Buledi

The Buledi, Buledai, Baladi or Burdi (Balochi: بلیدی) are a western Baloch tribe of the Pakistanian provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. It has been stated that the Baloch migrated from Aleppo, northern Syria in 2nd century after Hijra, they started migrating to the south of Caspian Sea and later on settled in the mountainous regions of Balochistan. After few decades, Baloch started to migrate from Buleda to central parts of Balochistan presently Kalat, Bolan, and Kachhi areas. But the descendents of Mir Jalal Khan, lived about five hundred years continuously in Buleda and got the name of Buledi for this reason. After few centuries some groups of this large tribe Buledis also started to migrate from Buleda to Bolan and Kachhi areas now in Balochistan and then to the upper parts of Sindh presently Jacobabad, Tangwani, Kandhkot and Kashmore. There are 7 Baloch Sardar's (Chieftains) among Buledis, namely Bijarani, Sundrani, Suhriani, Teghani, Pitafi, Hajija, and remaining Buledis in Buleda. Among all the seven above mentioned groups,

History

The Buledi divided the country amongst the Baloch tribes of Makran and declared their chief the head of the "Federation" with a title of Malik (which means "king" in Arabic) . Capt. E.C. Ross in his "Memorandum on Makran", published in 1868 mentioned the inscriptions on certain tombs in Kech valley of the Buledi rulers and especially Sheh Billar, who ruled Makran in 1729 A.D. The last ruler was Sheh Qasim (the nephew of Sheh Billar) who was killed by the Gichki chief, Malik Dinar.[1]

Notable Personalities

References
  1. Baloch, I. (1987). The Problem of "Greater Baluchistan": A Study of Baluch Nationalism. Coronet Books. ISBN 978-3-515-04999-3.
  2. "Shahnawaz Dahani profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
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