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{{Short description|Sindhi and Punjabi clan}}
{{infobox caste
| caste_name = Langah
| caste_name_in_local = '''لنگاہ'''
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| religions = [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|18px]][[Islam]]
| languages =[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| country = {{Flag|Pakistan}}
| region = [[Sindh region|Sindh]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]]
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'''Langah''' is a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] tribe and surname found in [[Sindh]], south [[Punjab]] and [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Habibullah |title=Education in Sind: Past and Present |date=1987 |publisher=Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind |isbn=978-969-405-009-6 |page=130 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmQdAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Panhwar |first1=M.H |title=Chronological Dictionary of Sindh (From Geological Times to 1539 A.D.) |date=1983 |publisher=Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind, Jamshoro |page=346 |url=https://archive.org/details/chronologicaldictionaryofsindh_201912/page/n499/mode/2up}}</ref> They are considered as [[Jat]]s<ref name="Bhatia 1987 p.24 ">{{cite book | last=Bhatia | first=S. | title=Social Change and Politics in Punjab, 1898-1910 | publisher=Enkay Publishers | year=1987 | isbn=978-81-85148-13-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnVuAAAAMAAJ | page=24 |quote= The Jats were divided into several tribes. In the Western plain (i.e. west of Lahore) excluding the salt range, and sub-montane tracts were to be found the Tahim, Butta, Langah, Sumra, Sipra and Hans.|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Wagha 1990 p. ">{{cite book | last=Wagha | first=A. | title=The Siraiki Language: Its Growth and Development | publisher=Dderawar Publications | year=1990 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IOljAAAAMAAJ|page=107 | quote= In the first quarter of the 16th century A.D. the Langah Jat rulers of Multan encouraged the Balochs to be settled in Derajat by granting Jageers in return for which they were to render as military service. }}</ref><ref name="Pakistan Historical Society 1995 p.167 ">{{cite journal | journal=Pakistan Historical Society | title=Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society | volume=43 | year=1995 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MPltAAAAMAAJ | page=167 | quote= ...Mahmūd-ul-Hasan Siddiqui has classified them as Jats.}}</ref><ref name="ProQuest p320">{{cite book | title=History of the Arghuns and Tarkhans of Sind (1507-1593): An Annotated Translation of the Relevant Parts of Mir Ma'sum's "Ta'rikh-i-Sind," with an Introduction and Appendices |author=Siddiqi, M. H.| via=ProQuest|date=1958|page=320 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2239750874 | quote= Origin of the Langahs...They are now classed as Jats |publisher=The University of Manchester|id={{ProQuest|2239750874}} }}</ref> or [[Rajput]].<ref name=qanungo/>
Langahs are mostly known for establishing the [[Langah Sultanate]], which ruled [[Multan]] and the surrounding regions in south Punjab from 1445 to 1540, before being overthrown by the [[Arghun]]s.<ref name=qanungo>{{Cite book |last1=Qanungo |first1=Kalika Ranjan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ue9tAAAAMAAJ&q=langah+sultanate |title=Sher Shah and His Times |last2=Kānūnago |first2=Kālikā Rañjana |date=1965 |publisher=Orient Longmans |page=286 |language=en |quote=Under the shadow of Rajput Langah dynasty of Multan...}}</ref>
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