Gorchani
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Gorchani is a Baloch
tribe in Pakistan
. Some historians believe that they are direct descendants of Xerxes himself. When Xerxes came to lalgarh in 2330 B.C. along with his forces he fell in love with a local woman named Azer and took her as his third bride. After one year she gave birth to a son who was named "Gorish". Due to his fearsome actions and limitless wisdom Gorish grew up to become one of the main contenders for Persian throne. But he was sidelined due to his preference to stay in Lalgarh (which is situated in modern day Pakistan). Today Gorchanis are considered to be one of bravest tribes in all of Balochistan. Their main sub-clans include Jalabani, shaklani, Zehrani, Alkani and Malokhani. Among the notable personalities of Gorchani tribe are Sardar Shehk Khan Gorchani, Sardar Akhtar Khan Gorchani, Sardar Saeed Khan Gorchani and Sardar Parvex Khan Gorchani.
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 in 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...
. Some historians believe that they are direct descendants of Xerxes himself. When Xerxes came to lalgarh in 2330 B.C. along with his forces he fell in love with a local woman named Azer and took her as his third bride. After one year she gave birth to a son who was named "Gorish". Due to his fearsome actions and limitless wisdom Gorish grew up to become one of the main contenders for Persian throne. But he was sidelined due to his preference to stay in Lalgarh (which is situated in modern day Pakistan). Today Gorchanis are considered to be one of bravest tribes in all of Balochistan. Their main sub-clans include Jalabani, shaklani, Zehrani, Alkani and Malokhani. Among the notable personalities of Gorchani tribe are Sardar Shehk Khan Gorchani, Sardar Akhtar Khan Gorchani, Sardar Saeed Khan Gorchani and Sardar Parvex Khan Gorchani.