Sindhi Rajput
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Sindhi Rajputs are Sindhi
belonging to the Rajput
tribe and living in Sindh
, Pakistan
. The Sindhi Muslim Rajputs are considered as Muslim Rajputs
.
The province of Sindh
, in Pakistan
is to home to a large number of Rajput
clans. Sindhi society is essential feudal with land held by a small number of families. Many of the feudal families in Sindh
belong either to the Rajput
or are Baloch
tribes (see also Sindhi Baloch
).
's Rajputs are Muslim
s, except certain clans found in Tharparkar
such the Bhati
, Sodha
s and Dohat Rathore
s, who are Hindu
. Almost all of Hindu Sindhis migrated to India after independence in 1947.
region, perhaps not surprisingly as it is along the border with Rajasthan
and Kutch in India
, is home to the dense concentration of Rajput
tribes. The Mangrio
, Mahendro, Bhatti, Raheemo, Nohri
and Arbab
make up a large part of Rajput
population. This region is also home to small number of Rathore
s and Sodha
s, most of whom are Hindu
s, although Umarkot area is home to Muslim
Rathore
s.
In addition to Sindhi Rajputs, the Mirpur Khas
and Tharparkar
area is also home to immigrant Rao, Kaim Khani, Khanzada
, originally from Rajasthan
and Haryana
in India.
Sanghar
, Khairpur
and Ghotki
districts are home to the Indhar
, Dahar, Chhachhar
, Wasan, Chhachhar
, Mahar (tribe)
and Rajpar tribes, as well as several Samma clans such as the Junejo
, Samejo and Dharejo.
The riverain tracts of Sukkur
and Shikarpur
Districts are home to Mahar (tribe)
. Other tribes in the Sukkur Division
include include the Dharejo, Dahar, Chhachhar
, Dahiri
, Phulpoto
, Bambhan, Rajpar, Bhambhro and Rahu.
Badin District
home to the following tribes: Soomro
, Mahendro, Samejo
, Sial
, Sarna
, Suha, Sahto, Khokhar
, Khakher, Keerya, Kakepota, Bhanbhro, Bhatti, Bhoot, Bhan, Bhaunro, Sirki
, Lat, Panhwar
, Dal, Halepota, Raheemo, Nohrio (Arbab), Nahiyan, Notyar, Rahu, Ruhokra, Athla, Abro
, Wadha, Wahera, and Zangejo, Zaouner.
Abro
The Abro are a branch of the Samma Rajputs, and are Chandravanshi. Found in Shikarpur
, Jacobabad
and Larkana
districts and Balochistan
.
Bargujar
The Bargujar are Suryavanshi Rajput
clan. In Sindh
, there are a few families of Muslim Lalkhani among the Urdu
speaking Mohajirs in Karachi
. Most Bargujars in Sindh migrated from Haryana in 1947.
Bhatti
The Bhatti or sometimes pronounced Bhati are directly linked with those of Rajasthan
. They are found throughout Sindh
, but have especial concentrations in Tharparkar
.
Jokhio
The Jokhio are one of the older residents of Sindh
Rajputs, they are a clan of the Samma
Rajputs, and as such are Chandravanshi. They are found in Malir District, in a cluster of villages such as Jam Goth and Gadap Town. They are also living in Thatta
city, Nawabshah
city, Daulatpur
city.
Joyo
The Joyo or Johiya form part of a communities of tribes known as the Sarai, that migrated from Punjab in the 18th Century. They are found in Sukkur
, Shikarpur
, Larkana
and Nawabshah
districts.
Junejo
The Junejo are a clan of Samma Rajputs. They are found in Nawabshah
, Sanghar
, Hyderabad
, Larkana
, Ubaro, Badin
, Shikarpur
, Sindhri, Larkana
, Dadu, Badin
, Mirpurkhas and Thatta
, Khairpur Districts.
Khanzada
The Khanzada are a clan of the Jadaun
or Jadubansi (Yadu
vansh) Rajputs, claiming direct descent from Krishna
. They were originally settled in northern Rajasthan
and Haryana
generally called Mewat
, until 1947. Khanzadas and Meo
s are originally same but it is fact that Khanzads were rulers in region Mewat. Like other Muslim
communities of this region, they migrated to Pakistan in 1947. They are now found in Mirpurkhas, Sanghar
, Matiari
, Hyderabad
and Nawabshah
districts.
Kharal
The Kharal are a clan of the Sarais, who immigrated from Punjab in the 18th Century. They are found mainly in the Sanghar District
.
Khokhar
The Khokhar are a major clan of the Sarais. They are found mainly in Larkana District
.
