Mir Chakar Rind

Mir Chakar Khan Rind
مير چاکرخان رند
Reign1487–1565
Born1468
ashal kulwah, [Mandh], [makran], Balochistan
Died1565 (aged 97)
FamilyRind

Chakar Khan Rind (1468–1565[1]) (Balochi: میر چاکَر خان رِند) was a Baloch chieftain who founded the Second Baloch Confederacy (1487–1512). He also aided Mughal Emperor Humayun in his reconquest of the Subcontinent.[2] He is considered a folk hero of the Baloch people and an important figure in the Baloch epic Hani and Sheh Mureed.[3]

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  2. ^ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan, Sir Edward (December 1996). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120605053.
  3. ^ "The armour of Chakar-e-Azam (Mir Chakar Khan Rind)". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2023.