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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 (15[1])Resolution. The Georgian king George XI was assassinated by a ruler from this ethnic group named Mirwais (“mer-WAYS”) Hotak. A ruler from this ethnic group renamed his dynasty after his title “Pearl of Pearls” and won the Third Battle of (*) Panipat. King Amanullah formalized 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 his capital (-5[1])at Kandahar. For 10 points, name this ethnic group that inhabits Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. ■END■ (10[1])

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