Hazara-i-Karlugh

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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.

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] History

The Karlugh Legion were settled in Northern India (now Hazara Pakistan) by Timur after his invasion of India in 1398-99^[1]

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