Malik Sohrab Dodai was a Arab

Arab

Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...

 mercenary who moved to Multan

Multan

Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

 (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...

) in the late 15th century at the behest of the Langah

Langah (tribe)

For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:...

 dynasty of Rajputs. He was accompanied by his sons, Ghazi Khan, Fatih Khan, and Ismail Khan.

This move is seen as the establishment of Baloch presence in the Punjab, as Dodai was followed by fellow Baloch mercenaries. Shah Hussain

Shah Hussain

Shah Hussain was a Punjabi Sufi poet who is regarded as a Sufi saint. He was the son of Sheikh Usman, a weaver, and belonged to the Dhudha clan of Rajputs. He was born in Lahore...

 encouraged them by offering them lands extending from Kor Karor to Dhankot

Dhankot

Dhankot is a Village in Gurgaon Mandal , Gurgaon District , Haryana State . Dhankot is 6.842 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Gurgaon . Dhankot is 8.327 km distance from its District Main City Gurgaon...

 (present-day Muzaffargarh

Muzaffargarh

Muzaffargarh is a city in southwestern Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of the Chenab River. The Town of Muzaffargarh was founded in 1794 by the Governor of Mulran Nawab Muzaffar Khan.The Meaning of Muzaffargarh is "Fort of Muzaffar" because the old town lies inside the walls of a fort built...

).

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 ISBN 8120605055, ISBN 9788120605053 http://books.google.com/books?id=1QmrSwFYe60C&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=%22Malik+Sohrab+Dodai%22&source=bl&ots=qKX65_f865&sig=dzbcicoEUs1RtfPZ4eUJmALorSE&hl=en&ei=kFCgSYqCE53etge1v_yTDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
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