Numria Tribe

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The Numria,Noomria or Nuhmardi are native Sindhi Rajput tribes of Sindh [1] and Balochistan. The Numria people are principal inhabitants of the Lasbela and Kohistan regions. [2]

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Etymology

The Numria word is derived from Nuh-mardi, Nohmardi or Nahmardi/Nahmarda, [3] which means nine men/clans, initially were the nine clans of Samma and Soomra tribes, but now numerous clans have sprung from them over time. According to the tradition, the Dahmardi or Dahmarda (10 men/clans) of Iran and Afghanistan are of Numria origin of Sindh. [4]

History

Numria or Nuhmardi are descended from the ancient Samma and Soomra tribes. The population of the southern and central divisions of the district of Karachi largely composed of Numrias and Jokhias, the latter being an offshoot of the former. The Numrias are of Rajpoot origin. The first famous man of the tribe was Ibrahim Burfat, who flourished about two hundred years ago. His grandson, Izzat Khan, an energetic and ambitious chieftain, got possession of Bela and the province of Las. [5]

According to "Mazhar-i-Shah Jehani" the Numrias are originally from Sameja tribe, the nine factions of Sameja tribe broke away from the main tribe and settled in hills, those nine factions were called as Nuhmardi which later corrupted into Numria. [6]

Another tradition is that Jam Hothi had five sons Essab, Lalo, Burra, Jaro (Charo/Chairo) and Shoro, who along with a slave, a musician (mirasi) and two others settled in Kohistan hills, who were later came to be known as Nuhmardis. [2] While according to other narrative Essab the son of Jam Hothi got angered with his father, who along with his eight friends Lalo, Burra, Jaro, Batar, Shoro, Sanghār, Allah Dino, Shabān and a servant Jamli settled in Kohistan. [7]

Dr Nabi Bakhsh Baloch writes that Numria and Nuhria are same tribes of Samma. [2]

Tribes

The tribe is divided into numerous clans the following are some important clans of Numrias:

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References

  1. ↑ Cheesman, David (2013). Landlord Power and Rural Indebtedness in Colonial Sind. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN   9781136794490. The Sindhis were, as far as one can tell, descendants of the Hindu Rajputs who had been living in the country at the time of the Muslim conquest. The main tribes were Sammos, Sumros, Unars, Abros, Dahars, Mahars, Jokhios, Numrios, Jats and Mohanos. Most had long been settled as agriculturists on the alluvial plain.
  2. 1 2 3 Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). p. 835.
  3. ↑ Siddiqui, Habibullah (1987). Education in Sind: Past and Present. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind. p. 112. ISBN   978-969-405-009-6. Sindhi tribes namely Samejas, Unars, Lakhas, Shoras, Noohanis, Nahmardis, Dals, Jokhias, Sahtas, Bhans, Rajars, Thebas, Panhwars, Dharejas and Jats...
  4. ↑ Tate, George Passman (1912). Seistan: A Memoir on the History, Topography, Ruins, and People of the Country, in Four Parts. Superintendent government printing.
  5. ↑ K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
  6. ↑ Hasan, Shaikh Khurshid (1996). Chaukhandi Tombs in Pakistan. Royal Book Company. p. 76. ISBN   978-969-407-208-1.
  7. ↑ Kalhoro, Zulfiqar Ali. "The Tombs of Burfat Tribe at Taung, Thana Bula Khan, Sindh (Pakistan)".
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