Baloch people

The Baloch (/bəˈloʊtʃ/ bə-LOHCH) or Baluch (/bəˈluːtʃ/ bə-LOOCH; Balochi: بلۏچ, romanized: Balòc, plural بلۏچانٚ) are a nomadic,^{[7][8][9][10]} pastoral,^[11][12][13] ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranic Balochi language^[14] and is native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in Central Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Baloch

بلۏچ
A group of Baloch men
Total population
c. 10 million (2013)[1] 3–5 million Baloch-speakers (Brill, 2011)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan	8,117,795 (2023 census) [only includes those who speak Balochi as mother tongue][3]
Iran	2 million (2021)[4]
Oman	500,000[citation needed]
Afghanistan	500,000–600,000[5]
Turkmenistan	36,000[6]
Languages
Balochi, Brahui, various other languages of host regions spoken by splinter groups Second language: Persian (in Iran and Afghanistan), Urdu (in Pakistan), Pashto (in Afghanistan), English
Religion
Predominantly Islam (mainly Sunni Islam)

The majority of the Baloch reside within Pakistan. About 50% of the total Baloch population live in the Pakistani province of Balochistan,^[15] while 40% are settled in Sindh and a significant albeit smaller number reside in the Pakistani Punjab. They make up 3.6% of Pakistan's total population, and around 2% of the populations of both Iran and Afghanistan.^[16]

Etymology

The exact origin of the word "Baloch" is unclear. According to the Baloch historian Naseer Dashti (2012), the name of the ethnic group derives from 'Balaschik' living in Balasagan, between the Caspian Sea and Lake Van in present-day Turkey and Azerbaijan, who are believed to have migrated to Balochistan during the Sasanian times.^[17] The remnants of the original name such as "Balochuk" and "Balochiki" are said to be still used as ethnic names in Balochistan.^[18] Some other writers suggest a derivation from Sanskrit words bal, meaning strength, and och meaning high or magnificent.^[18]

An earliest Sanskrit reference to the Baloch might be the Gwalior inscription of the Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Mihira Bhoja (r. 836–885), which says that the dynasty's founder Nagabhata I repelled a powerful army of Valacha Mlecchas, translated as "Baluch foreigners" by D. R. Bhandarkar. The army in question is that of the Umayyad Caliphate after the conquest of Sindh.^[19]

History

Sardar Ibrahim Khan Sanjrani, Baloch Sardar of Sistan, c. 1884

Palace of the Baloch Emir of Sindh in 1808

According to Baloch lore, their ancestors hail from Aleppo in what is now Syria.^[20] They claim to be descendants of Ameer Hamza, uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who settled in Halab, present-day Aleppo. After the fight against second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I at Karbala in 680, in which Ameer Hamza's descendants supported and fought alongside Husayn ibn Ali, descendants of Ameer Hamza migrated to east or southeast of the central Caspian region, specially toward Sistan,^[21] Iran.

Dayaram Gidumal writes that a Balochi legend is backed up by the medieval Qarmatians.^[22] The fact that the Kalmatis were ethnic Baluchis is also confirmed by the Persian historian in the 16th century Muhammad Qasim Ferishta.^[23] According to another historian Ali Sher Kanei, the author of Tuhfatul Kiram, in his history written in 1774 A.D, he believes that only the Rind tribe from Jalal Khan, a descendant of Muhammad ibn Harun, nicknamed Makurani, is a direct descendant of Hamza.^[24]

Based on an analysis of the linguistic connections of the Balochi language, which is one of the Western Iranian languages, the original homeland of the Balochi tribes was likely to the east or southeast of the central Caspian region. The Baloch began migrating towards the east in the late Sasanian period. The cause of the migration is unknown but may have been as a result of the generally unstable conditions in the Caspian area. The migrations occurred over several centuries.^[25]

