Hazara-i-Karlugh

Hazara-i-Karlugh

The Hazara-i-Karlugh were the Turkic soldiers that founded and ruled the Turki Shahi dynasties from 1400 to 1700 in what is now the current Hazara area of Pakistan.

Etymology

Hazara-i-Karlugh literally means "The Legion of Karlugh". Karlugh is an Hindustani version of the word Qarluk.

History

The Karlugh Legion were settled in Northern India (now Hazara Pakistan) by Timur after his invasion of India in 1398-99 [The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 76]

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