Burfat

Burfat (Sindhi: بُرفت‎) is a Sindhi[1] Sammat clan[2][3][4][5] originally from the Lasbela and Kirthar (Kohistan) mountains of the Sindh province of Pakistan.[6][7][8][9][10]

Various sub-castes of the Burfats, notably the Hamalanis, Loharanis, Baparanis, Musas, Kanaras, Dudhars, Shanas, Aqilanis, and Lalanis, live in Thana Bulla Khan tehsil. The Burfats are quite prominent; they ruled the area for many centuries and left their imprints in the form of monuments in various villages and towns in Thana Bula Khan.[11]

The famous female ruler of Lasbela was "Mai Chagli" who was wife of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, the cultural hero of the Burfats After the death of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, his wife Mai Chagli became the ruler of Lasbela. The Roonjha tribe served as the administrators of Mai Chagli. They feared the rising power of the Jams of Kanrach and in order to crush the Jams of Karachi valley, they killed Jam Digar one of the chiefs of the tribe. In order to avenge the death of his brother, Jam Aali along with his tribesmen invaded the capital of Mai Chaglai and killed those who murdered his brother Jam Digar. Mai Chagli took her infant son Malik Izzat Khan and went to her ancestral place Taung and later on shifted to Kotri where her tomb is located just behind the government degree college.[3]

Notable people

References
  1. Kalhora, Zulfiqar (2018). Archaelogy, Art and Religion in Sindh (PDF). Government of Sindh. p. 13. ..that the majority of Chaukhandi tombs belong to Sindhi tribes, be they Burfats, Barejas..
  2. Society, Pakistan Historical (1976). Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. Pakistan Historical Society. p. 105. ..Likewise, the Burfat tribe which is also a branch of Numerees was shown under the Sammas..
  3. "Necropolis: City of silence". DAWN.COM. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2023-06-29. At that time, Lasbela was under the rule of the Burfats; before whom, the Gujars, the Ronjha Jams and the Joongha Jams ruled over Lasbela. Except the Gujars, all others are the clans of the Samma tribe of Sindh.
  4. Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z. Greenwood Press. pp. 1732–1733. ISBN 9780313323843.
  5. (Pakistan), Baluchistan (1979). Balochistan Through the Ages: Geography and history. p. 427.
  6. "Lasbela | Lasbella Chamber". Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  7. K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
  8. Society, Pakistan Historical (1976). Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. Pakistan Historical Society. p. 105.
  9. "Taung Tombs, Than Bula Khan, Jamshoro". heritage.eftsindh.com. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  10. Hasan, Shaikh Khurshid (1996). Chaukhandi Tombs in Pakistan. Royal Book Company. ISBN 978-969-407-208-1.
  11. Kalhoro, Zulfiqar Ali (5 December 2012). "The Tombs of Burfat Tribe at Taung, Thana Bula Khan, Sindh (Pakistan)". Ancient Asia. 3: 79. doi:10.5334/aa.12307. S2CID 128767424.
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