History
The Mazari tribe is one of the oldest tribes of the Baloch. They are famous for their bravery. Old Balochi folklore shows this tribe at various places in history. According to historians like Firdousi and Mr. Longworth Dames, the Mazari's migrated from the Bampur, Iranian Balochistan, which is also known as Western Balochistan, along with 44 other tribes. They settled in the Bhambore hills before heading east towards the plains of the Sulaiman range at the invitation of Nahar's. The Mazari's managed to wrest control from the Nahar's and hence became the dominant tribe in the area. The Mazari Chief holds the title of Mir and also goes by the styles Tumandar and Sardar. The current chief Is Mir Balakh Sher Khan Mazari who is a former Prime Minister of Pakistan.The title of Khan Bahadur in the family was given to Sardar Rahim Yar Khan Mazari in 1939. The Mazari's are one of the biggest landlords of Pakistan rough estimations state that they hold 650000 acres of land.
The Mazari tribe commands a great deal of respect amongst the Baloch community of Pakistan as well as other ethnic groups of the region such as Saraiki, Sindhis and Pushtuns. There is a great deal of dignity and respect for women in this tribe.
The area the Mazari's conquered is still known as Tuman Mazari, it encompassed an area that included most of the district of Kashmore in Sindh, Teh.Sadiqabad, Chatha Baksha Mazari Distct.Jhang and all of Tehsil Rojhan in Punjab. The arrival of the British saw the golden era for the Mazari tribe, the Chief ruled an area from the town of Bhong all the way to the Sulaiman mountain range and from Kashmore to Giamul. This is estimated to be an area of at least 8,000 km sq. The Mazari's continuously defeated Nahar's, Machi's, Chandia's and the Bugti's and fought many battles the Sikh's of Punjab who were the dominant power before the arrival of the British.
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