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Bizenjo is a Brahui speaking clan in Balochistan, Pakistan. It was originally one of the four Jat (Jadgal) tribes inhabiting the region; the other three being Zehri , Mengal and Sajdi. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Baluch, Muhammad Sardar Khan (1977). History of Baluch Race and Baluchistan. Gosha-e-Adab : distributors Nisa Trader. p. 268. ...Bizanjo, Mengal, Sajdi and Zehri as Jadgal or Jats...
  2. Rizwan Zeb (2019). Ethno-Political Conflict In Pakistan - The Baloch Movement. Routledge Publishing via Google Books website. ISBN   9781000729924.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "30,000 Bizenjo Tribesmen join PPP (Pakistan Peoples' Party)". Pakistan Affairs, Volumes 26-29. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan, 1973 via Indiana University Library (digitized in 2011).