The
Baloch or
Baluch (بلوچ) are the majority ethnic inhabitants of the region of
BalochistanBalochistan or Baluchistan is an arid region located in the Iranian Plateau in Southwest Asia and South Asia, between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. The area is named after the numerous Baloch tribes, an Iranian people, who moved into the area from the west around A.D. 1000...
in the southeast corner of the
Iranian plateauThe Iranian plateau, also known as the Persian plateau is a geological formation in Southwest Asia and Southern Asia. It is the part of the Eurasian Plate wedged between the Arabian and Indian plates, situated between the Zagros mountains to the west, the Caspian Sea and the Kopet Dag to the north,...
in
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, including parts of
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,
AfghanistanThe Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south central Asia. It is variously described as being located within Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East...
, and
PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located at the crossroads of South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia...
.
The Baloch speak
BalochiBalochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui...
, an Iranian language. They mainly inhabit mountainous terrains, which have allowed them to maintain a distinct cultural identity and resist domination by neighbouring rulers. The Baloch are predominantly
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, with most belonging to the
HanafiThe Hanafi school is one of the four schools of law or jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. The Hanafi madhhab is named after Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man ibn Thābit , and his legal views were preserved primarily by his two most...
school of Sunni Islam, but there are also a significant number of Shia in Balochistan. Some 60 percent of the total Baloch population live in
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. About 25 percent inhabit the contiguous region of southeastern Iran. In Pakistan the Balochi people are divided into two groups, the Sulaimani and the Makrani, separated from each other by a compact block of
BrahuiThe Brahui people or Brohi people are a Dravidian ethnic group of about 2.2 million people with the majority found in Kalat, Pakistan, but also found in smaller numbers in neighboring Afghanistan, India, and Iran. They are closely linked to the Baloch with whom they have substantially intermingled...
tribes.
Demographics
The Baloch-speaking population worldwide is estimated to be in the range of 10 to 15 million. However, the exact number of Baloch and those who are or claim to be of Baloch ancestry is difficult to determine. In the
PunjabThe Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the country's most populous region with about 45% of Pakistan's total population. The Punjab is home to the Punjabis and various other groups...
province of Pakistan almost 10% of peoples are Balochi. Most of them speak Saraiki but in the Jhang area of Punjab, the majority of the Baloch population speak Punjabi also.
Balochs make 2% of Iran population (1.5 millions) and live in south eastern provinces. It is possible that there are more Baloch than simply those who claim Balochi as their mother tongue. This, however, raises the question as to who is and is not a Baloch, as many surrounding peoples claim to be of Baloch descent but do not speak Balochi. The
BrahuiThe name Brahui may refer to:*The Brahui language*The Brahui people...
, having lived in proximity to the Baloch, have absorbed substantial linguistic and genetic admixture from the Baloch and in many cases are indistinguishable. Despite very few cultural differences from the Baloch, the Brahui are still regarded as a separate group on account of language difference.
The higher population figure for the Baloch may only be possible if a large number of "Baloch" are included who speak a different languages, such as Saraikis,
SindhiSindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan. It is spoken by 24,410,910 people in Pakistan, and is also spoken in India by 2,535,485 speakers. It is the third most spoken language of Pakistan, and the official language of Sindh in Pakistan. It is also an official language of India...
,
PanjabiPunjabi or Panjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region ....
and
BrahuiBrahui or Brahvi is a language spoken by Brahui people. It is the only Dravidian language exclusively spoken out of India.Brahui is spoken in the southwest region of Pakistan and border regions of Afghanistan and Iran with Pakistan...
, and who often claim descent from Baloch ancestors. Many Baloch outside of Balochistan are also bilingual or of mixed ancestry due to their proximity to other ethnic groups including the
SindhisSindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province of Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Muslim, Zorastrian, Hindus and Christians...
,
BrahuiThe Brahui people or Brohi people are a Dravidian ethnic group of about 2.2 million people with the majority found in Kalat, Pakistan, but also found in smaller numbers in neighboring Afghanistan, India, and Iran. They are closely linked to the Baloch with whom they have substantially intermingled...
,
PersiansThe Persian people are the majority ethnic group in Iran. However, there are sub-groups who speak the Persian language as their mother tongue throughout the Iranian plateau. The term Persian has also a supra-ethnic significance and has been historically referred to a part of Iranian peoples...
