Jokhio () is a Sindhi

Sammat The Sammat (; ''sammāṭ'', ''samāṭr'', ''sammāṭh'') is the indigenous community of Sindhi people consisting of old local tribes, they are a large community in Sindhi Muslims. Hindu Sammats are also extant. Sammat refers to Sindhis with ...

tribe found in

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. The Jokhio were considered a powerful tribe and held great political importance in the

British Raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ...

Sindh and were granted

Jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

by the Raj Government. The Jokhio tribe is also notable for Chaukhandi tombs, a centuries-old monument known for its sandstone carvings. The

Sangur Sangur are a tribe of the Jadgal people that is scattered from the Iranian Makran to Lasbela in Pakistan. They claim affinity with the Jokhio tribe of Sindh. Description According to their tradition, they migrated from Sindh towards Kalat ...

s claim affinity with the Jokhio.

Clans

There are five sub-tribes of Jokhia: Teebhar, Bandicho, Sālār, Burfat and Bhand. # Clans of Teebhar: Aari, Bajarpota, Chuhar, Kalo, Kalani, Mureed, Miranpoto, Qadir, Qadri, Satal. # Clans of Bandicho: Chinipota, Chhatipota, Gujarpota, Ghulampota, Shadipota. # Clans of Salar: Galani, Jakhra, Jamani, Mithani, Qaisar, Roripota, Thevhani, Thehani. # Clans of Burfat: Barhamani, Burra, Chhora, Ganiyan, Gondar, Hamlani. # Clans of Bhand: Jokhia, Jam, Jaffri, Mamdani, Tayabani. Other Jokhia clans are: Achha, Achhia, Arti, Aripota, Begani, Dhagra, Desrani, Dalilani, Daya, Esapota, Gaad, Halani, Hamirka, Jarani, Kalipota, Lākhani, Musa, Marmat, Qandarpota, Rabai, Saeedpota (Sethpota), Shahdadani, Saheriani, Sakhpota, Shahiani, Sainani, Sakhani, Tajpota, Tahriani, Wasandani.

Notable people

* Muhammad Sajid Jokhio

References

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