By the 9th century, Arab writers refer to the Baloch as living in the area between Kerman, Khorasan, Sistan, and Makran in what is now eastern Iran.^[26] Although they kept flocks of sheep, the Baloches also engaged in plundering travelers on the desert routes. This brought them into conflict with the Buyids, and later the Ghaznavids and the Seljuqs. Adud al-Dawla of the Buyid dynasty launched a punitive campaign against them and defeated them in 971–972.^[27]

After this, the Baloch continued their eastward migration towards what is now the Balochistan province of Pakistan, although some remained behind and there are still Baloch in the eastern parts of the Iranian Sistan-Baluchestan and Kerman provinces. Upon arrival, various people's of non-Baloch origins^[a] were absorbed into the Baloch tribal system, which has been a major phenomenon throughout the history of Baloch people, and today a significant Baloch population in Pakistan has diverse origins.^[27] By the 13th–14th centuries, waves of Baloch were moving into Sindh, and by the 15th century into the Punjab.^[26]

According to Dr. Akhtar Baloch, professor at University of Karachi, the Balochis migrated from Balochistan during the Little Ice Age and settled in Sindh and Punjab. The Little Ice Age is conventionally defined as a period extending from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries,^[28][29][30] or alternatively, from about 1300^[31] to about 1850.^[32][33][34] Although climatologists and historians working with local records no longer expect to agree on either the start or end dates of this period, which varied according to local conditions. According to Professor Baloch, the climate of Balochistan was very cold and the region was inhabitable during the winter so the Baloch people migrated in waves and settled in Sindh and Punjab.^[35]

The area where the Baloch tribes settled was disputed between the Persian Safavids and the Mughal emperors. Although the Mughals managed to establish some control over the eastern parts of the area, by the 17th century, a tribal Brahui leader named Mir Hasan established himself as the first "Khan of the Baloch". In 1666, he was succeeded by Mir Aḥmad Khan Qambarani who established the Khanate of Kalat under the Ahmadzai dynasty.^{[note 1]} Originally in alliance with the Mughals, the Khanate lost its autonomy in 1839 with the signing of a treaty with the British colonial government and the region effectively became part of the British Raj.^[26]

Baloch culture

Main article: Culture of Balochistan

See also: Balochi clothing, Baloch cuisine, and Chaap

Baloch men performing a traditional dance.

Gold ornaments such as necklaces and bracelets are an important aspect of Baloch women's traditions and among their most favoured items of jewellery are dorr, heavy earrings that are fastened to the head with gold chains so that the heavy weight will not cause harm to the ears. They usually wear a gold brooch (tasni) that is made by local jewellers in different shapes and sizes and is used to fasten the two parts of the dress together over the chest.^[41]

In ancient times, especially during the pre-Islamic era, it was common for Baloch women to perform dances and sing folk songs at different events. The tradition of a Baloch mother singing lullabies to her children has played an important role in the transfer of knowledge from generation to generation since ancient times. Apart from the dressing style of the Baloch, indigenous and local traditions and customs are also of great importance to the Baloch.^[41]

Baloch Culture Day is celebrated by the Balochi people annually on 2 March with festivities to celebrate their rich culture and history.^[42]

Baloch tribes

See also: List of Baloch tribes

Baloch-inhabited areas of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran (pink) in 1980

Tradition

Baloch man in Sindhi traditional pantaloon-style Sindhi shalwar, 1845

Traditionally, Jalal Khan was the ruler and founder of the first Balochi confederacy in 12th century. (He may be the same as Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu the last ruler of the Khwarezmian Empire.^[43]) Jalal Khan left four sons – Rind Khan, Lashar Khan, Hoth Khan, Korai Khan and a daughter, Bibi Jato, who married his nephew Murad.^[44]

Divisions

As of 2008 it was estimated that there were between eight and nine million Baloch people living in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. They were subdivided between over 130 tribes.^[45] Some estimates put the figure at over 150 tribes, though estimates vary depending on how subtribes are counted.^[46] The tribes, known as taman, are led by a tribal chief, the tumandar. Subtribes, known as paras, are led by a muqaddam.^[47]

