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Langah (Urdu: لنگاہ) is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.[1]
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The Langah claim to have been originally an Afghan tribe, who came to Multan from Sibi and laid siege to the city. The Langah tribe captured and reigned over the city of Multan for around 100 years. This a list of the Langah kings of Multan:
The dynasty was terminated with the capture of Multan, by the Mughal Dynasty king, Jalal Ud-din Akbar.
Other than the Afghan origin, which is the most common origin put forward by the Langah, there are other theories as to their origin. One makes them out to be Panwar Rajputs, and related to neighbouring Panwar tribes such as the Kharal, Harral and Lak. According to James Todd, the Langah are a clan of Solanki Rajputs, who inhabited Multan and Jaisalmer, and were driven out by the Bhattis.[2]
Some Langah also claim Arab ancestry, having come from Arabia some 800 years ago.[3]
In Punjab, they are settled between Indus and Chenab rivers, and those in Multan occupying a solid block of villages in Shujabad tehsil.
They are settled in [[Sargodha],Pindadan Khan, Naushahro Feroze, Nawabshah, Larkana, Khairpur, Dadu, Badin, Sukkur, Thatta, Kot Addu.