, Saraikis and
PashtunsPashtuns , also called Pathans or ethnic Afghans, are an Eastern Iranian ethno-linguistic group with populations primarily in Afghanistan and in the North-West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan...
. A large number of Baloch have been migrating or have been living in adjacent provinces to Balochistan for centuries. In addition, there are many Baloch located in other parts of the world with the bulk living in the
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countries of the
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.
There is a significant population of Baloch in western countries such as
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and
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. It is known that many Baloch settled in Australia in the 1800s and now fourth generation Baloch still live in
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, mainly in Perth.
Baloch in Oman
The Southern Baloch of
OmanOman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest....
began migrating from the coastal Balochistan to the
ArabArab people or Arabs are an ethnic group whose members identify along linguistic, cultural or genealogical grounds...
lands some 200 years ago before
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was discovered there. Baloch in Oman have maintained their ethnic and linguistic distinctions. The Southern Baloch compose approximately 22% of the country's population. The traditional Baloch economy is based on a combination of Trade , farming and semi-nomadic shepherding.
History of the Baloch People
There are different viewpoints about the origins of the Balochs, including
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Maloch,
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,
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s, and Greek who migrated to Balochistan with Alexander The Great and did not return back. It is very likely that the Baloch are a mixture of all the above races.
L. M. Dames says that Balochs are ancestral Irani, who migrated from the southern coastline of the
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. L. W. Oshanen, a well-known anthropologist of the
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, has supported Dames' theory. The northern and southern Baloch, however, think of themselves of Arab descent, and
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their first homeland. There is no doubt that Baloch tribes, particularly Bugti, and Rind, joined the Balochis during wars in Baloch regions, so there were many Arabs in that area at the time. To this
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that some Balochis were of original Arab blood, Rai Bahadur Hetoraam also agrees and identifies them as descendants of Hazrat Ameer Hamza, uncle of Hazrat
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.
Now have an overview on those anecdote that are based upon Balochi Ancient poetry, reasoning that the Balochis are Qureshi Arabs ( Generation of Hazrat Ibrahim). On the other hand Balochi
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s are
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of
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Hierarchical. Prayers of
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never shaved there
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hair. Baloch also follow the
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of Hazrat
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to judge the
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and
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by moving the suspicious person on the live coal (Baloch use Specially wood of "Kaheer" (because its coal does not turns into ash within about 24 hours).
Briefly describing, first of all a channel (about in length, in width and depth) is dug and wood of Kaheer (commonly) is burnt to prepare coal during this time a reciter recites some verses of the Qu'ran, after that the suspicious person is asked to walk on the blazing coal in the presence of
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(Muqadams, white beard men).
If he is true then coal never burns his feet, a blameless Baloch has faith in this fact to that day. It is known by "Patt" in Balochi.
Languages
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The national language of the Baloch is Balochi. In Balochistan, their second-most commonly spoken language is
BrahuiBrahui or Brahvi is a language spoken by Brahui people. It is the only Dravidian language exclusively spoken out of India.Brahui is spoken in the southwest region of Pakistan and border regions of Afghanistan and Iran with Pakistan...
, a language of unknown origins with a lot of
IranicThe Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family and its subfamily, Indo-Iranian. They are spoken by the Iranian peoples. Avestan is the oldest recorded Iranian language....
(mainly
BalochiBalochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui...
) loanwords. Brahui has been hypothesized to have been a
proto-Dravidian-Hypothetical language:Proto-languages are, by definition, hypothetical languages reconstructed by linguists, and hence no proto-language has any historical record. So is the case with Proto-Dravidian...
origin.
The Baloch do not only live in Balochistan but also are in Sindh and Southern Punjab of
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, in
Southern AfghanistanThe Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south central Asia. It is variously described as being located within Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East...
,
Eastern IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
, Persian Gulf States and
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region of
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. There are also Baloch who migrated and still live on the East African coast in towns such as Mombasa and Dar es-Salaam. The Baloch Talpur
LeghariLeghari , is also spelt "Laghari". Laghari is a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, and are largely Sunni Muslims.-Origins:...
ruled Sindh before the British annexation of Sindh to the
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. The Baloch in
SindhSindh , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Different cultural and ethnic groups also reside in Sindh including Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan from India upon independence as well as the people migrated from other provinces after...
