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The [[Shahani/Shahwani]] tribe is ethnically [[Baluç]] with a long history and a large population. The tribe is primarily located in Pakistan's [[Balochistan]] province, as well in [[Sindh]] but can also be found in Punjab. They are also present in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and other Middle Eastern countries. <ref>name-British census of Balochistan 1901&1914</ref> |
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'''Brahuistan''', also known as '''Brahvistan''' ({{langx|brh|براھوئستان}}; {{literally|Land of the Brahuis}}) is a region in [[Balochistan]] in what are now [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]] primarily inhabited by the [[Brahuis]], an ethnic group which natively speaks the [[Brahui language]]. In the twenty-first century, Brahui nationalism has been developed around the idea of a separate Brahuistan, consisting of [[Kalat Division|Kalat]] in Pakistan and [[Registan Desert|Registan]] in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Minahan |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gng40AEACAAJ |title=Brahui|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World |date=2016 |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Greenwood]] |isbn=978-979-8216-14-5 |edition=2nd |location=Santa Barbara, California |language=en|quote=Brahuistan occupies a semiarid region, forming the Kalat area of Balochistan, districts in eastern Sindh, and Registan, the southern districts of Kandahar and Helmand in Afghanistan. |pages=79–80}}</ref> |
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{{Origin}} |
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The tribe's founder was Shah Khan Rind, and they are named after him. |
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The tribe was present when the Baloch conquered Qalat, but the Rind and Lashar war Kachhi become the reason of their separate ways. The Shahwani tribe remained in the Qalat area.<ref>name-History of Balochistan </ref> |
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In the Brahui poetry and literature, Brahuistan was one of the names with which the Brahuis used to call their homeland, the others being [[Kalat Division|Kalat]] and Mash (mountain).{{cn|date=October 2024}} Historically Brahuis were pastoralists primarily confined to the Kalat region; in the 17th century various Brahui tribes were unified by the Brahui Ahmedzai dynasty which led to the creation of [[Khanate of Kalat]] or the "Brahui Confederacy".<ref name=Elfenbein>{{Encyclopædia Iranica|last1= Elfenbein |first1=Josef| volume = 4 | fascicle = 4 | title = Brahui |author-link = | url = https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/brahui | pages = 433–443}}</ref> At its greatest extent in the 18th century, the Brahui confederacy controlled the wider [[Balochistan]] region. However, the traditional Brahui homeland or Brahuistan is a narrow corridor stretching from [[Nushki District|Nushki]] in the north to [[Khuzdar District|Khuzdar]] in the south,<ref name=Elfenbein/> separating the [[Pashtun]]-majority regions in the northern Balochistan from the [[Baloch people|Baloch]]-majority [[Makran Division|Makran]]. During the [[British Raj|British colonial period]], several British [[ethnographers]] suggested the Kalat state to be renamed as Brahuistan, but the suggestion was ultimately not implemented due to the ongoing [[Great Game]].{{cn|date=October 2024}} |
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{{Appearance phenomena}} |
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Fred Scholz suggests that the [[British Raj]], perhaps precisely because they were taking over the Brahui kingdom, chose not to call the region Brahuistan.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scholz |first1=Fred |title=Nomadism & colonialism: a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972 |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195796384 |page=21 |quote=When British colonial power set about conquering the north-west regions of India in the first half of the nineteenth century, the lion's share of the mountainous region west of Sind and the Punjab was being ruled by the Brahui, one of the three large tribal groups living there. And notwithstanding, or, perhaps, just because the British succeeded the Brahui kingdom, they called the newly conquered land not Brahuistan but Baluchistan}}</ref> |
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locally it has being saying that the tribe [[Shahani/Shahawani]] lived in mastung before Rind lashar war<ref>name-History of Balochistan</ref> |
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[[File:Baluchistan Agency 1931 Map.png|thumb|The Brahui [[Khanate of Kalat]] (dark green) in [[Baluchistan Agency]] (1931), subdivided into [[Sarawan]], [[Jhalawan]] and [[Kacchi (Kalat)|Kacchi]]]] |
