Malik Sohrab Dodai was a son of Doda mercenary who moved to

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

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) in the late 15th century with his father Mir Doda Khan at the behest of the Langah dynasty. He was accompanied by his sons,

Ghazi Khan Ghazi Khan ( Balochi, Urdu ) was a Baloch mercenary from who moved to Multan in the late 15th century at the behest of the Langah Sultanate. He was accompanied by his sons, Ghazi Khan, Fatih Khan and Ismail Khan. The Derajat had its existence ...

, Fateh Khan, and Ismail Khan. This move is seen as the establishment of Baloch presence in the

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region, as Dodai was followed by fellow Baloch mercenaries. Shah Hussain of Langah dynasty encouraged them by offering them lands extending from Kot Kehor (

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) to

Dhankot Dhankot is a village in Gurgaon , Gurgaon District, Haryana, in India. Dhankot is 6.842 km distance from its mandal main town Gurgaon. Dhankot is 8.327 km distance from its district main city Gurgaon. It lies on Basai road towards Far ...

(present-day

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).''The Baloch race. A historical and ethnological sketch.'' M. LONGWORTH DAMES. THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, London, 1902.

Sources

*''Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province.'' H. A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Published by Asian Educational Services, 1990 ,

*''The Baloch race. A historical and ethnological sketch.'' M. Longworth Dames. The

Royal Asiatic Society The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), was established, according to its royal charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the en ...

, London, 1902

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