Hoth Khan Baloch, also known as Hoath Khan Baloch, was a ruler of what is now
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
and one of the four sons of
Jalal Khan
Jalal Khan ( ur, جلال خان) is a legendary figure in the history of the Baloch people who led the Baloch from Persia to Makran.
Jalal Khan had four sons, Rind Khan, Hoth Khan, Lashar Khan, and Kora Khan, and a daughter, Bibi Jato, who was ...
, the founder of the
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch ( bal, بلۏچ, Balòc) are an Iranian peoples, Iranian people who live mainly in the Balochistan region, located at the southeasternmost edge of the Iranian plateau, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afgh ...
. He was one of the five founding members of the five main Baloch divisions/tribes. The
Hoth people are the direct descendants of Hoth Khan. He ruled Balochistan around 1200 CE.
Family
As the son of Jalal Khan,
[Nasir, Zeeshan]
Historical significance of Punnu Fort
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Hoth Khan was the brother of the founders of the other Balochi tribes founders, namely
Rind Khan
The Rind () is a Baloch tribe. According to Baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Rind Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan's four sons.
History
According to Ali Sher Kanei of Tatta in his history, written in 1774 A.D. traces the origin of the Rind ...
, Lashar Khan, Kora Khan, and Bibi Jato.
The folklore tale of ''
Sassui Punnhun'' describes Hoth Khan as the grandfather of Mir Punnhun Khan (Mir Dostein Hoth), whose father was Hoth Khan's son Mir Aalii.
Balochs believe they are descended from the
Ameer Hamza
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The 2018–19 Quai ...
, uncle of the Islamic
Prophet Muhammad
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.
References
Baloch people
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