Kalmati

Baloch clan settled in Pakistan

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Baloch people

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Jalal Khan . Mir Chakar Rind . Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari . Khanate of Kalat . Nasir Khan I Ahmadzai . Mohammad Khan Baloch . Hammal Jiand . Hoth Khan Baloch . Banadi Shehak . Mehrab Khan II of Kalat . Sanjrani Chiefdom Amir Nasir Khan Talpur . Mirani . Langah sultanate . Talpur dynasty

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Kalmati or Kalmat is a Baloch clan settled in Balochistan, Pakistan. Members of the clan also live in Iran and Afghanistan.

Kalmatis mostly work in cultivation and business. The famous graveyard called Chaukhandi tombs in Karachi, is associated with this tribe.[1]

## History

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See also: Principality of Kalmat

Kalamati is a baloch tribe and Hammal Kalmati is a notable baloch hero from kalamati clan who fought against Portuguese forces in Makran.[2]

The tomb of Kalmat tribe

The Mughals had invaded Sindh and dealt with Kalmati and Nizamani Baluch tribes, who had a powerful force of 20,000 [3]

Abu Fazl mentions them, ruling most of Sindh with other Baluch tribes, The Kalmat state was powerful enough to constantly raid Punjab during Akbar Reign [4]

### Baloch migration to Sindh and Punjab

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According to Dr. Akhtar Baloch, Professor at University of Karachi, the Balochs migrated from Balochistan during the Little Ice Age and settled in Sindh and Punjab. The climate of Balochistan was very cold during this epoch and the region was inhabitable during the winter so the Baloch people migrated in waves and settled in Sindh and Punjab.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Lashari, Kaleem (1996). A study of stone carved graves. Karachi, Pakistan: Kaleem Lashari for Sindh Exploration and Adventure Society. OCLC: 36891967.
2. ^ Dashti, Naseer (2012). The Baloch and Balochistan. Trafford Publishing. p. 42\. ISBN 9781466958968.
3. ^ Roy, Kaushik (12 February 2015). War and Society in Afghanistan: From the Mughals to the Americans, 1500–2013. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908944-4. Retrieved 23 May 2025 – via Google Books.
4. ^ "Inter Regional Linkages In North West India During Early Mughals". Retrieved 23 May 2025 – via Internet Archive.
5. ^ "From Zardaris to Makranis: How the Baloch came to Sindh". The Express Tribune. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

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Baloch tribes

* Al Balushi
* Ashkani
* Bahrani
* Bajkani
* Barazani
* Bhagnari
* Bhurgari
* Bugti
* Buledi
* Burfat
* Bijarani Buledi
* Chandio
* Chhutta
* Dah Marda
* Damanis
* Darzada
* Dehwar
* Dodai
* Dombki
* Gabol
* Gichki
* Gurchani
* Kalbali
* Kalmati
* Khosa
* Kulachi
* Langah
* Lund
* Magsi
* Marri
* Jhangail
* Jarwar
* Mengal
* Baranzai
* Mollazehi
* Mugheri
* Mullazai
* Noohani
* Pitafi
* Rakhshani
* Rind
* Buzdar
* Khushk
* Lanjwani
* Lehri
* Leghari
* Mazari
* Qaisrani
* Sanjrani
* Talpur
* Sasoli
* Sarmastani
* Shirani
* Umrani
* Yarahmadzai
* Zardari
* Zehri

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