The Sammat (; ''sammāṭ'', ''samāṭr'', ''sammāṭh'') is the
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology)
In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often populari ...
community of
Sindhi people consisting of old local
tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
, they are a large community in
Sindhi Muslims.
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
Sammats are also extant.
Sammat refers to Sindhis with indigenous origins. The Sammat tribes have existed in the region since ancient times.
The Sammats are considered to be a traditionally privileged group in the
Sindhi society. Sammat rulers were praised by
Bhittai, a popular 18th century poet of the
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, schedu ...
. In contemporary
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 t ...
, the Sammat castes are regarded as second in rank to Sayeds and other castes of Arab descent.
Man who worked very hard to revive Sammat as Chairman Sammat tanzeem, was Late, Bahawal Khan Unar, who dedicated much part of his life to the cause he was committed to from early 80s to late 90s, since he passed away in 1998 and after his death things went again on a longe pause till today.
See also
*
Sindhi Jats
The Sindhi Jats ( Sindhi: سنڌي جت/جاٽ) are an indigenous community of Sindh. They are mostly Muslims.
Originally from the lower Indus Valley, many Sindhi Jats would migrate to lower Iraq between the 5th and 11th centuries, where they fo ...
*
Sindhi Meds
*
Mahar (tribe)
References
Bibliography
*
History of Sindh
Social groups of Sindh
{{Pakistan-ethno-stub