The Koreshi was the Arab tribe to which Mahomed belonged. They have in Sind many tribal names ; they are cultivators, kazi, and scribes, originally from Syria, Iran, and Irak, and claim descent from Ali, Abbas, Abubakr, Umar, and Usman, styling themselves Alavi from Ali, Abbasi from Abbas, Sadiqi from Abubakr, Faruqi from Umar, Usmani from Usman.
The Sadiqi are sufficiently numerous, and have the title of Makhdum, or master, as Makhdinn Nuh, Sadiqi.
The Faruqi names usually begin with Miyan (master), as Miyan Ibrahim, Faruqi.
The Alavi, the posterity of All by any of his numerous wives except Fatima, are all shiahs, are not often met with, and bear the title of Khwajo, e.g. Khwajo Murad Ali.
The Abbassi, descendants of Abbas, are very numerous in Sind. They are called Mule (priest), or Buzurg (the great), e.g. Buzurg Maaruf, Abbassi Other foreign tribes are descendants of Harun, also Mukrani, Ludi (now known as Ludia), Habshi, Sidi, and Jungiani.
The Afghans are generally found about Hyder abad, and in the north of Sind. Many of them have been settled in the country for some genera tions, and have become possessed of considerable landed property. The Kakar are the most aristo cratic of the Afghans.
Cola, formerly slaves, from Africa, are the Sidi, Habshi, Khaskeli, Sindi, and Zeni ghur.
Baluch.—All the tribes who have come from Baluchistan are known in Sind by the general term Baluchi. The Rind tribe is, ip Sind, the head of all those from that region, and from them have descended other sub-tribes. The Talpur, however, became rulers in Sind, and the Rind remained their dependents. The Baluch are generally said to have come originally from Aleppo in Syria. They have all the characteristics of Arabs;—sharp, well-defined features, and well built limbs. In Sind, many of their divisional appellations merely denote families of descendants of men of renown, whose names the families bear, There are 28 tribal names in the Kurachee district. 60 in that of Hyderabad, and 13 in Upper Sind. They are averse to regular labour, and rest less, but they will undergo the most wonderful fatigue for the purpose of stealing a camel or bullock. All their traditions point to Syria as their original site, and the date of their advent as about 1200 years ago. Amongst themselves, the Rind rank first in importance, then the Lashari, Jutui, Dumki, Jakrani, Murree, Bugti.
The Brahui have mostly remained in the moun tains of Baluchistan. General Merewether says that the Brahui traditions are leSYclear than those of the Baluch, but are to the effect that, they ;thin came front the west, entering Baluchistan from Kirman by Makran.
Jacobabad, a frontier district of Sind, between lat. 27° 56' and 27' N., and long. 68° to 69° 44' E., which comprises the tract of country bounded by the Buell Hills on tho north, by Kalat on the west, the Iligari canal on the south, and the river Indus on the east. Tho district ranges from 170 to 257 feet above the sea. From 1865 to 1870 the rainfall ranged front to 8.80 inches. At the extreme north is desert plain. The Sind I follow, a former bed of the Indus, traverses one third of the district, and between it and the river the country is split up into numerous dhund and dhoree.' On its north is a range of barren hills with fertile valleys, occupied by the Murree and the Bugti. Baluch tribes, Jamali, Dumki, Jakrani, Khosa, Mazari, form the population, with Burch, Sindi, Jumma, the nomade Jat, who rear camels, cattle, sheep, and goats, and Hindu cultivators. The Jat are a hardy, good-looking, industrious race, and their women are very comely; they drink largely of camels' milk. The Baluch use jowari (sorghum) flour, and bajra (Penicillaria spicata), and milk. The cultivation is by irrigat ing canals.
Chanduka is a fertile tract 60 miles long, in Upper Sind, formerly occupied by the Chandia Baluch. It extends to the desert of Cutchi on the north, has the Bala range for its western boundary, and the river Indus on the east. Its principal town is Larkhana, so called from the Larak, a tribe formerly settled there. The tombs of Shah Muhammad Kalhora and of Shah I3aharah are there. Hindus and Muhammadans comprise the population. The Muhammadans are Baluch and Sindi, the latter are agriculturists and artisans. The principal tribes are the Chandia, the Jamali, the Abra, anti the Jat, with the Lahori, the Hukrah, and the Chujrah. The Chandia, and Jamali are poor. The Jat are cultivators, and rear cattle. They arc migratory ; their subdivisions are the Darudgar, Junejah, Kohawar, Wagun, and others. The settled portion are not called Jat.