Lashari

The Lashari (Balochi: لاشاری) is a baloch tribe. According to baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Lashar Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan's four sons.[1] Lasharis led by Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari, are believed to have engaged in a 30-year war against the Rind, in which both tribes suffered greatly. These events are the subject of many baloch heroic ballads.

Lashari is a major-caste of the Baloch community living in Sindh and Balochistanthe famous Sindhi performer Samad Lashari also belongs to the tribe.[2]

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References

Spooner, Brian. "BALUCHISTAN i. Geography, History and Ethnography". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
Hafeez Tunio (30 December 2014). "Dastar bandi: Zardari takes over as chief of his own tribe". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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[1] Spooner, Brian. "BALUCHISTAN i. Geography, History and Ethnography". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

[2] Hafeez Tunio (30 December 2014). "Dastar bandi: Zardari takes over as chief of his own tribe". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 17 August 2021.