Five Baloch tribes derive their names from Khan's children. Many, if not all, Baloch tribes can be categorized as either Rind or Lashari based on their actual descent or historical tribal allegiances that developed into cross-generational relationships.^{[citation needed]} This basic division was accentuated by a war lasting 30 years between the Rind and Lashari tribes in the 15th century.^[48]

Pakistan

In 2008, there were 180,000 Bugti based in Dera Bugti District. They are divided between the Rahija Bugti, Masori Bugti, Kalpar Bugti, Marehta Bugti and other sub-tribes.^{[45][49][full citation needed]}

Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti led the Bugti as Tumandar until his death in 2006. Talal Akbar Bugti was the tribal leader and President of the Jamhoori Watan Party from 2006 until his death in 2015.^[50]

There are 98,000 Marri based in Kohlo district in 2008,^[45] who further divide themselves into Gazni Marri, Bejarani Marri, and Zarkon Marri.^{[45][needs update]}

Tribalism

Violent intertribal competition has prevented any credible attempt at creating a nation-state. A myriad of militant secessionist movements, each loyal to their own tribal leader, threatens regional security and political stability.^[51]

Genetics

For most Balochs, haplogroup R1a is the most common paternal clade.^[52] Haplogroup L-M20 is the most common paternal clade in Makran.

Religion

See also: Hinduism in Balochistan

A zigri, a type of religious dance, in Gwarjak in 1891

Islam

The majority of the Baloch people in Pakistan are Sunni Muslims: 64.78% belong to the Deobandi movement, 33.38% to the Barelvi movement, and 1.25% to the Ahl-i Hadith movement.^[53] Shia Muslims comprise 0.59% of Balochs.^[53]

Although Baloch leaders, backed by traditional scholarship, have held that the Baloch people are secular, Christine Fair and Ali Hamza found during their 2017 study that, when it comes to Islamism, "contrary to the conventional wisdom, Baloch are generally indistinguishable from other Pakistanis in Balochistan or the rest of Pakistan". There are virtually no statistically significant or substantive differences between Balochi Muslims and other Muslims in Pakistan in terms of religiosity, support for a sharia-compliant Pakistan state, liberating Muslims from oppression, etc.^[53]

In 2020, 800,000 Pakistani Balochis were estimated to follow the Zikri sect.^[54]

Other religions

A small number of Balochs are non-Muslims, particularly in the Bugti clan which has Hindu and Sikh members.^[55] There are Hindu Balochs in the Bugti, Marri, Rind, Bezenjo, Zehri, Mengal and other Baloch tribes.^[56] The Bhagnaris are a Hindu Baloch community living in India^[57] who trace their origin to southern Balochistan but migrated to India during the Partition.^[58]

