Qarlughid Dynasty
1238–1266
South Asia 1250 CE DELHI SULTANATE (MAMLUKS) AHOM LOHA RAS QARLUGHIDS MARYUL GUGE SOOMRAS MAKRAN SULTANATE MONGOL EMPIRE CHUDASAMAS PARAMARAS CHANDELAS MEWAR BUNDELAS KHANGARS JAISALMER MARWAR AMBER KARNATAS KAKATIYAS CHODAS EASTERN GANGAS YADAVAS PANDYAS CHOLAS HOYSALAS KADAMBAS CHERAS The Qarlughids in South Asia, circa 1250 CE
Bukhara Kunduz Samarkand Herat Multan DELHI SULTANATE (MAMLUKS) Balh QARLUGHIDS Kandahar Ghazni Kabul Gilgit MONGOL EMPIRE LOHARAS Hund Bost Bamiyan
Capital	Ghazna,Bamiyan
Common languages	Persian (administrative),Turkic (dynasty).
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
Malik,Khan
• 1238–1249	Saif al-Din al-Hasan Qarlugh
• 1249–1266	Nasir al-Din Muhammad Qarlugh
History
• Established	1238
• Disestablished	1266
Currency	Jital
Preceded by Succeeded by Khwarazmian dynasty Ghurid dynasty Delhi Sultanate Mongol Empire
Today part of	Afghanistan Pakistan

TheQarlughids were a tribe ofTurkic origin that controlledGhazni, lands of theBamyan, theKurram Valley (Ghazna, Banban, and Kurraman), and established a short-lived Muslim principality and dynasty that lasted between 1236 and 1266. The Qarlughids (Karluk Turks) arrived from the north to settle in the regions ofHazarajat together with the armies ofMuhammad II of Khwarezm, theShah of Khwarezm.

Throughout most of its existence, the Qarlugh Kingdom functioned as abuffer state between its two powerful neighbors, theDelhi Sultanate to the east and south and theMongol Empire to the north and west.^[1] With theMalik on the throne, the Qarlugh would frequently switch allegiances between their two powerful neighbors and through balanced diplomacy managed to become an important trade intermediary between theMongols ofCentral Asia and the lands of thesubcontinent. One testament to Qarlughid prosperity is the significant coinage found from this dynasty.^{[2][better source needed]}

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  Silver Tanka of Saif al-Din al-Hasan (1239–1249), ruler of the Qarlughids. Sind mint. In the name of the Abbasid Caliph,al-Zahir. Struck in 1225-1226 CE.
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  CopperJital ofNasir al-Din Muhammad Qarlugh (1249–1259) in the IndianSarada script:śri maha /mada ka/ raluka.

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