Chachar or Chacher (Sindhi: چاچڙ) is a Sindhi Sammat agricultural tribe. They are found in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are considered fierce fighters.[1][2][3]
چاچڙ | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sindh, Punjab | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sindhi people |
Details
editIn Sindh, majority of them are settled at Sukkur, Ghotki, Kashmore, Jacobabad and Larkana districts. While a minority at Nawabshah, Thatta, Tharparkar and Hyderabad.[2] In Punjab, they are settled at Multan, Khushab, Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha (Chachar Sharif) and Sahiwal, while majority of them are found at Mithankot and Chachran Sharif. In Punjab, they speak Saraiki and some of them go by "Rana".[2] Agriculturist Chachars own land in the area between Guddu Barrage and Thatta.[4] Chachars in the Sukkur area were involved in a feud with members of the Mahar tribe in the early years of the 21st century.[5]
The present chief of the Chachar tribe is Sardar Haji Khan Chachar.[6] He was formerly a two-time member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[2]
Mufti Abdul Wahab Chachar (born 1942) is a notable politician, scholar and writer of more than 30 books. He also runs a famous and historical monthly magazine "Shariat" from Sukkur since 1973.His stance on the national problems of Sindh is onerous and his fatwas are the most acceptable judgements in Sindh, which makes him " Faqeeh ul Sindh".[7]
Professor Dr. Abdul Qadir Chachar (son of Allama Mufti Abdul Wahab Chachar) has paid great contributions in the field of education and literature. He is also author of many books.
Clans
edit- Jaganand: Balilani, Bhura, Dagrecha, Gula, Gārheja, Jamani, Kacha, Kheda, Mākalwadi, Muria, Sāngi.
- Chhutta: Balra, Dādani, Danborai, Dhāndhiyani, Dhānra, Dhagani, Dalani, Janija, Kār'ra, Kuna, Nangani, Phalani, Posti, Raanji, Sākhani, Shaikhani, Toba.
- Narang: Halwai, Jonāna, Jogiyani, Kuah, Lush, Mānghra, Matani, Rajdeha, Redhi, Sadhani.[8]
Other clans: Chadwa, Chamyāl, Chanda/Chandwār, Chhachhar, Chhichhar, Dola, Dhudha, Dhanjun, Dang, Dhanga, Duheja, Doowani, Gabrani, Gobja, Jhanjha, Kalra, Kharyani, Muda, Miryani, Rāmān, Rāhi, Ramba, Rahmani, Rukāna, Zikriyani.[8]
References
edit- ^ Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
Among other Sindhi aboriginal tribes are the Bhutto, Mahar, Solangi, Dahar, Indhar, Chachar, Dhareja, Rathor, Lakhan, and Mirbahar, etc.
- ^ a b c d Encyclopaedia Sindhiana - Volume 4 (in Sindhi). S.L.A, Government of Sindh.
- ^ Shah, Nafisa (1 October 2016). "Chapter 5 Mediations on the Frontier: Ceremonies of Justice, Ceremonies of Faislo and the Ideology of Kheerkhandr". Honour and Violence: Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan. Berghahn Books: 168. doi:10.1515/9781785330827-011.
- ^ Sarfaraz Memon (22 August 2015). "Simple living: Life in the katcha". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Tribal justice: Jirga resolves decade long Chachar-Mahar dispute". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "PPP ropes in 'rebel' Sardar Chachar". The Nation. 23 April 2012.
- ^ ڪتاب: انسائڪلوپيڊيا سنڌيانا، جلد چوٿون، ڇپيندڙ: سنڌي لئنگئيج اٿارٽي (ISBN 978-969-9098-80-2) سال: 2012
- ^ a b Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 285, 892, 920.