Origins
After the end of the Baloch civil wars a group of Rind tribesmen in the command of Mir Bijar Khan preferred to stay in mountains instead to go with Mir Chakar Khan Rind in a migration towards Punjab. In a ferocious mood Mir Chakar called Mir Bijar Khan "Marri" and left that group of Rinds there which later on become known as Marri. Mir Bijar Khan was killed by Buledis in 1520 CE. His people are now called Bijarani, a sub-tribe of Marri.
The Marri tribe has a tradition of incorporating people of Baloch origin while expanding into their territory. Of the three main Marri divisions, the Gazini contains sections of various origins, 25% of the Loharani trace their origin to the Pashtun Shirani tribe, and most of the Bijarani are Rind in origin. All these people now speak Balochi. The process of incorporation followed a pattern of assisting the Marri in a feud, admission to use of the tribal land, and finally marriage into the tribe. The total population of the Marri tribe in Balochistan today is reportedly around 98,000.
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