Mahar (tribe)

Not to be confused with Mahar.

Mahar
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi people

Mahar (Sindhi: مھر) is a Sindhi Sammat[1] tribe[2] found in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan.[3][4][5] and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

They are among the freedom fighters against the British Raj, known as (Hur Mujahids). Mahars 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. The Mahars are a politically active and influential tribe.[2]

  1. ^ Shah, Nafisa (1 October 2016). "Chapter 2 Honour Violence, Law and Moral Power in Colonial Sindh". Honour and Violence: Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan. Berghahn Books: 68. doi:10.1515/9781785330827-008.
  2. ^ a b Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
  3. ^ "Mahar-Jatoi dispute resolved". Dawn newspaper. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Tribal feud settled after eight years". Dawn newspaper. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ PM visits Ghotki, offers condolences to Mahar's family The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 20 June 2019, Retrieved 18 April 2022