Mahar
The Mahar are a clan of Bhatti Rajputs, and as such are a Chandravanshi clan. Theu are found mainly in Ghotki
, where their chief resides, and Sukkur
and Shikarpur
District.
Mangrio
The Mangrio are a clan of the Chandravanshi Rajputs.Magrio or Mangria is the famous clan of Meos. Sindhi Sipahi clans Junejo, Samma, Pano and Mangrio comes from Meos of Rajasthan. They are found mainly in Sanghar
, Tharparkar
and Balochistan
.
Meo
The Meos consists of Tomar
s, Yaduvanshi, Chauhan
s,Barguajar,Rathores, Panwars and KachwahasRajputs, claiming descent from Lord Krishna
. They were and many are still found in the Mewat
region of India. The districts of Gurgaon
, Alwar
and Bharatpur
, (Dholpur) formed the Mewat
region. After partition, many Meos Settled in Sindh.. In Sindh, they are found in Nawabshah
, Khairpur and Sukkur
Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Sanghar, Larkana and Tandowala yar districts. Sindhi Sipahies, Mahar have close racial link with Meos. Moreover, Tha Khanzadas of Mewat are also the kins of Meos. Meos are actually the original Sindhi tribe migrated to Rajasthan
thousands year ago. Their language Mewati is the daughter of Sindhi language.In Sindh large number of local meos sindhies population still exists. According to American institute of Genealogy 49% population of Sindh belongs to Meo Tribe. Meos and Sindhies belongs to Humanhaplo group R1A1.This group shows the early arrivals of Arians in Indian sub continent.It is also common among Brahmans, Sindhi Sipahies, Mahar,Meos Chenchu tribes and other Indian tribals.Most of the Germans,Slavacs and central Asians comes of this haplogroup.Tme member of this group are pure Arians.
Naru
The Naru Rajput are found in Mirpurkhas district. They are Suryavanshi Rajput.
Panhwar
The Panhwar or Panwar or Parmara are an Agnivanshi Rajput
clan. The Panhwars constitute about 40% of the population of Dadu District
, as well being found in Tharparkar
, Umarkot, Badin
and Hyderabad
districts.
Qaimkhani
The Qaimkhani are a clan of Chauhan
Rajputs, originally from Rajasthan
and Hissar
in India. After the partition of India
, they migrated en masse to Pakistan. They are found in Karachi
, Hyderabad
, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Tando Allahyar, Larkana, Nawabshah
, Naushahro, Multan, Bahawalpur and Mithankot.
Rajper
Rajpar (Sindhi: راڄپر) is a Sindhi
tribe in Sindh province of Pakistan
. Rajper are major clans of Bhattis. All Bhattis are related to Samma Rajputs clans as they are Yadubansi too.
Rao
Yaduvanshi Ahirs who were converted as Muslims are known as Raos. Yaduvanshi are descendants of the Yadu
, a Vedic Period(1500BC) nomadic race. The Muslim Rajputs of the old Delhi Division of East Punjab, what is now Haryana State in India, were commonly known as Raos. They speak Haryanvi dialect which is often called Khar Boli. They settled in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Tharparkar, Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah), Hyderabad, & Karachi Districts of Sindh & Multan, Lahore, Okara, Bahawalpur District of Punjab.
Rathore
The Rathore are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan. Most of the Rathore have remained Hindu
, although Umarkot District is home to some Muslim Rathore.
Samma
The Samma are largest Rajput
tribe found in Sindh, and are branch of Yaduvanshi race. They are found throughout Sindh, and ruled the country from 1350 to 1500. The Hindu Jadeja
and Chudasama
branch were rulers of Kutch and a number states in Kathiawar belonged to this clan
Sial
The Sial are another Sarai tribe, found mainly in Sanghar
, Nawabshah
and Khairpur
Districts.
Solangi
The Solangi are a branch of the Solanki
(Chalukya) Rajput tribe. Solangi are among the oldest tribes of ancient Sindh. Found throughout Sindh.
Soomro
The Soomro are another important tribe, and are said by some to be a branch of the Parmara Rajputs. They ruled Sindh from 750 AD - 1350 AD. They are found throughout Sindh, with special concentrations in Shikarpur
and Dadu District
.
Unar
The Unar are a Samma Rajput clan. They are found in Larkana
and Shikarpur
districts.
s. They are said to have converted to Islam
, at the time of the conquest of Sindh
by the Arabs, around 8th Century A.D.
