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Mahar (Template:Lang-sd) is a Sindhi Rajput tribe found in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan. and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
They are among the freedom fighters against the British Raj, known as (Hur Mujahids). Mahars conquered land from Jaisalmer, India, to Jamshoro, Pakistan, which includes the Thar desert and more than half of Sindh. 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.
Clans
The Mahar is a tribe of Sindhi Rajputs. The clans of Mahar tribe are: Ansani, Bakira, Baipar, Bamuja, Baga, Bagra, Bakherani, Baghal, Bakhupota, Bhaikhairani, Buja, Balha/Bulha, Baman, Banbal, Bunblia, Banbha, Balani, Bijal, Chanar, Chhara, Chubra, Chhapra, Chhata/Chhutta, Cheena, Chohra, Chelaria, Chanujo, Derajo, Daheja, Data, Dita, Dedla, Eukhnani, Gadan, Gaganani, Haseja, Hathi, Hathipotra, Harha, Hala, Jesraja, Janga, Jiand, Jedha, Jeesar, Jeesarja, Khiani, Lalang, Lādar/Ladhar, Lanjari/Linjari, Lodha, Lodra, Lungani, Lachi, Lāo, Lalepotra, Matooja, Marfat, Mahlani, Mahalani, Māka, Māri, Mārij, Māreja, Mārecha, Mihlani, Minhani, Menuhani, Marupotra, Mahrich, Mathera, Matrija, Mubah, Munhja, Manhija, Mahzol, Muradani, Ninjah, Nunhja, Nareja, Nangreja, Nidamani, Naija, Nangwa, Rukhnani, Raipar, Ramuja, Sakheja/Sukheja, Soomarja, Sakhera, Soomrani, Sakhirani, Sakhani, Sajani, Tamachani, Tughani, Unsani, Winiha, Wanjha/Winjha, Wijal, Waharkia, Wahria, Wains and Wechal.
Myth or reality – Headship or Sardari went to Sakhijo clan. Currently Sardar Mohammad Bux Khan Mahar is the Chief of Mahar tribe.
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
- ^ Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
Another prominent Rajput tribe in Sindh is Mahar,
- "Mahar-Jatoi dispute resolved". Dawn newspaper. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Tribal feud settled after eight years". Dawn newspaper. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- PM visits Ghotki, offers condolences to Mahar's family The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 20 June 2019, Retrieved 18 April 2022
- Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 449–455.
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