02/09/2025
Turies of Kurram Valley......1910
وادئی کرم کے طوری قبائل ۔۔۔۔1910
Turi is earliest mention of a Pashtun tribal name. In Tarikh-i-nama-i-Herat (written in 1318 AD) "Ahmad Turi" (احمد توری) is mentioned as one of the leading Afghan chieftains of 13th century Afghanistan (1255 AD events). They are styled as "Maluk-i-Azam" (ملوک عظام) i.e Chief Maliks of Afghanistan.
(Note):
Afghanistan of Tarikh-nama-i-Herat is medieval Pakhtunkhwa or Roh, not the modern state by name of Afghanistan.
Reference:
"Tarikh-nama-i-Herat" of Saif bin Muhammad bin Yaqub Harvi,
Urdu translation
by
Prof.Sultan Altaf Ali, p-196
