Rind (tribe)
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Baloch tribe
The Rind (Balochi: رِند) is a Baloch tribe, mainly living in Iran, Afghanistan, and middle eastern GCC countries. According to Baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Rind Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan's four sons.[1]
Clans
Miranzai, Tahirzai, Shahalzai, Perozai, Mirozai, Khiazai, Shahozai, Mullazai, Omarzai, Bugani, Kahmaki, Askani, Dagarani, Kolagi, Nuhani, Sheh-o-Mir.[2]
History
At the turn of the 15th century the Rind led by Mir Chakar Rind are believed to have engaged in a 30-year war against the Lashari, in which both tribes suffered greatly. These events are the subject of many Balochi heroic ballads.[1]
Notable people
- Mir Chakar Rind, a chieftain who aided in the establishment of Mughal hegemony in medieval India
References
- ^ a b Brian J. Spooner; Jim G. Shaffer; Josef Elfenbein; Moḥammad-Taqī Masʿūdīya; Siawosch Azadi (23 March 2022). "BALUCHISTAN". Brill referenceworks. Brill. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_eiro_com_6516 .
- ^ Field, Henry (1959). "An Anthropological Reconnaissance in West Pakistan, 1955". Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology. 52. Cambridge: Harvard University: 55.
