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Indher
Indher or Indhar () is a Sindhi Bhati Rajput tribe. The tribe is scattered in various parts of Sindh and Bahawalpur. They live mostly along the border of the river Indus in districts Ghotki, Sukkur Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the List of cities in Sindh by population, third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and H ... and Shikarpur. Clans Major clans of Indhar tribe are: Adani, Adrani, Allahdadani, Bakhrani, Bādri, Bāndar, Bashmani, Bhāra, Baghani, Bhambhani, Chhāti, Chhatani, Darāmni, Darogi, Dhoria, Essani, Gajani, Ganbra, Goongani, Jahora, Jumla, Jandani, Jiyani, Jhalan, Kandher, Kandhra, Kandro, Kodri, Khidrani, Kherani, Mahmadani, Mandloi, Noorangani, Panjabi, Partani, Panhwari, Sajrani, Sājnani, Samrani, Saiwra, Soomrani, Shaidai, Topri. References Sindhi tribes Rajput clans of Sindh Sindhi tribes in India {{Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhis
Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from and native to Sindh, a region of Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, history, ancestry, and language. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by southeastern Balochistan; the Bahawalpur region of Punjab; the Marwar region of Rajasthan; and the Kutch region of Gujarat. Sindhis are the third-largest ethnic group in Pakistan, after the Punjabis and Pashtuns, forming a majority in Sindh with historical communities also found in neighbouring Balochistan. They form a significant diasporic population in India, mostly partition-era migrants and their descendants. Sindhi diaspora is also present in other parts of South Asia; as well as in the Gulf states, the Western world and the Far East. Sindhis are a diverse group in terms of religious affiliations and practices. Approximately 94% are adherents of Islam, primarily the Sunni denomination with a significant population also following the Shia denomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani (surname)
Jani is a surname. The Indian surname meaning 'learned' (from Sanskrit jnana, 'knowledge') is found among Brahmins in the western state of Gujarat, and is a Gotra and surname among Jats and Bishnois in the Western Rajasthan Gyani, an honorific title from Sikhism also meaning learned, is from the same root Linguistic Roots of Jani The Sanskrit root ज्ञा- jñā- shares its origins with Slavic znati, the English word know, along with the Greek γνώ- (seen in γνῶσις gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. On the contrary, its opposite is represented by अज्ञान ajñāna, which translates to " ignorance." People with the name Arts and entertainment * Agha Jani Kashmiri, was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet * Ayaz Jani, was a Sindhi-language poet * Chirag Jani (actor), an Indian film Actor * Jyotish Jani, novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India * Kamiya Jani, an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur, and social media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghotki District
Ghotki District (; ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, with headquarter in the city of Mirpur Mathelo. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1993, it formed part of Sukkur District. Geography Ghotki District is stretched in 6083 km2 (1,555,528 acres). 25,000 acres area of the district consisting of desert land, 402,578 acres (25.88%) is flooded (Katcha) area and remaining area lying between desert and flooded areas of district is cultivated. Desert area having wind-blown hills as Achro Thar (White Desert). Flooded area (Kacha) is stretched on 87 km along Indus River from north - east to south - west of the district where forests exist in this area. Administration The Ghotki district is administratively subdivided into the following List of tehsils of Sindh, Tehsils: * Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil * Daharki Tehsil * Ghotki Tehsil * Ubauro Tehsil * Khan Garh Tehsil, Khangarh Tehsil Demographics As of the 2023 Pakistani census, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukkur District
Sukkur District (, ) is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. Two districts have been split off from the territory of Sukkur: Shikarpur District, Shikarpur in 1977 and Ghotki District, Ghotki in 1993. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Sukkur District is 1,625,467 (1.6 million). Administrative subdivisions History By the 12th Century Rohri and Sukkur had been incorporated in dominion of the Bhati Rajputs. The East India Company occupied Sind Province (1936–1955), Sindh in 1843. They formed three districts in Sindh administratively: Hyderabad, Sindh, Hyderabad, Karachi and Shikarpur District, Shikarpur. In 1883 British Government shifted the district headquarter from Shikarpur to Sukkur and in 1901 again British Government shifted the district status from Shikarpur, Sindh, Shikarpur to Sukkur. In 1904, the Pano Akil, Pano Akil mahal was converted into a taluka of Sukkur District. At the time of Pakistan's independence in 1947, Sukkur district comprised a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district (, ), is a district in Larkana Division of Sindh province in Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas: Lakhi, Garhi Yasin, Khanpur Tehsil and Shikarpur Tehsil itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2. Geography Shikarpur district borders Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Sukkur Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the List of cities in Sindh by population, third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and H .... Two National Highways (N-65 & N-55) intersect the city of Shikarpur making it the junction points of 4 provinces. Administrative divisions The district of Shikarpur is sub-divided into four Tehsils these are: * Garhi Yasin * Khanpur * Lakhi * Shikarpur Demographics As of the 2023 census, Shikarpur district has 214,824 households and a population of 1,386,330. The distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, second-largest province by population after Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert of Sindh, Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the India–Pakistan border, international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhi Language
