Afghanistan is the source of the Khilji dynasty.
Afghanistan . The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires . The Khilji dynasty ( سلسله خلجی Hindi : सलतनत ख़िलजी ) or Khalji was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin , which ruled large parts of South Asia between 1290 and 1320 .