Kacchi Plain

The Kacchi Plains (Sindhi: कच्छि सतै ज़मीं, Baloch: کَچِّ سَتَیْ زَمِیمْ) or Bolan Plains, also known as Kach Gandava is a region of the Indian Subcontinent. Presently located in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] The addition of the latter "gandava" is based on the name of the town of Gandava in the present-day Balochistan, Pakistan.

History

The Kachhi Plain is the home of the archeological site of Mehrgarh. One of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology, lies on what is now the Kachhi district of today's Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia. Perhaps, the region also was an important IVC landholding.

It is also a possible location of the Historic Sivi kingdom, mentioned in Hindu scriptures.

The Kingdom of Sindh in 700 AD (including Kacchi Plain).

Until the end of the 15th century Kacchi had been part of Sindh.[2] Around 1500, it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun dynasty from the Samma dynasty of the Sultans of Sindh. The territory was conquered by the Kalhoras Amirs of Sindh;[3][4] they were displaced by the Nadir Shah of Persia and he made it the part of Kalat Khanate in 1740.[5][6] Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi, Jafarabad, Usta Muhammad and Sohbatpur districts were included; these were separated in 1987.

Geography

Plain

The Kacchi Plain is an arid plain with mountain ranges on three sides except to the southeast, located in:

• the Kachhi District and Lasbela District
• the southern part of Sibi District, extending into the Nasirabad Division
• the southern part of Dera Bugti District

Mountain ranges

There are three main mountain ranges in Balochistan:

• the Central Makran Range (2,000–3,000 metres (6,600–9,800 ft));
• the Siahan Range (1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)).

Districts:

Kachhi, Sibi, Nasirabad, Jafarabad, Jhal Magsi, Usta Muhammad, Sohbatpur, Harnai, Lasbela and Hub districts of Balochistan.

Archaeology

Mehrgarh is one of the most important neolithic sites (7000 BCE to c. 2500 BCE) in archaeology and is located in Kacchi Plain.

See also

• Geography of Balochistan, Pakistan
• Makran
• Mehrgarh

References

1. Balochistan Government
2. "Sibi". Visitorsheaven.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
3. "Cities of Pakistan (Sibi)". PakistanPaedia. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
4. "Being private in public -DAWN Magazine; May 06, 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
5. Sibi District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 338.
6. "Ghulam Shah Kalhora and Relations With Kutch". Panhwar.com. 2002-11-02. Retrieved 2017-07-17.

External links

• Balochistan Government
• Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan
• Nomadic Pastoralists and Sedentary Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan