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Sindhis Of Balochistan
The Sindhis of Balochistan are an Indigenous peoples, indigenous Sindhis, Sindhi population living in Balochistan, Pakistan. History The true Balochs along with Kurds were natives of northwestern Iran, near Caspian Sea, caspian sea, their language also supports this, which is based on one of the Western Iranian languages, the balochs first migrated to eastern Iran like Kerman province, Kerman, Khorasan province, Khorasan during late Sasanian Empire, Sasanian period. The Arabs, Arab writers also mentioned them living in eastern regions of Iran around 9th century, from eastern Iran later migrated to southeast of Iran, while some also migrated to Afghanistan and Baloch of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan. The second eastward migration of balochs took place in 971–972, when they were pushed eastwards by Persian, Turkic and Arab dynasties like Buyid dynasty, Buyids, Ghaznavids and Seljuk dynasty, Seljuqs, who were fed up of acts of plundering and looting of caravans in those routes. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Peoples
There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model. Estimates of the population of Indigenous peoples range from 250 million to 600 million. There are some 5,000 distinct Indigenous peoples spread across every inhabited climate zone and inhabited continent of the world. Most Indigenous peoples are in a minority in the state or traditional territory they inhabit and have experienced domination by other groups, especially non-Indigenous peoples. Although many Indigenous peoples have experienced colonization by settlers from European nations, Indigenous identity is not determined by Western colonization. The rights of Indigenous peoples are outlined in national legislation, treaties and international law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buledi
The Buledi or Buleidi () is a Balochi-speaking tribe in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. The tribe derives its name from the Buleida valley in Kech. History Buledi descend from a certain Bu Said or Buledi, whom they claim to have come in the 18th century from Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula. However, according to the Italian anthropologist it is possible that in reality the Buledi tribe came from the Helmand region of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde .... For a time, Buledi ruled Kech with the support of Nader Shah of Persia. However, they lost Kech to the Gichkis after a power struggle in the 18th century, and whole eastern Makran came under control of the Gichkis. References Bibliography * {{Baloch tribes Baloch trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalhora Dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty () was a Sindhi Muslim Kalhora tribe dynasty based in the region of Sindh, present day Pakistan. The dynasty governed much of Sindh and parts of Kutch (present-day Gujarat, India) between 1701 and 1783 from their capital of Khudabad, before shifting to Hyderabad from 1768 onwards. They were assigned to hold authority by the Mughal Grand Vizier Mirza Ghazi Beg. History Kalhora governance of Sindh began around the start of the 18th century when Yar Muhammad Kalhoro was invested with title of ''Khuda Yar Khan'' and was made subedar of Upper Sindh by royal decree of the Mughals. Later, after his death, his son was additionally appointed subedar of Sehwan and thus oversaw most of Sindh. The Kalhora dynasty succumbed during the invasion of Nader Shah. Sind was then conquered by Ahmad Shah Durrani from 1748-1750 making the ruling Kalhora dynasty a vassal under suzerainty of the Durrani Empire. The Kalhora emirs also took part in the historic Third Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chach Of Aror
Chach ( 631–671 AD, ) was a Hindu Brahmin king of Sindh region of the Indian subcontinent in the mid-7th century AD. He was in service of the court of Rai Sahasi II and became a close confidate of the king and the queen. When Rai Sahasi died, he married the widowed queen and thus became ruler of Sindh. His ascend was challanged by Rai Sahasi's brother from Chittor, who claimed to be rightful successor of the kingdom. He marched to Sind but was killed by Chanch by stratagem. Thus Chanch became ruler of Sindh and laying foundation of a short-lived Brahmin dynasty of Sindh. Chach expanded the kingdom of Sindh and defeated those who objected to his ascend like Agham Lohana. His his successful efforts to subjugate surrounding monarchies and ethnic groups into an empire covering the entire Indus valley and beyond were recorded in the ''Chach Nama ''Chach Nama'' (; ; "Story of the Chach"), also known as the ''Fateh nama Sindh'' (; "Story of the Conquest of Sindh"), and as ''Taree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahman Dynasty
