Claim: Afghanistan is the source of the Khilji dynasty.
Evidence: 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 -LRB- سلسله خلجی Hindi : सलतनत ख़िलजी -RRB- or Khalji was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin , which ruled large parts of South Asia between 1290 and 1320.