Langah Balochs

Not to be confused with Langah (clan).

Langah, Langhow or Lango (Balochi: لانگاہ) is a Balochi and Brahui-speaking Baloch tribe present in Pakistani Balochistan, though other communities can be found in Punjab and Sindh. Three salient sub-tribal Langove identity-groups are the Meeranzai, Halizai and Shadizai.^[1][2]

Origin

Charles Manson about the origin of Langah Baloch noted as;

The Langhows are said, origin- ally, to have been slaves of the Rinds, enfranchized by the famed Mír Chakar on the occasion of his daughter's nuptials. This tribe is so plainly of common origin with some of the Indian races, that they yet retain Hindú appellations, and the title singh is frequent amongst them.^[3]

References

1. Lari, Suhail Zaheer (1994). A History of Sindh. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-19-577501-3. Langahs, a Baloch tribe that had manoeuvred to become the overlords of Multan.
2. Baloch, N. A.; Rafi, A. Q. (1998). History of civilizations of Central Asia, v. 4: THE REGIONS OF SIND, BALUCHISTAN, MULTAN AND KASHMIR: THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SETTING (PDF). Unesco. p. 305. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1. Budhan Khan of Sind, the chief of the Baluch (Baloch) tribe of the Lāngāh, assembled his force at Uchch and invaded Multan.
3. Mason, Charles (1844). Journeys in Balochistan,Afghanistan the Panjab, & Kalat.

Sources

• Elfenbein, Josef (1989). "Brahui". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IV/4: Bolbol I–Brick. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 433–443. ISBN 978-0-71009-127-7.