Sindhis of Balochistan

The Sindhis of Balochistan are an indigenous Sindhi population living in Balochistan, Pakistan. ^[1]

History

Further information: Zutt and Baloch people § Medieval period

Map of Sindhi dialects, with clear spillover into Balochistan

Before the migration of the Baloch into the region now known as Balochistan, some Arab writers noted the presence of tribes such as the Meds and Zutts. Zutt was an Arabic exonym applied to the various tribes found across the lower Indus valley, ^[2] including those who inhabited parts of Makran and Kaikan. ^{[3] [ page needed ] [4] [ page needed ]}

Arab writers mentioned the Baloch living in the eastern regions of Iran in the 9th century. ^[5] They would then be pushed further east into Pakistani Balochistan by Persian and Turkic dynasties like the Buyids, Ghaznavids, and Seljuqs. ^[6] Once settled, the Baloch would use the term "Jadgal" (lit. 'Jaṭṭ-speakers', ^[7] i.e. those who speak the language of the [Sindhi] Jats) ^[8] to identify all the native Sindhis they interacted with, regardless of their tribe.

The Jats of Balochistan are a group of Sindhi-origin (Jadgal, Jamote and Sindhi Jat) ^{[9] [10] [11]} tribes which live in the region, and they are generally accepted as Baloch. ^[12]

The Sindhi Hindu Brahman dynasty ruled Sindh and parts of Balochistan under Chach of Aror.^{[ citation needed ]} After their conversion to Islam, the Sindhi-origin Soomras,^{[ citation needed ]} Sammas,^{[ citation needed ]} Kalhoras,^{[ citation needed ]} and the princely rulers of Makran and Las Bela continued to rule over parts of Balochistan. The Arghuns and Talpurs,^{[ citation needed ]} though not being of Sindhi-origin, would also rule some parts of Balochistan from their capitals in Sindh. ^[13]

See also

• Balochistan
• Sindhis

References

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8. Delforooz, Behrooz Barjasteh (2008). A sociolinguistic survey among the Jagdal in Iranian Balochistan". In Jahani, Carina; Korn, Agnes; Titus, Paul Brian (eds.). The Baloch and others: linguistic, historical and socio-political perspectives on pluralism in Balochistan. Wiesbaden. Reichert Verlag. pp. 23–44. ISBN   978-3-89500-591-6.
9. "Oman's Diverse Society: Northern Oman" (PDF). JE Peterson.
10. 1998 District Census Report of Malir. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999. p. 11. Among Sindhis the tribes are Syed, Jokhia, Khaskheli , Palari , Bareja , Bhabra , Dhars , Sirhindi , Jamot and Mohanas.
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