Rind (tribe) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Rind are a Baloch

Baloch people

The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

, 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...

and Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

provinces of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

.

This tribe is considered progenitor of many Baloch

Baloch people

tribes including: Nutkani

Nutkani

The Nutkani or Notkani Nodhkani are a Saraiki, Sindhi and Balochi speaking Baloch tribe of Eastern Pakistan.The name of the Nutkani tribe is derived from Notak Khan, who was with the chieftain Sardar Mir Chaker Khan Rind when he migrated to Punjab from Baluchistan .-Sub tribe :The descendants of...

, Marri

Marri

Marri ) is one of the largest ethnic Baloch tribes in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Marri was considered to be a clan of the Rind tribe in the early history of Baloch and Balochistan...

, Leghari

Leghari

The Leghari , or Laghari) are a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, and are largely Sunni Muslims....

, Pasoi

Pasoi

The Pasoi are a sub-tribe of the Rind, a tribe of Balochs.In Pakistan, they reside mainly in the provinces of Punjab and Balochistan. They can be found in almost every corner of Balochistan, including places like Lahri, Bakhtiarabad, Wazirabad, Thairee, Sibbi, Bhaag, Dera Bugti and Sui. In Punjab...

, Birhmani, Qaisrani

Qaisrani

Qaisrani Also spelled as is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Qaisranis claim their ancestry from Qaiser Khan who was the nephew of Mir Chakar Khan Rind.-Location:...

, Sakhani

Sakhani

Sakhani is a Baloch tribe and a clan of chandia in sindh province of Pakistan.Sakhani is most populous clan of chandio-sakhani was the elder son of chandio and who was commonlly was known as SAKH-Sakh was a faqir and saint;...

, Bozdar

Bozdar

Bozdar or Buzdar is a Baloch tribe found primarily in the mountainous area of the Suleiman Mountains, situated in Balochistan, Pakistan.- Etymology and origin :...

, Bugti

Bugti

Bugti , is a Baloch tribe located in Balochistan, Pakistan. They are divided into various clans such as Rahija, Mandawani , Kalpar, Nauthani, Masuri, Ferozani, Salamaan Zai, Mundarani, Qasimani, Shambani, Sobazai, Pahi, Maretha and Moharkanzai etc., numbering around 300,000.On a bigger scale the...

, Gadhi

Gadhi

Gadhi is a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1063....

, Mastoi

Mastoi

The Mastoi or Mustoi are a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- History and origins :Mastois are the descendants of Mir Chakar Khan Rind Baloch...

, Gabol

Gabol

Gabol is a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Gabols are of Rind origin and are mostly settled in Tikko Baran surrounding the Kirthar Mountains Range, Karachi, Ghotki, Alipur, Sibi, and Jacobabad. This tribe is also considered to be present in Iran...

, Khushk

Khushk

The Khushk, Khushak, Khushik, Khushuk, Kushak, Kushk or Kushuk is a Baloch tribe located in Sindh, Baluchistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan...

, Lund

Lund (tribe)

Lund is a Baloch tribe of Pakistan. It is a tribe of Balochistan Lund, Setharja, Khairpur mir's, Khairpur_District, Sindh, originated from other tribes . Exact origins are not known but by seeing their generations now residing it is found that they are originated from central Balochistan...

, Nizamani

Nizamani

Nizamani is a Baloch tribe located in Balochistan and Sindh provinces in Pakistan. Like many other Baloch tribes, the original Nizamani tribe migrated to Sindh from Balochistan.- Overview :...

, Khetran

Khetran

The Khetran is a Baloch tribe in [Balochistan], Pakistan, of Rind origin. Their first language is the Khetrani language, and balochi language which is spoken only by their tribe....

, Lanjwani

Lanjwani

The Lanjwani is a Baloch tribe and clan of Rind[1]. The Lanjwani tribe is settled in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- History :...

and others. They speak Balochi

Balochi language

Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...

, Sindhi

Sindhi language

Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

and Seraiki. Because they were centered around Dasht, they are sometimes called Dashti.

Mir Chakar Khan Rind

Mir Chakar Khan Rind

Mir Chakar Khan Rind or Meer Chaakar Khan Rind or Chakar-i-Azam was a Baloch chieftain in the 15th century...

, the folk hero of the Baloch epic Hani and Sheh Mureed
Hani and Sheh Mureed
Hani and Sheh Mureed or Murid is a beloved epic ballad of Balochi folklore.This tale is to Balochistan what Romeo and Juliet is to English-speaking lands.The story mirrors the life of the Baloch heroes and their emotions and philosophical ideas .The hero of the story, Sheh Mureed Hani and Sheh...

, united Baloch tribes in the 15th century and established his rule over Balochistan

Balochistan (region)

Balochistan or Baluchistan is an arid, mountainous region in the Iranian plateau in Southwest Asia; it includes part of southeastern Iran, western Pakistan, and southwestern Afghanistan. The area is named after the numerous Baloch tribes, Iranian peoples who moved into the area from the west...

. His tomb is in Satghara

Satghara

Satghara is a town and union council of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is located at 30°55'0N 73°31'0E with an altitude of 164 metres and is also the location of the tomb of Baloch folk hero, Mir Chakar Rind. Many of his descendants as well as sub tribes of Balochi descent...

, Sahiwal District

Sahiwal District

Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...

, Punjab. , Shahid Rajab Khan Rind Baloch and his brother Nawaz Rajab Khan Rind Baloch lead the tribe in Sahiwal, and Shahid Rajab Rind Baloch from 100/9-L is chieftain of the Rind in Sahiwal.

See also