Bugti
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Bugti is a Baloch
tribe located in Balochistan
, Pakistan
. They are divided into various clans such as Rahija
, Mandawani , Kalpar
, Nauthani, Masuri
, Ferozani, Salamaan Zai, Mundarani, Qasimani, Shambani, Sobazai, Pahi, Maretha
and Moharkanzai etc., numbering around 300,000.
On a bigger scale the Bugti tribe are claimed to be a clan of the Rind tribe
. Like the Marris, the Bugtis are considered fine horsemen and good fighters. A military expedition against the Bugti was organized by Sir Charles Napier in 1845, but the British could not control the tribe till later when Sir Robert Sandeman ruled Baluchistan. It is claimed that the construction of the Sukkur-Quetta railway line bifurcated the territory of the Bugtis and made them adopt to modern ways of life. Marri and Bugti both are blood-related tribes. In fact, it is said that Marri
, Bugti, Khetran
and Rind have the same origins. Bugti is the most powerful tribe of the Baluch. They are thought to have settled in their present location around 1500 AD when Mir Chakkar (a 16th-century Baluch king) settled in the barren terrain of the present Bugti territories in Baluchistan, i.e., the large area around the town of Dera Bugti.
. It is claimed that the tribe migrated to Dera Bugti
, Balochistan after the death of the fourth Muslim Caliph Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib after 661 A.D. The cause of their migration is claimed to be infighting among the various clans of Aleppo.
Like other places in Baluchistan, Dera Bugti has a Hindu population. One can imagine this area to be sparsely populated by indigenous Hindus for a long time—many of these Hindus may have converted to Islam when the new faith reached this region.
Some historians like Rai Bahadur Hetoram say that the ancestor of Bugtis was Hazrat Ameer Hamza the uncle of the Prophet Mohammed known as one of the bravest Muslims who sacrificed his life for the cause of Islam
also titled as {Shaheed Ul Momineen}.
Because of the desert-like environment of Baluchistan, with limited agricultural land, the people living in the region historically made ends meet by robbing the pilgrims traveling from the more affluent areas of South Asia to Mecca.
, Sui
, Kahan
, Kohlu
, Jacobabad
, Sibi
, Pir Koh and many other places in Balochistan. One of the several Persian words left in Bugti Balochi is Sheh which means "thing or things". Their language was influenced by Sindhi
and a bit by Punjabi
because they live near the border of Sindh
and Punjab
. An arabic word is Qadah , which means a bowl.
is situated in a hill range, comprising the tribal tract known as Bugti country. They are situated in a westward continuation of the Sulaimān Range, pointing towards the Quetta node. The area these nomadic Bugtis inhabit very barren. The discovery of natural gas deposits at Sūi has brought new economic life to the area. Several valleys and plateaus in the range are being gradually brought into the folds of modern life. Bugtis occupy the hills to the east of the Sind-Peshin railway, between Jacobabad and Sibi, with the Marris (a cognate tribe) to the north of them.
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....
tribe located in 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...
, 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...
. They are divided into various clans such as Rahija
Rahija
Rahija is a clan of the Baloch tribe Bugti and is settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The hero of Baloch history the late Sardar Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti also belonged to the Rahija clan.-External Links:**...
, Mandawani , Kalpar
Kalpar
Kalpar is a clan of Baloch tribe Bugti and is settled in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
, Nauthani, Masuri
Masuri
Masuri or Mashori is a clan of the Baloch Bugti tribe that resides in the Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan....
, Ferozani, Salamaan Zai, Mundarani, Qasimani, Shambani, Sobazai, Pahi, Maretha
Maretha
Maretha is a clan of the tribe Bugti and is settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
and Moharkanzai etc., numbering around 300,000.
On a bigger scale the Bugti tribe are claimed to be a clan of the Rind tribe
Rind (tribe)
Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
. Like the Marris, the Bugtis are considered fine horsemen and good fighters. A military expedition against the Bugti was organized by Sir Charles Napier in 1845, but the British could not control the tribe till later when Sir Robert Sandeman ruled Baluchistan. It is claimed that the construction of the Sukkur-Quetta railway line bifurcated the territory of the Bugtis and made them adopt to modern ways of life. Marri and Bugti both are blood-related tribes. In fact, it is said that Marri
Marri
Marri ) is one of the largest ethnic Baloch tribes in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Marri was considered to be a clan of the Rind tribe in the early history of Baloch and Balochistan...
