- Zehri
Zehri (Urdu: زﮨرئی ) is a Brahui tribe in Balochistan,
Pakistan .Distribution
The tribe is spread throughout
Sindh andBalochistan and speakBrahui ,Balochi , and Sindhi as native languages. The Zehri tribe is a Brahui speaking Baloch tribe mainly living in theJhalawan region of the province of Balochistan of Pakistan. The Zehri tribe has a very long history, the chief of the Zehri tribe is considered the chief of all the tribes living in the Jahalwan region. The Sardar of Zehri tribe is Sardar Sanaullah Zehri son of Nawab Doda Khan Zehri. The Zehris had played a vital role in the history of the Baloch state ofKalat . Sub-tribes include the Sunari and Jamalzai.One notable leader was
Nawab Nowroz Khan , who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Pakistani government in 1959-1960.From "Narrative of a Journey to Kalât, Including an Insurrection at that Place in 1840: And a Memoir on Eastern Balochistan, by Charles Masson, 1843:" "The Zehri inhabit the valley of Zehri, the one deriving its name from the other. Its chief is the hereditary sirdar of Jhalawan, and resides at Ghatt ... The tribe is numerous, and generally respected for orderley habits."
External links
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* [http://www.chotok.20m.com CHOTOK Health and Rural Development, Khuzdar, Balochistan]
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