Noohani dynasty
{{Short description|Dynasty of Bihar}}
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The Noohani dynasty was a Pashtun dynasty in Bihar, India.{{Cite book |last=Farooqui |first=Salma Ahmed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxhAtCflwOMC&q=nuhani+bihar+pashtun |title=A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-eighteenth Century |date=2011 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-3202-1 |language=en|page=223}} It originated from Sikandar Khan Lodi's period of political shifts. As Sikandar Lodhi gained power, the Jaunpur governor fled to Bihar. Tirhut and Saran's zamindars opposed central rule. All this led Lodhi to invade Bihar. Sikandar Lodi defeated Shah Shargi and appointed Dariya Khan Noohani as Bihar's administrator,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=geD3DwAAQBAJ&q=darya+Khan+Noohani+bihar&pg=PA47 |title=Exceptional Bihar: General Knowledge for PSC, SSC & Other Competitive Exams |date=2020 |publisher=Disha Publications |isbn=9789389645316}} who remained Bihar administrator until his death in 1523. After his father's death, his son Bahar Khan Noohani became an administrator. In 1523, Bahar Khan Noohani succeeded the throne. He declared independence and took Sultan Mohammad's title. Ibrahim Khan Lodi invaded his later. Initially, the Delhi army won but later British travelers John Marshall and Bernier visited Patna, Bhagalpur, Munger, Hajipur, discussing their prosperity.{{Cite web |date=14 December 2020 |title=Medieval History of Bihar |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/history-of-bihar-medieval-history-1481198310-1 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}
The Mughals' fight to annex Bihar begins with Ghaghar's battle between Babur and Sultan Mohammad in 1527 AD. The Noohani dynasty ended in 1532 AD when Mughal Emperor Humayun defeated Afghans in Doha Sarah. He assaulted Chunar Fort in Al 1531.{{cite web | title = Noohani Dynasty | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xCboDwAAQBAJ&q=Noohani&pg=PT183|last1 = Publication|first1 = Mocktime}} After the creation of Pakistan some Noohani families also migrated to Pakistan and settled in various areas of Sindh province, also migrated to Iran.