, Bugti, Khetran
Khetran
The Khetran is a Baloch tribe in [Balochistan], Pakistan, of Rind origin. Their first language is the Khetrani language, and balochi language which is spoken only by their tribe....
and Rind have the same origins. Bugti is the most powerful tribe of the Baluch. They are thought to have settled in their present location around 1500 AD when Mir Chakkar (a 16th-century Baluch king) settled in the barren terrain of the present Bugti territories in Baluchistan, i.e., the large area around the town of Dera Bugti.
Origin
The origin of the Bugti tribe is often recounted by the Bugti Sardars (elders) claiming that the Bugtis to be from Aleppo (Halab) in SyriaSyria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. It is claimed that the tribe migrated to Dera Bugti
Dera Bugti
Dera Bugti is a town in Dera Bugti District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It was the hometown of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. Most of the inhabitants of Dera Bugti belong to the Bugti family. It is not far from the Punjab state.-Administration:...
, Balochistan after the death of the fourth Muslim Caliph Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib after 661 A.D. The cause of their migration is claimed to be infighting among the various clans of Aleppo.
Like other places in Baluchistan, Dera Bugti has a Hindu population. One can imagine this area to be sparsely populated by indigenous Hindus for a long time—many of these Hindus may have converted to Islam when the new faith reached this region.
Some historians like Rai Bahadur Hetoram say that the ancestor of Bugtis was Hazrat Ameer Hamza the uncle of the Prophet Mohammed known as one of the bravest Muslims who sacrificed his life for the cause of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
also titled as {Shaheed Ul Momineen}.
Because of the desert-like environment of Baluchistan, with limited agricultural land, the people living in the region historically made ends meet by robbing the pilgrims traveling from the more affluent areas of South Asia to Mecca.
Language
The language of the Bugti people is known as Bugti Balochi which is widely spoken in Dera BugtiDera Bugti
Dera Bugti is a town in Dera Bugti District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It was the hometown of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. Most of the inhabitants of Dera Bugti belong to the Bugti family. It is not far from the Punjab state.-Administration:...
, Sui
Sui (Balochistan)
Sui is a sub-district of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Sui gas field is located near Sui town.-Administration:The town of Sui serves as the administrative centre of Sui tehsil, a subdivision of the district, the town of Sui itself functions as a Union Council....
, Kahan
Kahan
Kahan is located in Kohlu District of Balochistan, Pakistan. Kahan is famous for being the native village of Nawab Khair Baksh Marri, the Nawab of Kohlu Agency...
, Kohlu
Kohlu
Kohlu is the capital of Kohlu District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located at 29°54'0N 69°15'0E with an altitude of 1183 metres . The Marri tribe is main ethnic group in the city....
, 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...
, Sibi
Sibi
Sibi is a city of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is located at 29°33'0N 67°52'60E at an altitude of 130 metres and is headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name.. According to the 2001 census of Pakistan the population of Sibi is 52,100...
, Pir Koh and many other places in Balochistan. One of the several Persian words left in Bugti Balochi is Sheh which means "thing or things". Their language was influenced by Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
and a bit by Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
because they live near the border 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...
and Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
. An arabic word is Qadah , which means a bowl.
Location
The area of Dera BugtiDera Bugti
Dera Bugti is a town in Dera Bugti District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It was the hometown of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. Most of the inhabitants of Dera Bugti belong to the Bugti family. It is not far from the Punjab state.-Administration:...
is situated in a hill range, comprising the tribal tract known as Bugti country. They are situated in a westward continuation of the Sulaimān Range, pointing towards the Quetta node. The area these nomadic Bugtis inhabit very barren. The discovery of natural gas deposits at Sūi has brought new economic life to the area. Several valleys and plateaus in the range are being gradually brought into the folds of modern life. Bugtis occupy the hills to the east of the Sind-Peshin railway, between Jacobabad and Sibi, with the Marris (a cognate tribe) to the north of them.