Baloch of Sindh

The Baloch of Sindh, also known as the Sindhi Balochs ( sd, سنڌي ٻروچ, bal, سندی بلۏچ), is a community of Sindhi-speaking Baloch tribes living in the Northern part of Sindh province.

According to census records of 2017, the total population of Sindh is 47.89 million. Around 15% of the Sindhis population has ethnically Baloch ancestry. Baloch tribes own large agricultural land and related businesses in Sindh. Majority Baloch tribe are landlord in Sindh.

Talpur dynasty

The Talpur dynasty ( Sindhi: تالپردور, Balochi: تالپرء اوبادگ) was a Sindhi speaking Baloch tribe settled in Sindh and Balochistan who ruled the region. The Talpurs were ethnically Baloch and Shia Muslims by faith. They ruled from 1783 until 1843, when they were defeated by the British at the Battle of Miani and Battle of Dubbo. The northern Khairpur branch of the Talpur dynasty however, continued to maintain a degree of sovereignty during British rule as the princely state of Khairpur. Its ruler joined the new Dominion of Pakistan in October 1947 as an autonomous region in Pakistan.

History

It is believed that the Balochs migrated from Balochistan during the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age is conventionally defined as a period extending from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, (noted in Grove 2004:4).. or alternatively, from about 1300Miller ''et al''. 2012. "Abrupt onset of the Little Ice Age triggered by volcanism and sustained by sea-ice/ocean feedbacks" ''Geophysical Research Letters'' 39, 31 January
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(accessed 11 July 2015). to about 1850. Although climatologists and historians working with local records no longer expect to agree on either the start or end dates of this period, which varied according to local conditions.

According to Dr Akhtar Baloch of the University of Karachi, the climate of Balochistan was very cold and the region was uninhabitable during the winter so the Baloch people migrated in waves and settled in Sindh and Punjab.

Language

Baloch of Sindh mostly migrated from Balochistan to Sindh from 16th to 19th century. Most Baloch forgot their language, intermingle with other ethnicities and now speak Sindhi and Saraiki languages. Baloch of border districts of Balochistan speak Balochi.

Sindhi Balochs are divided into two dialect speakers. Baloch of upper districts of Sindh speak Sulemani(eastern balochi) dialect of Balochi and lower districts like Karachi and other districts of Baloch speak Makrani(southern balochi) dialect of Baloch. Some Balochs of Sindh also speak Saraiki and Sindhi as first language. A significant number of Baloch also speak Brahui. This language is also spoken in central districts of Balochistan.

Notable people

*Nabi Bakhsh Baloch
*Faryal Talpur
*Naveed Kamran Baloch
* Naz Baloch
*Sanam Baloch
* Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri
* Abdul-Majid Bhurgri
*Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri
* Burhan Chandio
* Kulsoom Akhtar Chandio
* Maula Bakhsh Chandio
* Nawab Ghaibi Sardar Khan Chandio
* Noon Meem Danish
* Allah Bakhsh Gabol
* Mubeen Gabol
* Nabil Gabol
* Rafiq Ahmed Jamali
*Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
*Liaquat Ali Jatoi
* Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso
* Shazia Khushk
*Dr Javaid Laghari
* Nadir Laghari
* Sardar Nadir Akmal Khan Leghari
*Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund
* Mir Nadir Ali Khan Magsi
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*Danish Nawaz
*Yasir Nawaz
*Asif Ali Zardari
*Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

See also

* Bhagnari

References

{{Baloch diaspora

Baloch tribes
Social groups of Sindh
Social groups of Pakistan