- Suri (Pashtun)
Suri is one of the historical name of Pashtun tribe of over 6 million, primarily in
Afghanistan andPakistan .History
According to recorded Afghan tradition, Suris and Sherwanis are descended from the Ghori tribe.
In some historical texts,
Mahuy Suri is said to have been appointed king ofKhorasan by CaliphHazrat Ali after having murdered the IranianSassanian kingYazdegerd III . fact|date=January 2008 According to the historian inShahnameh Lord ofKhorasan ,Mahuy Suri asked one of his millers to killYazdgerd III , the last Persian king, after his defeat inIraq .clarifyme|date=January 2008Another Suri king,
Banji Baharan , was appointed by KhalifahHarun al-Rashid as the king ofGhor after he signed a peace treaty.Subsequently, after their arrival in Afghanistan,
Islam ic rulers ended an era of peaceful policies and began a struggle againstPashtunwali , Pashtun nationalism and Afghan nationalism. The Pashtun kingdoms were crushed during this Islamic expansion.clarifyme|date=January 2008The Suri clan originates from the Pashtun belt of
Afghanistan andPakistan and have migrated and settled in Punjab province where Pashtun communities exist today.The most famous Suri in the history was The Afghan
Pashtun EmperorSher Shah Suri .See also
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Suri Dynasty
*Pashtun tribes
*Mahuy Suri
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