Mahar (tribe)

Not to be confused with Mahar.

Mahar

Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi people

Mahar (Sindhi: مھر) is a Sindhi Sammat[1] tribe[2] found in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan.[3][4][5] and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

They are among the freedom fighters against the British Raj, known as (Hur Mujahids). Under The Leadership Of Pir Pagaro ,They live in India, to Jamshoro, Pakistan, which includes the Thar desert and more than half of Sindh.After Partition Mahars Formed There Sardari Currently The Mahar family today lives in Ghotki, Sindh, Pakistan; they still follow their traditions and have a sea of people following them. The Mahars are a politically active and influential tribe.[2]

Clans

The Mahar is a tribe of Sindhi Sammats. The clans of Mahar tribe are: Ansani, Bakira, Baipar, Bamuja, Baga, Bagra, Bakherani, Baghal, Bakhupota, Bhaikhairani, Buja, Balha/Bulha, Baman, Banbal, Bunblia, Bālani, Banbha/Bhanbha, Bijal, Chanar, Chahara, Chubra, Chhapra, Chhatta/Chhutta, Cheena, Chohra, Chelaria, Chanujo/Chaneja, Derajo, Daheja, Data, Dita, Dedla, Deengra, Eukhnani, Gadan, Gāgnani, Gajnani, Gumna, Ghana, Haseja, Heesja, Hathi, Hathipotra, Harha, Hala, Jesraja, Janga, Jiand, Jedha, Jeesar, Jeesarja, Khiani, Kabra, Khayalani, Lādar/Ladhar, Lanjari/Linjari, Lodha, Lodra, Langani/Longani, Lachi, Lāo, Lalepotra, Lalang, Matooja, Mahlani, Mahalani, Māka, Māri, Mārij, Mubah, Māreja, Mārecha, Mihlani, Minhani, Menuhani, Marfat, Mahrich, Mathera, Matrija, Munhja, Manhija, Mahzol, Muradani, Marupotra, Motani, Ninjah, Nunhja, Nareja, Nangreja, Nidamani, Nizamani, Naija, Nangwa, Nosakhja, Rukhnani/Rakrani, Raipar/Repar, Ramuja/Rameja, Sakhi, Sakhija/Sukhija, Sahija, Soomarja, Sakhera, Soomrani, Sakhirani, Sakhani, Sajani, Sawai, Sabuja, Sahāna, Sādor, Tamachani, Tughani, Tanghani, Talani, Unsani, Winiha, Wanjha/Winjha, Wijal, Waharkia, Wahria, Wains, Wechal and Parocha.[6]

Sardar/Chief

Headship or Sardari went to Sakhijo clan of Khangarh Sharif. Nowadays there isn’t one Sardar or Chief the whole Mahar family of Khangarh holds equal value however Sardar Mohammad Bux Khan Mahar can be called the Chief of Mahar tribe as he was the oldest son of the last chief, Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar.

Notable people

• Ali Gohar Khan Mahar (born 1968), Pakistani politician.
• Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar (born 1972), Pakistani politician.
• Ali Mohammad Mahar (1967–2019), Pakistani politician.
• Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar Pakistani politician.
• Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar (died 1995), Pakistani politician and philanthropist.
• Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Khan Mahar Pakistani politician.
• Ghos Bakhsh Khan Mahar (born 1945), Pakistani politician.
• Mushtaq Ahmad Mahar Pakistani civil servant and police officer.
• Razzaq Mahar (1954–2002), Pakistani writer and columnist.

References

1. Shah, Nafisa (1 October 2016). "Chapter 2 Honour Violence, Law and Moral Power in Colonial Sindh". Honour and Violence: Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan. Berghahn Books: 68. doi:10.1515/9781785330827-008.
2. Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
3. "Mahar-Jatoi dispute resolved". Dawn newspaper. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. "Tribal feud settled after eight years". Dawn newspaper. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
5. PM visits Ghotki, offers condolences to Mahar's family The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 20 June 2019, Retrieved 18 April 2022
6. Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 449–455.