They are sub-divided into various tribes, such as the Bhatti, Sodha, Tonwar and Rathore
, and further divided into firkas or sub-clans. Their main firkas are the Samma, Saand, Gajju, Bhayyo, Panno, Sithar, Soomra
and Mahar
. The Samma clan is called so after the name of its founder and traces its pedigree to Bhati
Rajput
s. T The Saand and Gajju were originally Sodha
; Bhayo and Panno are said to be descended from Tonwar; and Sithar are Rathore
.
The Soomra
and Mahar
claim to have always been Hindu
. In addition to these communities, the Juneja
s and Mangria
are also considered to be Sindh-Sipahi.
Dhatis and Khudalis are the two chief sub-divisions of the Sindhi-Sipahi. The Dhati are found mainly in Jaisalmer
, while the Khudali are found in Barmer
and Jodhpur
.The Khudali are cammel nomads, and dwell in temporary thatched huts. The Dhatis are settled farmers.
Vighio . Sama Family Of sindhi
Naghar were converted in to Muslims
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Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
belonging to the 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...
tribe and living 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
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...
. The Sindhi Muslim Rajputs are considered as Muslim Rajputs
Muslim Rajputs
Muslim Rajputs or Musulman Rajputs are Muslims belonging to the Hindu Rajput Kshatriya groups of Indian subcontinent, who converted to Islam.-History:...
.
The province 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...
, in 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...
is to home to a large number of 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...
clans. Sindhi society is essential feudal with land held by a small number of families. Many of the feudal families 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...
belong either to the 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...
or are 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....
tribes (see also Sindhi Baloch
Sindhi Baloch
Sindhi-Baloch are Baloch tribes living in Sindh province of Pakistan. The term Sindhi Baloch refers to the Baloch people that migrated from Balochistan to Sindh and have assimilated with Sindhis. These tribes came originally from Iran and Balochistan, and settled in Sindh from the 16th century...
).
Religion
Most of SindhSindh
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...
's Rajputs are Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s, except certain clans found in Tharparkar
Tharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...
such 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...
, Sodha
Sodha
Sodhar is a sindhi tribe found in Sindh, Pakistan and Gujarat, India. They claim to be a branch of the sodhar tribe.-History and origin:The Sodhar sindhis are said to be descended from Paramara Sodhar, are supposed to have come into this...
s and Dohat Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
s, who are Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
. Almost all of Hindu Sindhis migrated to India after independence in 1947.
Distribution
The TharparkarTharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...
region, perhaps not surprisingly as it is along the border with 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 Kutch in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, is home to the dense concentration of 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. The Mangrio
Mangrio
Mangrio ) is a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India. Like the Samma and Bhatti, and most other Sindhi Rajputs, they are of Chandravanshi origin....
, Mahendro, Bhatti, Raheemo, Nohri
Nohri
Nohri is Sindhi Rajput clan of the Tharparkar region of Sindh, Pakistan. The Tharparkar region, perhaps not surprisingly as it is along the border with Rajasthan and Kutch in India, is home to the densest concentrations of Rajput tribes. The Mangrio, Bhatti, Raheemo and Nohri make up a large part...
and Arbab
Arbab
Arbab is a Persian word that means "boss", "master" and "landlord". It was a title used by tribal leaders in Middle East and South Asia. It is the title used by the heads of Kasi tribe in Balochistan. It is also used by the Samat tribes like Sammo, Abro, Nohrio, and Jakhro tribes in Sindh...
make up a large part of 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...
population. This region is also home to small number of Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
s and Sodha
Sodha
Sodhar is a sindhi tribe found in Sindh, Pakistan and Gujarat, India. They claim to be a branch of the sodhar tribe.-History and origin:The Sodhar sindhis are said to be descended from Paramara Sodhar, are supposed to have come into this...
s, most of whom are Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s, although Umarkot area is home to Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
s.
In addition to Sindhi Rajputs, the Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas is a city in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. It is the fifth largest city in the province with an estimated population of 488,590...
and Tharparkar
Tharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...
area is also home to immigrant Rao, Kaim Khani, Khanzada
Khanzada
The Khanzada, or Khanzadah, is a subdivision of Rajputs, now found mainly in the Rajasthan, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh of India; and Sindh, Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Khanzadahs, the royal family of Muslim Jadon Rajputs, accepted Islam on their association with the Sufi Saints...
, originally from 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 Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
in India.
Sanghar
Sanghar
Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
, Khairpur
Khairpur District
Khairpur District is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 15,910 square kilometres and is headquartered at the city of Khairpur.-Location:...
and Ghotki
Ghotki
Ghotki Ghotki is the capital of Ghotki District in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was the site of the July 13, 2005, Ghotki rail crash. The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres ....
districts are home to the Indhar
Indher
Indhar is a clan of Bhati Rajputs which migrated from Jaisalmer in India over three hundred years ago. The tribe is now scattered in various parts of Sindh and Bahawalpur. The tribe claims descent from Rai Indhar, who was a Bhati Rajput from Jaisalmer...
, Dahar, Chhachhar
Chhachhar
-History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar...
, Wasan, Chhachhar
Chhachhar
-History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar...
, Mahar (tribe)
Mahar (tribe)
The Maher are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found among both the Seraiki people of South Punjab, Pakistan as well as being found in Sindh, Pakistan.-History:The tribe claims decent from Maher, who was a Rajput...
and Rajpar tribes, as well as several Samma clans such as the Junejo
Junejo
Junejo is the name of a Samma Sindhi Rajput tribe in Sindh and in some parts of India mostly in Rajasthan. Among the Sindhi Hindu community Juneja is a common surname and many Juneja people originally from Sindh migrated to India during the independence in 1947. Junejo are also known as Jam in...
, Samejo and Dharejo.
The riverain tracts of Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
and Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
Districts are home to Mahar (tribe)
Mahar (tribe)
The Maher are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found among both the Seraiki people of South Punjab, Pakistan as well as being found in Sindh, Pakistan.-History:The tribe claims decent from Maher, who was a Rajput...
. Other tribes in the Sukkur Division
Sukkur Division
Sukkur, originally Khairpur, was a division of Pakistan until the divisions of Pakistan were dissolved in 2000.-See also:*Sukkur...
include include the Dharejo, Dahar, Chhachhar
Chhachhar
-History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar...
, Dahiri
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
, Phulpoto
Phulpoto
Phulpoto is Sindhi Samma sub-tribe, found in the central and upper parts of Sindh province of Pakistan. The tribe's current Sardar is Sardar Imtiaz Hussain Phulpoto.-History and origin:...
, Bambhan, Rajpar, Bhambhro and Rahu.
Badin District
Badin District
Badin District a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometres, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,136,636 of which 16.42% were urban...
home to the following tribes: Soomro
Soomro
Soomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
, Mahendro, Samejo
Samejo
The Samejo or Sameja is the Samma and it is settled in Sindh and Balochistan province of Pakistan.- Origin :*According to some traditions, They are descendants of Sam , the eldest of the three surviving sons of the prophet Nuh . descendants of Sam, the son of Umar, son of Hashim, son of Abu Lahab,...
, Sial
Sial
In geology, the sial is the upper layer of the Earth's crust made of rocks rich in silicates and aluminium minerals. It is sometimes equated with the continental crust because it is absent in the wide oceanic basins, but "sial" is a geochemical term rather than a plate tectonic term.Geologists...
, Sarna
Sarna (clan)
Sarna , originally Sarna is an Indo-Aryan Hindu Punjabi Rajput surname originating in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of the broad Kshatriya caste. The Kshatriyas in Hinduism are one of the four varnas. They are traditionally members of the military or ran in an...
, Suha, Sahto, Khokhar
Khokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
, Khakher, Keerya, Kakepota, Bhanbhro, Bhatti, Bhoot, Bhan, Bhaunro, Sirki
Sirki
Sirki or Sarki is the name of a Samma Muslim Rajput tribe found in southern Punjab and Sindh, Pakistan.- Distribution :The tribe is concentrated in Districts of Jacobabad, Ranipur and Thatta...
, Lat, Panhwar
Panhwar
Panhwar or Panwar are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The term Panwhar is used for the Parmar Rajputs clans that have converted to Islam, and are settled in what is now Pakistani territory.-History:...
, Dal, Halepota, Raheemo, Nohrio (Arbab), Nahiyan, Notyar, Rahu, Ruhokra, Athla, 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 :...
, Wadha, Wahera, and Zangejo, Zaouner.
Major Sindhi Rajput clans
Here is a brief description of the major Sindhi Rajput clans: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 :...
The Abro are a branch of the Samma Rajputs, and are Chandravanshi. Found in Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
, Jacobabad
Jacobabad
Jacobabad or Yaqubabad is the capital city of Jacobabad District, Sindh, Pakistan. The city is also the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is subdivided into 8 Union Councils...
and 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...
districts and Balochistan
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...
.
Bargujar
The Bargujar are Suryavanshi 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...
clan. 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...
, there are a few families of Muslim Lalkhani among the Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
speaking Mohajirs in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. Most Bargujars in Sindh migrated from Haryana in 1947.
Bhatti
The Bhatti or sometimes pronounced Bhati are directly linked with those of 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...
. They are found throughout 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...
, but have especial concentrations in Tharparkar
Tharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...
.
Jokhio
The Jokhio are one of the older residents 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...
Rajputs, they are a clan of the Samma
Samma
The Samma Dynasty ruled in Sindh and parts of Punjab and Balochistan from 1335-1520 AD, with their capital at Thatta in modern Pakistan before being replaced by the Arghun Dynasty. The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with magnificent structures including the necropolis of kings and...
Rajputs, and as such are Chandravanshi. They are found in Malir District, in a cluster of villages such as Jam Goth and Gadap Town. They are also living in Thatta
Thatta
Thatta is a historic town of 220,000 inhabitants in the Sindh province of Pakistan, near Lake Keenjhar, the largest freshwater lake in the country. Thatta's major monuments especially its necropolis at Makli are listed among the World Heritage Sites. The Shah Jahan Mosque is also listed...
city, Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
city, Daulatpur
Daulatpur, Sindh
Daulatpur is a town, north of Kazi Ahmed and south of Moro, in Nawabshah District of the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is also taluka headquarters. It lies on the main N-5 National Highway and is near the Indus River....
city.
Joyo
The Joyo or Johiya form part of a communities of tribes known as the Sarai, that migrated from Punjab in the 18th Century. They are found in Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
, Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
, 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...
and Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
districts.
Junejo
Junejo
Junejo is the name of a Samma Sindhi Rajput tribe in Sindh and in some parts of India mostly in Rajasthan. Among the Sindhi Hindu community Juneja is a common surname and many Juneja people originally from Sindh migrated to India during the independence in 1947. Junejo are also known as Jam in...
The Junejo are a clan of Samma Rajputs. They are found in Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
, Sanghar
Sanghar
Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
, Hyderabad
Hyderabad District (Pakistan)
Hyderābād District , is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. It used to be an administrative division of the Sindh namely the Hyderabad Division, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The Kirthar National Park is located in Hyderabad...
, 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...
, Ubaro, Badin
Badin
Badin is the main city and capital of Badin District in Sindh, Pakistan. It lies east of the Indus River. The region is swampy, fertile for growing rice. Some oil fields are located near the town in the seasonally inundated Rann of Kutch region...
, Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
, Sindhri, 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...
, Dadu, Badin
Badin
Badin is the main city and capital of Badin District in Sindh, Pakistan. It lies east of the Indus River. The region is swampy, fertile for growing rice. Some oil fields are located near the town in the seasonally inundated Rann of Kutch region...
, Mirpurkhas and Thatta
Thatta
Thatta is a historic town of 220,000 inhabitants in the Sindh province of Pakistan, near Lake Keenjhar, the largest freshwater lake in the country. Thatta's major monuments especially its necropolis at Makli are listed among the World Heritage Sites. The Shah Jahan Mosque is also listed...
, Khairpur Districts.
Khanzada
Khanzada
The Khanzada, or Khanzadah, is a subdivision of Rajputs, now found mainly in the Rajasthan, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh of India; and Sindh, Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Khanzadahs, the royal family of Muslim Jadon Rajputs, accepted Islam on their association with the Sufi Saints...
The Khanzada are a clan of the Jadaun
Jadaun
The Jadaun are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs found in North India and Pakistan.-Origins:...
or Jadubansi (Yadu
Yadu
Yadu is one of the five Indo-Aryan tribes mentioned in the Rig Veda . The Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. The prince of King Yayati, Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler...
vansh) Rajputs, claiming direct descent from Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
. They were originally settled in northern 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 Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
generally called Mewat
Mewat
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat are not precisely determined but generally include Mewat District of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan...
, until 1947. Khanzadas and Meo
Meo
Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
s are originally same but it is fact that Khanzads were rulers in region Mewat. Like other Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
communities of this region, they migrated to Pakistan in 1947. They are now found in Mirpurkhas, Sanghar
Sanghar
Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
, Matiari
Matiari
Matiari is the capital city of Matiari District, Sindh, Pakistan....
, Hyderabad
Hyderabad District (Pakistan)
Hyderābād District , is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. It used to be an administrative division of the Sindh namely the Hyderabad Division, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The Kirthar National Park is located in Hyderabad...
and Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
districts.
Kharal
Kharal
-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
The Kharal are a clan of the Sarais, who immigrated from Punjab in the 18th Century. They are found mainly in the Sanghar District
Sanghar District
Sanghar District is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located in the centre of Sindh and is bounded to the east by India. The district capital, Sanghar, is itself a small city roughly east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of Mirpur...
.
Khokhar
Khokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
The Khokhar are a major clan of the Sarais. They are found mainly 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...
.
