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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]

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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...