Indher or Indhar (Sindhi: اِنڍڙ/اِندر) is a Sindhi Bhati Rajput tribe.[1][2][3] The tribe is scattered in various parts of Sindh and Bahawalpur. They live mostly along the border of the river Indus in districts Ghotki, Sukkur and Shikarpur.

Details edit

Recently a comprehensive Book about Indhar Tribe has been published namely "Kasirul Mulki Indhar Qabila Taarikhi Tanazur mein" (Multi-States Indhar Tribe In Historical Perspective.) by Prof. Dr Abdul Waheed Indhar (Director Schools Education Sukkur Region, Sukkur.) and (late) Ustad Muhammad Hasan Mushtaq Indhar Published By Bhong Publications Under the Supervision of Raees Wazir Ahmed Indhar.

Clans edit

Major clans of Indhar tribe are: Adani, Adrani, Allahdadani, Bakhrani, Bādri, Bāndar, Bashmani, Bhāra, Baghani, Bhambhani, Chhāti, Chhatani, Darāmni, Darogi, Dhoria, Essani, Gajani, Ganbra, Goongani, Jahora, Jumla, Jandani, Jiyani, Jhalan, Kandher, Kandhra, Kandro, Kodri, Khidrani, Kherani, Mahmadani, Mandloi, Noorangani, Panjabi, Partani, Panhwari, Sajrani, Sājnani, Samrani, Saiwra, Soomrani, Shaidai, Topri.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (2019-05-09). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1. Among other Sindhi aboriginal tribes are the Bhutto, Mahar, Solangi, Dahar, Indhar, Chachar, Dhareja, Rathor, Lakhan and Mirbahar, etc.
  2. ^ Quddus, Syed Abdul (1992). Sindh, the Land of Indus Civilisation. Royal Book Company. p. 93. ISBN 978-969-407-131-2.
  3. ^ Abdulla, Ahmed (1987). An Observation: Perspective of Pakistan. Tanzeem Publishers. p. 130.
  4. ^ Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 44 and 896.