Sindhi ( ; or , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by more than 30 million people in the Pakistani province of Sindh, where it has official status, as well as by 1.7 million people in India, where it is a Scheduled languages of India, scheduled language without state-level official status. Sindhi is primarily written in the Perso-Arabic script in Pakistan, while in India, both the Perso-Arabic script and Devanagari are used. Sindhi is a Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages, Northwestern Indo-Aryan language, and thus related to, but not mutually intelligible with, Saraiki language, Saraiki and Punjabi language, Punjabi. Sindhi has several regional dialects. The earliest written evidence of modern Sindhi as a language can be found in a translation of the Qur’an into Sindhi dating back to 883 AD. Sindhi was one of the first Indo-Aryan languages to encounter influence from Persian language, Persian and Arabic following the Umayyad campaigns in India, Umayyad conquest in 712 AD. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhati
Bhati (also romanised as Bhattī) is a Rajput clan. The Bhati clan historically ruled over several cities in present-day India and Pakistan with their final capital and kingdom being Jaisalmer, India. History The Bhatis of Jaisalmer belonged to the Yadava clan of Rajputs. They reportedly originated in Mathura through a common ancestor named Rao Bhati, who claimed descent from Pradyumna, a Hindu mythological figure. According to the seventeenth-century '' Nainsi ri Khyat'', the Bhatis after losing Mathura moved to Bhatner in Lakhi Jungle, and from there to other locations in western and northwestern India including Punjab. Rao Bhati conquered and annexed territories from 14 princes in Punjab, including the area of what is now modern-day Lahore. He is also credited with establishing the modern town of Bathinda in the Lakhi jungle area in the 3rd century. The Bhatis also claim descent through Rao Bhati from Raja Sálbán the legendary founder of Sialkot.The Bhati ruler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur (Urdu: ; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 13th largest city of Pakistan and List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 8th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division. Founded in 1748 by the Daudpotra family of Sindh, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former Bahawalpur (princely state), princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the ''Nawab of Bahawalpur, Nawabs of Bahawalpur'' until 1955. The ''Nawabs'' left a rich architectural legacy, and Bahawalpur is known for its monuments dating from that period. The city lies at the edge of the Cholistan Desert, and serves as the gateway to the nearby Lal Suhanra National Park. History Bahawalpur was among the 584 princely states before the Partition of India. Early history Bahawalpur State was home to various ancient societies. It contains ruins from the Indus Valley civilisation, as well as ancient Buddhist sites such as the nearby Patan minara. British archaeologist S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adani (surname)
Adani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abukar Umar Adani, Somalian businessman * Amos Adani (born 1946), Italian footballer * Daniele Adani (born 1974), Italian footballer * David ben Amram Adani (14th-century CE), Yemenite Jewish scholar * Dror Adani, Israeli criminal *Gautam Adani (born 1962), Indian businessman * Laura Adani (1913–1996), Italian actress * Mariella Adani (born 1934), Italian opera singer * Priti Adani (born 1965), Indian philanthropist and chairwoman of Adani Foundation, wife of Gautam Adani * Ratubhai Adani, Indian politician * Usayd al-Adani (died 2017), senior leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the ... Etymology See also * Adani (other) {{surname, Adani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panhwar
Panhwar () is a Sindhi Sammat tribe found in Sindh, Pakistan. The present chief of the tribe is Mir Changez Khan Panhwar. In Sindhi folklore, the Panhwar tribe is mentioned in Sur Umar Marui of Shah Jo Risalo. The Panhwars had previously ruled Khudabad before the Kalhora conquered it. Panhwar literally means "''herder of sheep and goat''". Clans Achhra, Abani, Badri, Barria, Bātra, Bochri, Boraka, Bhar, Balai, Balani, Bagrani, Bandani, Bhanbhanpotra, Boolani, Chadi, Chanhani, Dodani, Dutar, Derweshani, Esani, Gābarkalani, Garglani, Heera, Heesbani, Kaka, Kānro, Kar'ra, Kārera, Kanobrani, Kamalani, Kārani, Kathra, Khoch, Ladhani, Langani, Māhiya, Māliya, Malucha/Maluja, Mamāni, mithani,Norri, Sayedani, Shaikh Panhwar, Thhori, Talbani, Umrani. Notable people Notable people bearing the surname Panhwar, who may or may not be associated with the tribe, include: * Muhammad Hussain Panhwar, a Historian and recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz. * Aurangzaib Panhwar, former me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjrani
The Sanjrani () is a sub-branch of the Baloch tribe settled in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... Origins The Sanjrani are a diverse tribe. According to Nabi Bakhsh Baloch, the Rind are divided into 11 sub-tribes and 60 clans which include the Sanjrani. Sanjrani is also a clan of the Rustamani sub-tribe of the Mazari. The present chief of Chagai and Sardar of Sanjrani tribe is Sardar Hakeem Ali Sanjrani. Notable people * Former Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Sadiq Sanjrani * Former Minister and Ambassador to Kenya, Abdul Qadir Sanjrani * Former Chief Secretary Sindh, Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani See also * Sanjrani Chiefdom * Ibrahim Khan Sanjrani Fort References Baloch tribes {{Pakistan-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
