Kulachi (tribe)
Kulachi and Kolachi (Urdu: کولاچی/کُولاچی) are two distinct tribes living in Sindh and South Punjab, Kolachi is a sub-tribe of Dodai Rajput origins,[1][2] while Kulachi or Kalachi is a tribe of Med/Mallah/Muhana (Fishermen) that got its name from the Kulanch area of Makran.[3][4] where majority of Sindhi Jadgals and Meds live.[5] These Kulachi meds now live in Ibrahim Hyderi, Shams goth and Baba bhit in Karachi.[4]
Places with name of the tribe[edit]
- The city of Karachi in Sindh may have derived its name from this tribe.[6][2]
- Kulachi: a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
References[edit]
- ^ "Karāčī". Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition. Brill. 24 April 2012. doi:10.1163/2214-871x_ei1_sim_3913.
The name does not appear to be of great antiquity, and is probably due to the settlement of a Dodāī Balōč tribe called Kulāči, originally Rād̲j̲pūt
- ^ a b Guimbretière, A. (2012), "Karāčī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Brill, doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_3899
- ^ Khan, Sabir Badal (2013). Two Essays on Baloch History and Folklore. Università di Napoli, "l'Orientale". p. 42.
As such, many Baloch tribes adopted tribal names taken from place names in Makran, such as the Lashari, Gishkauri, Magasi, Bulaidai, Kalmati, Kolachi, Dashti, Zahri, and many many others.
- ^ a b Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). p. 613.
- ^ An Anthropological Reconnaissance in West Pakistan, 1955. The Museum. 1954.
- ^ Everett-Heath, John, ed. (2017). Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. Oxford University Press. p. 855. ISBN 9780192556462.
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