Notable people

Pakistan

• Maulana Abdul Aziz, (born 1960), Imam of Red Mosque
• Nabi Bakhsh Baloch (1917–2011), research scholar, historian, educationist and linguist in Urdu, English, Persian and Sindhi languages.
• Aftab Baloch (1953–2022), a former Pakistani cricketer.
• Abdul Qadir Baloch (born 1945), a retired General in the Pakistan army. Currently a Pakistani politician.
• Mahnoor Baloch (born 1970), Canadian Pakistani actress.
• Naz Baloch (born 1981), Pakistani female politician.
• Quratulain Balouch, Pakistani American singer and songwriter.
• Kiran Maqsood Baluch (born 1978), a Pakistani woman cricketer.
• Akbar Bugti (1926–2006), the former Tumandar of the Bugti tribe and Minister of State of Balochistan Province.
• Sarfraz Bugti (born 1981), former member of the Pakistani Senate and current chief minister of Balochistan.
• Sardar Usman Buzdar (born 1969), former chief minister of Punjab province.^[59][60]
• Eva B, hip hop rapper and singer.
• Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1964–2007), Pakistani diplomat and cleric^[61]
• Maulana Muhammad Abdullah (1935–1998), Islamic scholar who served as Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.^[62]
• Mir Jafar Khan Jamali (1911–1967), a veteran politician from Muslim League and a tribal leader from Balochistan^[63]
• Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944–2020), the 15th prime minister of Pakistan.^[64]
• Kaifi Khalil (born 1996), singer-songwriter.
• Sardar Mohammad Ayub Khan Gadhi, (born 1961) Member of the Provincial Assembly and ex-Minister for Counter Terrorism Punjab.
• Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (born 1935), a former governor of Punjab province.
• Latif Khosa (born 1946), a former Governor of Punjab.
• Asif Saeed Khan Khosa (born 1954), the 26th chief justice of Pakistan.^[65]
• Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929–2021), jurist and caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 25 March to 5 June 2013.
• Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso (1949–2016), a former Chief Sardar of the Khoso Tribe and former Member of the Provincial Assembly from PS-14 Jacobabad.
• Bilal Lashari (born 1981), Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and actor.
• Farooq Leghari (1940–2010), the 8th president of Pakistan.^[66]
• Hasnain Lehri (born 1989), Pakistani actor and model.
• Khair Bakhsh Marri (1928–2014), was a Baloch politician from the province of Balochistan in Pakistan.^[67]
• Sherbaz Khan Mazari (1930–2020), a Baluch veteran politician.
• Shireen Mazari (born 1949), the federal minister for human rights and a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
• Muniba Mazari (born 1987), human rights activist, artist and motivational speaker.
• Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (1928–2022), the interim prime minister of Pakistan in a 1993 caretaker government.^[68]
• Yasir Nawaz (born 1970), director, producer, screenwriter and actor.
• Danish Nawaz (born 1978), television actor, director and comedian.
• Siraj Raisani (1963–2018), a member of Balochistan Awami Party.^[69] He is also a recipient of the Sitara-e-Shujaat (star of bravery).^[70]
• Mir Chakar Rind, (1468–1565), Baloch folk hero
• Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955), the 11th and 14th president of Pakistan.
• Sanaullah Khan Zehri (born 1961), the 15th chief minister of Balochistan.^[71]

See also

• Baloch of Iran
• Baloch of Pakistan
  • Baloch people in Punjab
  • Baloch people in Sindh
• Baloch people in the United Arab Emirates
• Baloch of Turkmenistan
• Baloch of Oman
• Baloch people in India
• Al Balushi
• Balochi cuisine
• Indo-Iranian peoples
• Baloch nationalism
• 1898 Baloch uprising

Notes

1. A number of unrelated tribes with the name Ahmadzai exist.^[36] There are two Pashtun tribes who are unrelated to each other with this name: the Ahmadzai who are a Waziri tribe and the Sulaimankhel Ahmadzai, part of the Ghilzai confederation.^[37] However, the Ahmadzai Khans of Khalat were neither of these and belonged to a Brahui tribe.^[38][39][40]

1. Brahuis, Jadgals, Jats

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General and cited references

• Dashti, Naseer (2012). The Baloch and Balochistan: A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State. Trafford Publishing. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-1-4669-5896-8.

Further reading

• Axmann, Martin (2019). "Baluchistan and the Baluch people". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
• Bulookbashi, Ali A.; Asatryan, Mushegh (2013). "Balūch". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831.
• Elfenbein, J. "Balochi Literature". P. G. Kreyenbroek and U. Marzolph, eds. Oral Literature of Iranian Languages. Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi, Ossetic, Persian & Tajik. A History of Persian Literature. ed. E. Yarshater. vol. 18. Companion vol. 2. London: I. B. Tauris, 2010. pp. 167–198.

External links

• Iran. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Wikimedia Atlas of Iran