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Brahuistan is further divided into two major parts, [[Sarawan]] in the north and [[Jhalawan]] in the south, inhabited by the Sarawani and Jhalawani Brahui tribes, respectively.<ref name=Elfenbein/> Today most of Brahuistan, with the exception of Nushki, is part of [[Kalat Division]]. According to the [[2023 Census of Pakistan]], the districts of Khuzdar, Nushki, [[Kalat District|Kalat]], [[Mastung District|Mastung]] and [[Surab District|Surab]] have Brahui majority. Kalat Division, which consists of most of the former state of Kalat, is the only Brahui-majority [[divisions of Balochistan|division of Balochistan]].<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf |title=Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023|publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> |
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{{Population}} |
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Their own record population in historic events are 30-40k.<ref>name-The Baloch race </ref> However their population can be near 1.5lac. following Religion is Islam. Mejority are sunni Minority are shia |
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{{Sub Tribes}} |
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1-Mittani 2-Qaisrani 3-Sobdrani 4-Kandwani 5-Gehani 6-Mondrani 7-Kushani 8-Rawatkhanzai |
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9-Cahnarzai 10-Shadeenzai 11-Sweerzai 12-Kaluzai |
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13-Ramzanzai 14-Meeruzai 15-Sheerzai 16-Shahozai |
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17-Hasani 18-khawajzai 19-Siazai 20-Umrani 21-Ghulpul 22-Bluçkhanzai 23-hasalkhanzai |
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Revision as of 13:44, 12 December 2024
Brahuistan, also known as Brahvistan (Brahui: براھوئستان; lit. 'Land of the Brahuis') is a region in Balochistan in what are now Pakistan and Afghanistan primarily inhabited by the Brahuis, an ethnic group which natively speaks the Brahui language. In the twenty-first century, Brahui nationalism has been developed around the idea of a separate Brahuistan, consisting of Kalat in Pakistan and Registan in Afghanistan.[1]
In the Brahui poetry and literature, Brahuistan was one of the names with which the Brahuis used to call their homeland, the others being Kalat and Mash (mountain).[citation needed] Historically Brahuis were pastoralists primarily confined to the Kalat region; in the 17th century various Brahui tribes were unified by the Brahui Ahmedzai dynasty which led to the creation of Khanate of Kalat or the "Brahui Confederacy".[2] At its greatest extent in the 18th century, the Brahui confederacy controlled the wider Balochistan region. However, the traditional Brahui homeland or Brahuistan is a narrow corridor stretching from Nushki in the north to Khuzdar in the south,[2] separating the Pashtun-majority regions in the northern Balochistan from the Baloch-majority Makran. During the British colonial period, several British ethnographers suggested the Kalat state to be renamed as Brahuistan, but the suggestion was ultimately not implemented due to the ongoing Great Game.[citation needed] Fred Scholz suggests that the British Raj, perhaps precisely because they were taking over the Brahui kingdom, chose not to call the region Brahuistan.[3]
Brahuistan is further divided into two major parts, Sarawan in the north and Jhalawan in the south, inhabited by the Sarawani and Jhalawani Brahui tribes, respectively.[2] Today most of Brahuistan, with the exception of Nushki, is part of Kalat Division. According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the districts of Khuzdar, Nushki, Kalat, Mastung and Surab have Brahui majority. Kalat Division, which consists of most of the former state of Kalat, is the only Brahui-majority division of Balochistan.[4]
References
- ^ Minahan, James (2016). "Brahui". Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-979-8216-14-5.
Brahuistan occupies a semiarid region, forming the Kalat area of Balochistan, districts in eastern Sindh, and Registan, the southern districts of Kandahar and Helmand in Afghanistan.
- ^ a b c Elfenbein, Josef (1989). "Brahui". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. IV/4: Bolbol I–Brick. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 433–443. ISBN 978-0-71009-127-7.
- ^ Scholz, Fred (2002). Nomadism & colonialism: a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972. Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780195796384.
When British colonial power set about conquering the north-west regions of India in the first half of the nineteenth century, the lion's share of the mountainous region west of Sind and the Punjab was being ruled by the Brahui, one of the three large tribal groups living there. And notwithstanding, or, perhaps, just because the British succeeded the Brahui kingdom, they called the newly conquered land not Brahuistan but Baluchistan
- ^ "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Further reading
- Zeb, Rizwan (2019). Ethno-political Conflict in Pakistan: The Baloch Movement (1 ed.). New York: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429318139. ISBN 978-0-429-31813-9.