Mahar
Mahar (tribe)
The Maher are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found among both the Seraiki people of South Punjab, Pakistan as well as being found in Sindh, Pakistan.-History:The tribe claims decent from Maher, who was a Rajput...
The Mahar are a clan of Bhatti Rajputs, and as such are a Chandravanshi clan. Theu are found mainly in Ghotki
Ghotki
Ghotki Ghotki is the capital of Ghotki District in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was the site of the July 13, 2005, Ghotki rail crash. The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres ....
, where their chief resides, and Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
and Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
District.
Mangrio
Mangrio
Mangrio ) is a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India. Like the Samma and Bhatti, and most other Sindhi Rajputs, they are of Chandravanshi origin....
The Mangrio are a clan of the Chandravanshi Rajputs.Magrio or Mangria is the famous clan of Meos. Sindhi Sipahi clans Junejo, Samma, Pano and Mangrio comes from Meos of Rajasthan. They are found mainly in Sanghar
Sanghar
Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
, Tharparkar
Tharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...
and 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...
.
Meo
Meo
Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
The Meos consists of Tomar
Tomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
s, Yaduvanshi, Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
s,Barguajar,Rathores, Panwars and KachwahasRajputs, claiming descent from Lord Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
. They were and many are still found in the Mewat
Mewat
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat are not precisely determined but generally include Mewat District of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan...
region of India. The districts of Gurgaon
Gurgaon District
Gurgaon district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Gurgaon city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,660,289 . .It is the southern-most district of Haryana...
, Alwar
Alwar District
Alwar District is a district in Rajasthan, a state in northern India, with capital in the city of Alwar.The district is bounded on the north by Haryana state, and on the east by Bharatpur, on the south by Dausa, and on the west by Jaipur districts....
and Bharatpur
Bharatpur district
Bharatpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Bharatpur is the district headquarters.-History:When Bharatpur was a princely state, it was the only political entity ever to have a Chartreuse colored flag.-Demographics:...
, (Dholpur) formed the Mewat
Mewat
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat are not precisely determined but generally include Mewat District of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan...
region. After partition, many Meos Settled in Sindh.. In Sindh, they are found in Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
, Khairpur and Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Sanghar, Larkana and Tandowala yar districts. Sindhi Sipahies, Mahar have close racial link with Meos. Moreover, Tha Khanzadas of Mewat are also the kins of Meos. Meos are actually the original Sindhi tribe migrated to 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...
thousands year ago. Their language Mewati is the daughter of Sindhi language.In Sindh large number of local meos sindhies population still exists. According to American institute of Genealogy 49% population of Sindh belongs to Meo Tribe. Meos and Sindhies belongs to Humanhaplo group R1A1.This group shows the early arrivals of Arians in Indian sub continent.It is also common among Brahmans, Sindhi Sipahies, Mahar,Meos Chenchu tribes and other Indian tribals.Most of the Germans,Slavacs and central Asians comes of this haplogroup.Tme member of this group are pure Arians.
Naru
The Naru Rajput are found in Mirpurkhas district. They are Suryavanshi Rajput.
Panhwar
Panhwar
Panhwar or Panwar are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The term Panwhar is used for the Parmar Rajputs clans that have converted to Islam, and are settled in what is now Pakistani territory.-History:...
The Panhwar or Panwar or Parmara are an Agnivanshi 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...
clan. The Panhwars constitute about 40% of the population of Dadu District
Dadu District
Dadu is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan.Dadu district was created in 1933 by the British Indian administration by merging Kotri and Kohistan tehsils from Karachi district and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana district. The population of the district is...
, as well being found in Tharparkar
Tharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...
, Umarkot, Badin
Badin
Badin is the main city and capital of Badin District in Sindh, Pakistan. It lies east of the Indus River. The region is swampy, fertile for growing rice. Some oil fields are located near the town in the seasonally inundated Rann of Kutch region...
and Hyderabad
Hyderabad District (Pakistan)
Hyderābād District , is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. It used to be an administrative division of the Sindh namely the Hyderabad Division, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The Kirthar National Park is located in Hyderabad...
districts.
Qaimkhani
Qaimkhani
Kaimkhani or Qaimkhani is a Muslim Rajput clan that resides in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan and Rajasthan, India.- History :Kaimkhanis are the descendants of Nawab Kaim Khan, born Karamchand, the son of Raja Motay Rai Chauhan, the ruler of Dorayra or Dadrewa...
The Qaimkhani are a clan of Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
Rajputs, originally from 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 Hissar
Hisar, India
Hisar city, previously spelled Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district, in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India. Hisar was founded in 1354 CE, as Hissar-e-Firoza by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. on the demolished ruins...
in India. After the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, they migrated en masse to Pakistan. They are found in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Hyderabad
Hyderabad District (Pakistan)
Hyderābād District , is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. It used to be an administrative division of the Sindh namely the Hyderabad Division, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The Kirthar National Park is located in Hyderabad...
, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Tando Allahyar, Larkana, Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
, Naushahro, Multan, Bahawalpur and Mithankot.
Rajper
Rajper
Rajper or Rajpar is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh province of Pakistan. It is from the Samat tribe. Its roots are in Naushahro Feroze District, Sindh. The Rajper group has over 70 subcastes. In Sindh the major clans of Bhattis are the Dadani, Mangrio, Bhutto, Kamario, Rajpar, Bhamban, and Indhar.-...
Rajpar (Sindhi: راڄپر) is a Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
tribe in Sindh province 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...
. Rajper are major clans of Bhattis. All Bhattis are related to Samma Rajputs clans as they are Yadubansi too.
Rao
Rao
Rao or RAO may refer to:* Rao, an Indian princely title cognate with raja* Rao , a common royal surname , and male given name**Rao , Chinese family name...
Yaduvanshi Ahirs who were converted as Muslims are known as Raos. Yaduvanshi are descendants of the Yadu
Yadu
Yadu is one of the five Indo-Aryan tribes mentioned in the Rig Veda . The Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. The prince of King Yayati, Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler...
, a Vedic Period(1500BC) nomadic race. The Muslim Rajputs of the old Delhi Division of East Punjab, what is now Haryana State in India, were commonly known as Raos. They speak Haryanvi dialect which is often called Khar Boli. They settled in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Tharparkar, Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah), Hyderabad, & Karachi Districts of Sindh & Multan, Lahore, Okara, Bahawalpur District of Punjab.
Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
The Rathore are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan. Most of the Rathore have remained Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
, although Umarkot District is home to some Muslim Rathore.
Samma
The Samma are largest 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...
tribe found in Sindh, and are branch of Yaduvanshi race. They are found throughout Sindh, and ruled the country from 1350 to 1500. The Hindu Jadeja
Jadeja
Jadeja belong to the Yaduvanshi rajputs or Chandravanshi rajputs. They are one of the 36 royal dynasties of old tracing their origins to Lord Krishna...
and Chudasama
Chudasama
The Chudasama are a Rajput clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. The Chudasama dynasty,originally of Abhira clan from Sindh. The disambiguition of the name Chudasama means, Chuda-Sama, 'Chuda' is an Indian word used for big bangles which are normally worn on the wrist of Indian women and...
branch were rulers of Kutch and a number states in Kathiawar belonged to this clan
Sial
The Sial are another Sarai tribe, found mainly in Sanghar
Sanghar
Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
, Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
and Khairpur
Khairpur District
Khairpur District is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 15,910 square kilometres and is headquartered at the city of Khairpur.-Location:...
Districts.
Solangi
Solangi
Solangi is the name of a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh and southern Punjab khyberpakhtoonkhawa in Pakistan and Afghanistan also.-History:According to traditions, the tribe is a branch of the Solanki Rajput tribe....
The Solangi are a branch of the Solanki
Solanki
The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
(Chalukya) Rajput tribe. Solangi are among the oldest tribes of ancient Sindh. Found throughout Sindh.
Soomro
Soomro
Soomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
The Soomro are another important tribe, and are said by some to be a branch of the Parmara Rajputs. They ruled Sindh from 750 AD - 1350 AD. They are found throughout Sindh, with special concentrations in Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
and Dadu District
Dadu District
Dadu is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan.Dadu district was created in 1933 by the British Indian administration by merging Kotri and Kohistan tehsils from Karachi district and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana district. The population of the district is...
.
Unar
Unar
The Unar are a Sindhi clan of the Samma tribe settled in Sindh, Pakistan.- History :According to The News International, the tribe is regarded "as the highest tribe or 'elder brother' of all the Samat tribes of Sindh". The clan traces its lineage back to the 14th century Jam Unar, the founder and...
The Unar are a Samma Rajput clan. They are found in 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...
and Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
districts.
Sindhi-Sipahi of Rajasthan
The Sindh-Sipahi originally belonged to the family of Chandravanshi RajputRajput
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...
s. They are said to have converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, at the time of the conquest 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...
by the Arabs, around 8th Century A.D.
They are sub-divided into various tribes, such as the Bhatti, Sodha, Tonwar and Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
, and further divided into firkas or sub-clans. Their main firkas are the Samma, Saand, Gajju, Bhayyo, Panno, Sithar, Soomra
Soomro
Soomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
and Mahar
Mahar (tribe)
The Maher are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found among both the Seraiki people of South Punjab, Pakistan as well as being found in Sindh, Pakistan.-History:The tribe claims decent from Maher, who was a Rajput...