, South
PunjabThe Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the country's most populous region with about 45% of Pakistan's total population. The Punjab is home to the Punjabis and various other groups...
speak Sindhi,
PanjabiPunjabi or Panjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region ....
and Saraiki. Bhurgri tribe
which is branch of Rind speak mostly saraiki in Sindh, balochi in Bhag and Mand area where they are called Barr.
Baloch society is divided in tens of
tribeA tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists hold that...
s and Sub-tribes some tribes speak
BrahuiThe name Brahui may refer to:*The Brahui language*The Brahui people...
and some speak Balochi, and there are many tribes who speaks both and as well as Sindhi and Siraiki. The
MarriMarri or Murri is one of the largest ethnic Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Marri was considered to be a clan of Rind tribe in the early history of Baloch and Balochistan...
Bijarani tribe and the
BugtiBugti , is a Baloch tribe located in Balochistan, Pakistan. They are divided among various clans such as Rahija, Kalpar, Nauthani, Masuri, Ferozani, Salamaan Zai, Mundarani, Qasimani, Shambani, Sobazai, Pah'i and Moharkanzai etc., numbering around 300,000.On a bigger scale the Bugti tribe is...
tribe speak Balochi.
MengalThe Mengal is a tribe with about 250,000 people in Balochistan. Mengal tribe speak Brahui; a Dravidian language that has been heavily influenced by other Iranian languages spoken in the area, especially Balochi....
tribe speak
BrahuiThe name Brahui may refer to:*The Brahui language*The Brahui people...
and they live in
ChagaiChagai can be:* Haggai , an Israelite prophet and the author of the Book of Haggai* In Pakistan:** Chagai District** Chagai Hills** The town of Chagai, Pakistan...
,
KhuzdarKhuzdar or Khozdar is a town located in Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the capital of Khuzdar District, which was created on 1 March 1974. Previously, Khuzdar was part of Kalat District...
,
KharanKharan can refer to:* Kharan, Pakistan, city in Balochistan.* Kharan District, district of Balochistan, Pakistan* Kharan , former princely state* Kharan Desert* The upper Halil River* Haran, Azerbaijan...
and in souther parts of
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, The
LangoThe Langi live in Lango sub-region , north of Lake Kyoga. Lango Sub-region comprises the districts of Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira and Oyam...
tribe, who live in central
BalochistanBalochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by geographical area, constituting approximately 48% of the total area of Pakistan. At the 1998 census, Balochistan had a population of roughly 6.5 million. Its neighbouring regions are Iran to the west, Afghanistan and the North West Frontier...
in the Mangochar area, speak Balochi as their first language and Brahui as their second. The
BizenjoBizenjo is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan. This tribe is mainly located in Awaran District. The most famous member of the tribe was Baloch nationalist politician Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo....
tribe that live in the Khuzdar, Nal and parts of Makkura, along with the Muhammadsanis, (
one of the largest Baloch tribes) speak both languages. The
BangulzaiThe Bangulzai are a Brahui tribe located in Balochistan province of Pakistan. They are one of the largest tribes in Balochistan, the Sardar or chief of the tribe was Sardar Bahadur Khan Bangulzai who became a provincial minister of Balochistan and federal Pakistan cabinets, now his successor is...
tribe is a Brahui-speaking tribe but a sub-tribe of the Bangulzai, the Garanis, speak Balochi and are known as Balochi-speaking Bangulzais.
The
MazariMazari may refer to:*Mazari tribe, a prominent Baloch tribe settled in Rajanpur and Sindh, Pakistan*Abdul Ali Mazari, Afghan Hazara leader of Hizb-e-Wahdat*A local of Mazar-e-Sharif city in northern Afghanistan...
in
RajanpurRajanpur is a city and the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far south-west part of Punjab, Pakistan . The district lies entirely West of the Indus River ; it is a narrow, 20 to 40 miles wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the East and the Sulaiman Mountains on the West...
speak Balochi, while the
LeghariLeghari , is also spelt "Laghari". Laghari is a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, and are largely Sunni Muslims.-Origins:...
the largest Baloch tribe living in
Dera Ghazi KhanDera Ghazi Khan is located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent....
and Rahim Yar Khan speak Saraiki. In Dera Ghazi Khan, their tribal elder is ex-
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Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari. The
LeghariLeghari , is also spelt "Laghari". Laghari is a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, and are largely Sunni Muslims.-Origins:...
in Sindh speak
SindhiSindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan. It is spoken by 24,410,910 people in Pakistan, and is also spoken in India by 2,535,485 speakers. It is the third most spoken language of Pakistan, and the official language of Sindh in Pakistan. It is also an official language of India...
