Bhutto ( sd, ڀُٽو) is a
Sindhi
Sindhi may refer to:
*something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan
* Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region
* Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
People with the name
* Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...
clan
found in
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
,
Pakistan
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. The Bhutto's along with
Bhatti's and other subclans are said to be a branch of the
Bhati
Bhati is a clan of Rajputs
History
The Bhatis reportedly originated in Mathura through a common ancestor named Bhati, who was a descendant of Pradyumn. According to the seventeenth-century Nainsi ri Khyat, the Bhatis after losing Mathur ...
Rajputs
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
. They have been settled in the area for over two centuries, having migrated to Sindh from
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer , nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a ...
in India under Setho Khan Bhatti (Bhutto in Sindhi) in the seventeenth century. According to other authors, the family migrated to Sindh (mostly in
Larkana
Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site ...
and
Sehwan) from
Sarsa in
Hissar.
[''Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: a memoir'', ]Chakar Ali Junejo Chakar Ali Khan Junejo (5 December 1928 – 31 October 1997) was Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates and a MPA. Khan was born in a Sindhi Junejo Muslim family.
Career
Junejo was a close associate of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who became ...
, National Commission on History and Culture, 1996, p. 7 The
Bhutto family of Pakistan hails from this clan.
References
Rajput clans of Sindh
Sindhi tribes
Sindhi-language surnames
Pakistani names
Bhutto family
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