The Kehar are a clan of Indian origin, claiming descent from Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 tribes.
Kehar means a Great Lion of God or Warrior of God. They migrated regionally from Iran to Northern Sindh and nowadays they are residing within district Larkana, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, and Pir go Goth Khairpur Sindh. Kehar is a sub-tribe of the Abro

Abro

The Abro, Abra or Abrah , , is a division of the Samma tribe, found in Sindh, Balochistan and southern Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :...

 tribe.

The Kehar clan, like the Bhati

Bhati

Bhati is one of the largest tribes of the Gujjars& Rajput. They claim descent from Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu, and thus identify themselves as a Chandravanshi Kshatriya clan. The Bhati trace their history to the desert principality of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, in the border villages of Bikaner...

s, are a group of people and a caste originating from Sindh Province and Rajasthan in the Indian subcontinent. The Kehars primarily live in Northwestern India and Pakistan. They are mainly found among Yaduvanshi Rajputs, (Bhati), Khatri

Khatri

Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...

s. A majority of the group follow Sikhism or Hinduism; some became Muslim after the Muslim invasion.

Villages

Kehar is also the name of many villages in Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

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 and in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 and Gujarat, India

India

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.

The Kehar village of the tribal chiefs is situated on the Larkana-Naudero road in Larkana District

Larkana District

Larkana or Larkano is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,927,066 of which 28.70% were urban. Its main city is Larkana...

, Sindh, with a population of about 2000 in over 200 families. To the north of the village is the rice canal, to the south, the Guava Gardens and River Indus, to the east, the "City of Shaheed", Naudero

Naudero

Naudero, also spelt Naundero,Nodero is a town and Union Council of Ratodero Taluka in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. The Union Council also includes the village of Garhi Khuda Bakhsh...

, and to its west, the City of two Prime Ministers, Larkana

Larkana

Larkana or Larkano is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and is located within Larkana District.The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence...

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Notable Kehars

• Rao Kehar, warrior and king in Bhati
  Bhati
  Bhati is one of the largest tribes of the Gujjars& Rajput. They claim descent from Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu, and thus identify themselves as a Chandravanshi Kshatriya clan. The Bhati trace their history to the desert principality of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, in the border villages of Bikaner...
  
   of the Rajput clan, founded Tanot in 731 AD
• Khan Sahib Ghulam Rasool Kehar, Speaker
  Speaker (politics)
  The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
  
   of Sindh Assembly
• Sardar Rizwan Ahmed Kehar, the present Chief of the Kehar tribe, eldest grandson of Khan Sahib Ghulam Rasool Kehar

See also

• Chhajra
  Chhajra
  The Chhajra are a Saraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Chhajra are distinct from the Shajra, another Saraiki speaking Jat clan.-History and origin:Mian Nadeem Akhtar Chhajra Manik wali, migrated to uk in 2001....
  
  clan, which includes several individuals by the name of Kehar who played an important role in Bhat history