& Saraiki both. The
GopangThe Gopang are a Baloch tribe. They are found in the Rojhan Balochistan, Kamber district of Sindh province. Some numbers also live in Kachhi, Balochistan and in Rahim Yar Khan district...
in
RajanpurRajanpur is a city and the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far south-west part of Punjab, Pakistan . The district lies entirely West of the Indus River ; it is a narrow, 20 to 40 miles wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the East and the Sulaiman Mountains on the West...
, Sadiq Abad and Rahim Yar Khan speak Saraiki while those living in
SindhSindh , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Different cultural and ethnic groups also reside in Sindh including Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan from India upon independence as well as the people migrated from other provinces after...
speak
SindhiSindhi may refer to more than one article:*the Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region in Pakistan.*the Sindhi language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Sindhi people.*a resident of Sindh province of Pakistan-See also:*Sindhu Kingdom...
.
AhmedaniAhmedani is a caste of the Baloch tribes. The Ahmedani are scattered throughout Pakistan, with the majority residing in the Punjab, Sindh, and Baluchistan provinces. Subcastes include the Bhandoani, Mulviani, Sadqani’Imailani and Jalbani.-History:The name of Ahmedaniis based on the name of...
tribe is the largest in terms of number both in Sindh and Punjab. In Punjab, the tribe is mainly settled in Dera Ghazi Khan division. A village has also been named as Mana Ahmedani in honour their tribal elder 'Mana Khan'(late). Also exists other Baloch tribe Nizamani living in dera gazi khan(panjab)and also in sanghar (sindh)and other parts of sindh and the majority of nizamani baloch speak seraeki. The Bijarani settled in Sindh speak Balochi.
KolachiKolachi was also a port located at modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. According to legends, it was a port developed when an old fisherwoman by the name of Mai Kolachi settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community. One of the main overpass in Karachi has been named after Mai Kolachi...
,
NutkaniThe Nutkani are a Sarayeki speaking Baloch tribe, mainly associated with the Pakistani areas of Mongrotha, Taunsa Sharif and Dera Ghazi Khan....
and Malghani.Malghani Baloch living in the tribal areas of the Dera Ghazi Khan and
SindhSindh , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Different cultural and ethnic groups also reside in Sindh including Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan from India upon independence as well as the people migrated from other provinces after...
province of
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speak Saraiki,
SindhiSindhi may refer to more than one article:*the Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region in Pakistan.*the Sindhi language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Sindhi people.*a resident of Sindh province of Pakistan-See also:*Sindhu Kingdom...
,
BalochiBalochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui...
while those living in Sibi district of
BalochistanBalochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by geographical area, constituting approximately 48% of the total area of Pakistan. At the 1998 census, Balochistan had a population of roughly 6.5 million. Its neighbouring regions are Iran to the west, Afghanistan and the North West Frontier...
speak
BalochiBalochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui...
. Malghani are part of the Nutkani tribe, which is the largest tribe of the Tehsil. The
TalpurTalpur is a Sindhi Baloch tribe and is settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are descendants of Mir Jalal Khan and originally belong to the Hoth Balochs branch of Mir Jalal Khan's descendants. They lived in Balochistan from where they migrated to present day Punjab's Dera Ghazi...
,
MastoiThe Mastoi or Mustoi is a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.Mastois are the descendants of Mir Chakar Khan Rind Baloch. There are different views, some historians are of the view that Mastoi tribe is an offshoot of Rind, the main Baloch tribe, thats why...
, Jatoi,
GabolGabol is a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Gabols are of Rind origin and are mostly settled in Dadu District of Sindh in Tikko Baran surrounding the Kirthar Mountains Range, Nawabshah, Ghotki, Sukkur, and Jacobabad...
