the great-great-grandfather of the Sultans Ghiyas-ud-Din and Muizz-ud-Din (Muhammad of [[Ghor Province|Ghor]]) was descended from the elder branch, with whom sovereignty lay. Shah Hussain by one of his Afghan wives, had three sons, Ghalzi, Ibrahim surnamed Lodi, and Sarwani. The Afghan tribe of Sur was founded by Sur, son of Ismail, grandson of Lodi<ref>"Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province" H.A. Rose, Ibetson 1990, P210</ref>|}} |
{{cquote|Shah Hussain was descended from the younger branch of the [[Ghor Province|Ghorian]] race, while Muhammad-i-Suri, said to be the great-great-grandfather of the Sultans Ghiyas-ud-Din and Muizz-ud-Din (Muhammad of [[Ghor Province|Ghor]]) was descended from the elder branch, with whom sovereignty lay. Shah Hussain by one of his Afghan wives, had three sons, Ghalzi, Ibrahim surnamed Lodi, and Sarwani. The Afghan tribe of Sur was founded by Sur, son of Ismail, grandson of Lodi<ref>"Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province" H.A. Rose, Ibetson 1990, P210</ref>|}} |
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==Mahuy Suri== |
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In some historical texts, [[Mahuy Suri]] is said to have been appointed king of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] by Caliph [[Hazrat Ali]] after having murdered the [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] [[Sassanian]] king [[Yazdegerd III]].<ref name="ReferenceA">The Shah-Namah of Fardusi translation by Alexander Rogers LPP Publication Page 547</ref> According to the historian in [[Shahnameh]] Lord of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]], [[Mahuy Suri]] treacherously asked one of his millers to kill [[Yazdgerd III]], the last [[Shah|Persian king]], after his defeat in [[Iraq]]. |
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{{cquote|Mahui sends the miller to cut off his head on pain of losing his own, and having none of his race left alive. His chiefs hear this and cry out against him, and a Mobed of the name of Radui tells him that to kill a king or prophet will bring evil upon him and his son, and is supported in what he says by a holy m,an of the name of Hormuzd Kharad Shehran, and Mehronush.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>}} |
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{{cquote|The miller most unwillingly goes in and stabs him with a dagger in the middle. Mahui s horsmen all go and see him and take off his clothing and ornaments, leaving him on the ground. All the nobles curse Mahui and wish him the same fate.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>}} |
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Another Suri king, [[Banji Baharan]], was appointed by [[Caliph|Khalifah]] [[Harun al-Rashid]] as the king of [[Ghor]] after he signed a peace treaty. |
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Subsequently, after their arrival in Afghanistan, [[Islam]]ic rulers ended an era of peaceful policies and began a struggle against [[Pashtunwali]], Pashtun nationalism and Afghan nationalism. The Pashtun kingdoms were crushed during this Islamic expansion.{{Clarify|date=January 2008}} |
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The Suri clan originates from the Pashtun belt of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] and have migrated and settled in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province where Pashtun communities exist today. |
The Suri clan originates from the Pashtun belt of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] and have migrated and settled in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province where Pashtun communities exist today. |
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Sur or Soor is one of the historical name of Pashtun tribe of over 6 million, primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1][citation needed]
History
Hindu and Sikh Kukhran Suri
Suri is the name of a Khatri clan [2] The Hindu and Sikh Suri now living in India, form one of the Kukhran clan that originates from Khurasan and is found in Greater Punjab areas of India and Pakistan.
The oral history of the Khokharan traditionally trace their ancient origins to Khurasan in Iran [3]
Shah Hussain was descended from the younger branch of the Ghorian race, while Muhammad-i-Suri, said to be the great-great-grandfather of the Sultans Ghiyas-ud-Din and Muizz-ud-Din (Muhammad of Ghor) was descended from the elder branch, with whom sovereignty lay. Shah Hussain by one of his Afghan wives, had three sons, Ghalzi, Ibrahim surnamed Lodi, and Sarwani. The Afghan tribe of Sur was founded by Sur, son of Ismail, grandson of Lodi[4]
The Suri clan originates from the Pashtun belt of Afghanistan and Pakistan and have migrated and settled in Punjab province where Pashtun communities exist today.
The most famous Suri in the history was The Afghan Pashtun Emperor Sher Shah Suri Ruled over undevided india from Sasaram Bihar.
References
- ^ HISTORY OF THE MAHOMEDAN POWER IN INDIA.
- ^ An inquiry into the ethnography of Afghanistan By Henry Walter Bellew page 17
- ^ From Jhelum to Tana By Neera Kapur-Dromson Page 144 Published by Penguin Books,2007
- ^ "Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province" H.A. Rose, Ibetson 1990, P210