Mahar (tribe)
Mahar is a Sindhi Sammat tribe[1] found in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan.[2][3][4] They are among the freedom fighters against the British Raj, known as (Mahar Mujahids). Their ancestry is from Gurjars: this tribe 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 as they used to. The Mahars are a politically active and influential tribe.[1]
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Mahar community is a caste, it is a neighborhood or a family of a community. The Mahar community is an organized nation. Mahar is a neighborhood of a Rajput nation. It is said that the Mahar had seven Clans or sons, including Chanar, Derajo, Matoojo, Ninjah, Jesraja, Sakheja and finally Gaganani.
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Headship or Sardari went to Sakhijo Clan . currently Sardar Mohammad Bux Khan Mahar is Chief of Mahar Tribe .Mahar are in large numbers in Punjab Sindh and Jaisalmer with a large population.
Notable people
References
- Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
- "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