,
LashariThe Lashari, sometimes also spelt Lasharie, are a Baloch tribe. Balochistan is the current home of the Baloch people but they are also found in large numbers in UAE, Iran, Iraq and other places of the world...
,
ChandioChandio is a Baloch tribe in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.The clans of Chandio, like Husnani, Aajbani, Qambrani, Ghaibiani, Marfani, Choliyani, Bangulani, Misrani, Mirwani, Sakhani, Bhunda, Sumarani, are famouse in Sindh and in punjab esacialy in distt Rahim Yaar Khan falowing...
,
BozdarBuzdar Buzdar Buzdar (or Bozdar is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Buzdar tribe is primarily in the mountainous area of the Koh e Suleiman range situated both in the Balochistan and in Punjab provinces.- Etymology :...
,Samma,
JiskaniJiskani is a baloch tribe and is settled in Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Tando Jam, Badin Tando Allah Yar Dadu and Matiari districts of Sindh province and Bhakkar, Layyah , Dera Ghazi Khan Districts of Punjab province. They speak Sindhi and Siraiki languages....
and other Baloch tribes settled in Sindh speaks ,
SindhiSindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan. It is spoken by 24,410,910 people in Pakistan, and is also spoken in India by 2,535,485 speakers. It is the third most spoken language of Pakistan, and the official language of Sindh in Pakistan. It is also an official language of India...
and Balochi and Siraiki.
QaisraniThe Qaisrani are a tribe of Baloch people who trace their ancestry from Qaiser Khan who was the nephew of Mir Chakar Khan Rind.- Geography :The majority of the tribe occupies the city of Dera Ghazi Khan, Panjab, Pakistan and its adjacent tribal areas in the Suleiman Mountains. Important centers of...
Baloch living near
Taunsa SharifTaunsa Sharif or Taunsa is a Tehsil of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town of Taunsa Sharif is the headquarters of the tehsil.
Koh sulman speak Saraiki and Balochi, while their clansmen living the Dera Ghazi Khan tribal areas speak
BalochiBalochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui...
.
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Baloch living the
Shadan LundShadan Lund is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°28'13N 70°43'45E and has an altitude of 125 metres .-References:...
they speak Sindhi,Sairaki and Balochi.Some of them are living mountan of Suleiman and Sindh.They r divided into two tumans which are tuman Soori Lund and Tibbi Lundan Rind Baloch settled in Sindh speak Sindhi and Siraiki.Tauqi Baloch settled in Khara, Noshki, Chaghi and Washuk Districts of Balochistan and speak both the languages Balochi and Bravi, but their basic language is Balochi.
Notable people
- Mir Chakar Rind
- Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo (Baba-i-Balochistan)
- Gul Khan Nasir
- Yousuf Mustikhan
- Hazrat Babajan
Hazrat Babajan was a Baloch Muslim saint considered by her followers to be a sadguru or qutub. Born in British India in Balochistan, in what is now Pakistan, she lived the final 25 years of her life in Pune, India....
- Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti
- Nawab Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
- Mir Balakh Sher Mazari
- Nawab Noroz Khan Zarakzai
- Aslam jan gichki
- Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal
Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal , popularly known as Sardar Ataullah Mengal, is a well known political and feudal figure of Pakistan hailing from Balochistan. He has been campaigning a nationalist and separatist movement in Pakistan for over four decades. He is the head of the Mengal tribe...
- Akhtar Jan Mengal
Sardar Akhtar Mengal is a former Chief Minister of the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. He is the president of the Baloch political party in the province, Sardar Akhtar Mengal is a former Chief Minister of the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. He is the president of the Baloch political...
- Abdul Karim Shorish
- ir Balach Khan Shahliani Jamali
- Nawab Khair Bux Marri
- Mir Mohammad Salah Khan Shahliani Jamali
- Ghulam Mohammad Khan Bhurgri
- Nawab Brahimdagh Bugti
- Sardar Haider Khan Lund
- Sardar Jaffer Khan Leghari
- Sardar Nadir Akmal Khan Leghari
- Sardar Ashiq Khan Buzdar
(Mir Shahnawaz Khan Shahliani Jamali
(Mir Farhaad Hussain Khan Shahliani Jamali
(Mir Dabeer Hussain Khan Shahliani Jamali
See also
- Baloch tribes
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- Balochistan
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- Baloch civil wars
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- Brahui people
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