Rajper

Rajpar
The Seal of Chieftain of Rajpar community
Regions with significant populations
Sindh, Pakistan
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Islam, Shia, Sunni, erstwhile Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi people

Rajper, or Rajpar, (Sindhi: راڄپر) is a Sindhi Rajput tribe and subclan "nukh" of Samma Rajputs in Sindh, Pakistan.[1] They are descendants of Jam Hothi son of Unar,[1] Whereas in another tradition they are mentioned as descendants of Thebo son of Unar.[1] Rajper literally means "Son of Raja (King)".

Sardar Fateh Khan Rajpar, was a Sardar of Rajpar tribe.

Rajpar community has over 70 sub castes in Sindh. Majority of Rajpar lives in Naushehro Feroz, Khairpur, Nawabshah, Sanghar, Sukkur and Larkana Districts of Sindh. Rajpar are mainly landlords, before the creation of Pakistan they collected taxes on the Sindhu Darya. Rajpar were among the supporters for Soomras to establish rule in Sindh.[2] Current chief of Rajper tribe is Sardar Khalid Mian Khan Rajper, who is son of Ahmed Khan Rajper former headman of Rajper community.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "راڄپر 2 : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "Literary Conference on Soomra Period in Sindh" (PDF).
  3. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960.