. The Samma clan is called so after the name of its founder and traces its pedigree to 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...
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...
s. T The Saand and Gajju were originally Sodha
Sodha
Sodhar is a sindhi tribe found in Sindh, Pakistan and Gujarat, India. They claim to be a branch of the sodhar tribe.-History and origin:The Sodhar sindhis are said to be descended from Paramara Sodhar, are supposed to have come into this...
; Bhayo and Panno are said to be descended from Tonwar; and Sithar are Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
.
The Soomra
Soomro
Soomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
and Mahar
Mahar (tribe)
The Maher are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found among both the Seraiki people of South Punjab, Pakistan as well as being found in Sindh, Pakistan.-History:The tribe claims decent from Maher, who was a Rajput...
claim to have always been Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
. In addition to these communities, the Juneja
Junjo
Junjo is the debut album by American bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding. It was released on 18 April 2006.Junjo was Spalding's first studio album and was published by Ayva Music.-Track listing:# "The Peacocks" - 7:56# "Loro" - 5:06...
s and Mangria
Mangrio
Mangrio ) is a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India. Like the Samma and Bhatti, and most other Sindhi Rajputs, they are of Chandravanshi origin....
are also considered to be Sindh-Sipahi.
Dhatis and Khudalis are the two chief sub-divisions of the Sindhi-Sipahi. The Dhati are found mainly in Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer
Jaysalmer , nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain...
, while the Khudali are found in Barmer
Barmer, Rajasthan
Barmer is the headquarters of the Barmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is a city and a municipality.-Origin of name:...
and Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
.The Khudali are cammel nomads, and dwell in temporary thatched huts. The Dhatis are settled farmers.
Vighio . Sama Family Of sindhi
Prominent Sindhi Rajputs
- Muhammad Khan JunejoMuhammad Khan JunejoMuhammad Khan Junejo was the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan.-Early life:He was born at Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh. He belongs to Sindhi Muslim Rajput family of Junejo clan. Junejo started his political career at the age of twenty one...
- Former Prime Minister of PakistanPakistanPakistan , 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... - Sardar Ali Mohammad MaharSardar Ali Mohammad MaharSardar Ali Mohammad Mahar is a former chief minister of Sindh. He is from Mahar family. Mahar family is the most respectable and royal family of Ghotki. The tribe claims decent from Mahar, who was a Bhatti Rajput....
Former Chief Minister of SindhSindhSindh 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... - Allah Bux SoomroAllah Bux SoomroAllah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro , or Allah Baksh Soomro, was a zamindar, government contractor, Indian independence activist and politician from the province of Sindh in British India. He is considered to be amongst the best premiers of the province...
- Former Chief Minister of SindhSindhSindh 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... - Akhtar Ali Kazi - Former Chief Minister of SindhSindhSindh 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...
- Imam Ali Kazi - Justice High Court of SindhSindhSindh 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...
- Arbab Raheem - Former Chief Minister of SindhSindhSindh 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...
- Jan Muhammad JunejoJan Muhammad JunejoBarrister Jan Muhammad Junejo: born in 1886 Larkana, Sindh. was a prominent leader of the Khilafat Movement and took active part in their struggle against the British Raj...
- was a prominent leader of the Khilafat Movement - Anwar SolangiAnwar SolangiAnwar Solangi was a noted Pakistani television and radio artist. He was born in Shahdadpur, in Sindh.Anwar Solangi had a penchant for acting right from childhood and started exploring his skills on the theater stage. He began his career as a Radio Pakistan drama artist and anchorperson in the 60s...
- was a noted Pakistani television and radio artist - Rana BhagwandasRana BhagwandasHis Lordship Mr. Justice Retired Rana Bhagwandas , a highly respected name of the Pakistani judiciary was a senior judge and former acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
(Hindu Rajput) - former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan - Rana Chandra SinghRana Chandra SinghRana Chandra Singh , , also known as "Rana Chander Singh", was a Pakistani politician, a federal minister and the chieftain of the Pakistani Hindu Sodha Thakur Rajput clan and the Amarkot jagir...
(Hindu Rajput) - was a Pakistani politician, a former federal minister and the chieftain of the Pakistani Hindu Sodha Thakur Rajput clan and the former Amarkot (present day Umerkot) jagir
Naghar were converted in to Muslims
Mushtaq Ali Kaimkhani S/O Late Asghar Ali Khan Kaimkhani Khipro - Manager Central Reservation Department - Pakistan International Airlines