The Rind (Balochi: رِند) is a Baloch tribe, mainly living in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Gulf countries. According to Baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Rind Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan's four sons.[1]
History edit
According to Ali Sher Kanei of Thatta in his history, written in 1774 A.D. traces the origin of the Rind tribe from Jalāl Hān, a descendant of Muhammad bin Hārūn, surnamed Makurāni, the Governor of Makurān and of the Indian frontiers under Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ( 705 A.D.) on the accession of Caliph Al-Walid I. The same author states that Muhammad son of Hărūn was a grandson of Muhammad bin Aban bin Abd - ur - Rahim bin Hamzah ibn Abdul-Muttalib , the paternal uncle of the Prophet of Islam.[2]
At the turn of the 15th century the Rind led by Mir Chakar Rind are believed to have engaged in a 30-year war against the Lashari, in which both tribes suffered greatly. These events are the subject of many Balochi heroic ballads.[3]
Notable people edit
- Kadu Makrani, an Indian revolutionary of Gujarat associated with the Indian independence movement[4]
- Mir Chakar Rind, a chieftain who aided in the establishment of Mughal hegemony in medieval India
- Yar Muhammad Rind, a Pakistani politician who is member of the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan.
References edit
- ^ Spooner, Brian. "BALUCHISTAN i. Geography, History and Ethnography". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Castro (Madrid), Instituto Salazar y (28 March 1983). Comunicaciones al Décimoquinto XV Congreso Internacional de las Ciencias Genealogica y Heraldica (in Spanish). Ediciones Hidalguia. ISBN 978-84-00-05342-0.
- ^ Elfenbein, J. "BALUCHISTAN iii. Baluchi Language and Literature". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Salim, Saquib (6 August 2021). "Kadu Makrani who cut off the noses of the British". Awaz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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