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A Tilak Devasher book titled for this ethnic group’s “Contested History” describes a red-uniformed nonviolent resistance movement who called themselves “Servants of God” which issued the Bannu Resolution. The Georgian king George XI was assassinated by a ruler from this ethnic group named Mirwais (“mer-WAYS”) Hotak. (15[1])A ruler from this ethnic (15[1])group renamed his dynasty after his title “Pearl of Pearls” and won the Third Battle of (*) Panipat. (-5[1])King Amanullah (10[1])formalized (10[1]-5[1])this ethnic group’s historic assemblies for resolving disputes known as the loya jirgas. Many of this ethnic group’s clans were united under Ahmad Shah Durrani, who established (10[2])his capital at Kandahar. For 10 points, name this ethnic group that inhabits Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Pashtuns [or Pakhtuns; or Pashto; or Pathans; prompt on Afghans until “Afghanistan” is read]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, World History>
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