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The Hingora is a Sindhi Muslim tribe found in the Sindh province of Pakistan [1] and in Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. [2] [3] They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.

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References

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  3. K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.