The Brahmin dynasty (), also known as the Chacha dynasty or Silaij dynasty, was a Sindhi Hindu dynasty that ruled the Sindh region, after usurping and overthrowing the Buddhist Rai dynasty of Sindh. Most of the information about its existence comes from the ''Chach Nama'', a historical account of the Chach-Brahmin dynasty. The members of the dynasty continued to administer parts of Sindh under the Umayyad Caliphate's Caliphal province of Sind after it fell in 712. These rulers include Hullishāh and Shishah. History The dynasty was founded by a Brahmin named Chach of Aror after he married the widow of Rai Sahasi II and usurped the Buddhist Rai dynasty. His claim was further secured by the killing of Rai Sahasi II's brother. The casus belli for the Ummayad invasion was Sindhi pirates seizing tribute sent from the king of Serendib to the Ummayad Caliph. For the campaign Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan granted a large army to the governor Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, but no attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (, ) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the Demographics of Pakistan, most populous province in Pakistan and the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, second most populous subnational polity in the world. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, central-eastern region of the country, it has the #Economy, largest economy, contributing the most to Economy of Pakistan, national GDP in Pakistan. Lahore is the capital and largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab, India, Punjab to ... [...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] |
Brahui Language
Brahui ( ; ; also romanised as Brahvi or Brohi) is a Dravidian language, spoken by the Brahui people, Brahui primarily in central areas (Brahuistan) of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan; with smaller communities of speakers scattered in parts of Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian Baluchestan, Balochistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan (around Merv). It is also spoken by expatriate Brahui communities in Iraq, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Br. kah-. Stress Stress in Brahui follows a quantity-based pattern, occurring either on the first long vowel or diphthong, or on the first syllable if all vowels are short. Orthography Perso-Arabic script Brahui is the only Dravidian languages, Dravidian language which is not known to have been written in a Brahmic scripts, Brahmi-based script; instead, it has been written in the Arabic script since the second half of the 20th century. Other Dravidian languages have also been historically wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraiki Language
Saraiki ( ', ; also spelt Siraiki, or Seraiki) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group. "The existence of Lahnda as a separate language has long been recognised under various names such as Jatki, Multani, Hindki or Hindko and Western Panjabi....it is called Multani, but this name properly applies only to the form of Lahnda spoken around Multan and the neighbourhood." It is spoken by 28.84 million people, as per the 2023 Pakistani census, taking prevalence in Southern Punjab with remants in Northern Sindh and the Derajat region. Saraiki has partial mutual intelligibility with Standard Punjabi, and it shares with it a large portion of its vocabulary and Linguistic morphology, morphology. At the same time in #Phonology, its phonology it is radically different (particularly in the lack of tones, the preservation of the voiced aspirates and the development of implosive consonants), and has important grammatical features in common with the Sindhi language spoken to the south. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatki Language
Jatki, Jadgali, and other related terms have sometimes been used to refer to one or another of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Balochistan and neighbouring parts of Sindh and Punjab. *Jatki (, ) is a name of a dialect group of Western Punjabi. Jatki consists of the Jhangvi and Shahpuri. They are spoken in the broader Bar region, which includes the following districts: , Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad (western parts), Chiniot, Jhang, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Okara, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar (northeastern parts) and Vehari (northeastern parts). The Glottolog codes for the dialects of Jatki (Western Punjabi) are: * Jatki (Western Punjabi): jatki1238 * Jhangvi: jang1253 * Shahpuri: shah1266 *Jatki was used in 19th-century British sources for what would later be called Sindhi, as well as for Khetrani. ''Jaṭkī'' is also attested in local use in Balochistan as a name for these two languages as well as for Sindhi. Jataki was used by 19th-century British writer ... [...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] |
Jats Of Balochistan
The Jats of Balochistan are tribes of Jat origin found in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. They are estimated to be around 10% of the total population of Balochistan, being the fourth largest ethnic group of Balochistan. A large proportion are in the profession of camel herding. Jadgals are another Jat ethnic group living in Balochistan. List of tribes The major Jat tribes in Balochistan include: *Bizenjo * Sardarzahi * Babbar * Dograni *Chakkar * Gurchani * Lanjwani * Sasoli * Dodai * Mirani (clan) History By the time of Muhammad bin Qasim's conquest of Sind in the eighth century, Arab writers described agglomerations of Jats and Meds in the arid, the wet, and the mountainous regions of the conquered land of the Sindh and Makran regions of today's Pakistani province of Balochistan, which at that time was part of Sindh. The Arabs referred to the Jats as "Zutts" (Arabic: الزُّطِّ). The Jats were present in Makran and Lasbela long before the migration of ancesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
