Langah Balochs

Langah, Langhow or Lango (Balochi: لانگاہ) is a Balochi and Brahui-speaking Baloch tribe present in Pakistani Balochistan, though other communities can be found in Punjab and Sindh. Three salient sub-tribal Langove identity-groups are the Meeranzai, Halizai and Shadizai.^[1]^[2]

Origin

Charles Manson about the origin of Langah Baloch noted as;

The Langhows are said, origin- ally, to have been warrior who fought against the Rinds.^[3]

References

^ Lari, Suhail Zaheer (1994). A History of Sindh. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-19-577501-3. Langahs, a Baloch tribe that had manoeuvred to become the overlords of Multan.
^ Baloch, N. A.; Rafi, A. Q. (1998). History of civilizations of Central Asia, v. 4: THE REGIONS OF SIND, BALUCHISTAN, MULTAN AND KASHMIR: THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SETTING (PDF). Unesco. p. 305. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1. Budhan Khan of Sind, the chief of the Baluch (Baloch) tribe of the Lāngāh, assembled his force at Uchch and invaded Multan.
^ Mason, Charles (1844). Journeys in Balochistan,Afghanistan the Panjab, & Kalat.

Sources

Elfenbein, Josef (1989). "Brahui". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. IV/4: Bolbol I–Brick. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 433–443. ISBN 978-0-71009-127-7.

[1] Lari, Suhail Zaheer (1994). A History of Sindh. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-19-577501-3. Langahs, a Baloch tribe that had manoeuvred to become the overlords of Multan.

[2] Baloch, N. A.; Rafi, A. Q. (1998). History of civilizations of Central Asia, v. 4: THE REGIONS OF SIND, BALUCHISTAN, MULTAN AND KASHMIR: THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SETTING (PDF). Unesco. p. 305. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1. Budhan Khan of Sind, the chief of the Baluch (Baloch) tribe of the Lāngāh, assembled his force at Uchch and invaded Multan.

[3] Mason, Charles (1844). Journeys in Balochistan,Afghanistan the Panjab, & Kalat.

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