Jamote People

The Jamote or Jamot people (Sindhi: ڄاموٽ) are a Sindhi ethnic tribal people of Sindh and Balochistan.[1] Sarah Ansari, British historian, thinks that Kalhora is probably a Jamot tribe, long settled in Larkana and Shikarpur districts of Sindh.[2] As of 2011, the chief of the Jamotes was Syed Mohammed Ali Shah Jamote.[3]

  1. ^ 1998 District Census Report of Malir. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999. p. 11. Among Sindhis the tribes are Syed, Jokhia, Khaskheli , Palari , Bareja , Bhabra , Dhars , Sirhindi , Jamot and Mohanas.
  2. ^ Ansari, Sarah F. D. (1992). Sufi saints and state power : the pirs of Sind, 1843-1947. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-521-40530-0.
  3. ^ "Dastaar Bandi : New Jamote chief takes on tribe's responsibilities". The Express Tribune. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2023-05-22.