, through his youngest son, Karlan

Karlan

Karlan or Kalanai is said to have been a direct descendant of Ghurghusht the second son of the legendary Qais Abdur Rashid, the folklorish ancestor of the Pashtun people. He was the son of Burhan himself the son of Ghurghusht. Because of the numerous tribes associated with his name, he is sometimes...

. Thus, the Afridi tribe may be one of the infamous Karlani tribes, who had a formidable reputation as warriors.

The Afridis have been known for their strategy and tenacity in the mountains. The Afridis once destroyed two large Mughal

Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

 army of Emperor Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb

Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...

: in 1672 in a surprise attack between Peshawar and kabul, and in the winter of 1673 in an ambush in the mountain passes.