Balochistan, Afghanistan

This article is about the part of Balochistan in Afghanistan. For other uses, see Balochistan (disambiguation).
Balochistan, Afghanistan
Map
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceNimroz Province, south of Helmand Province and Kandahar Province
Languages Balochi and Brahui
Major ethnic groups in Pakistan and surrounding areas in 1980 with the Baloch shown in pink

Balochistan[1] (Balochi: گۏریچی بلۏچستان) or Afghan Baluchistan is an arid, mountainous region that includes part of southern and southwestern Afghanistan. It extends into southeastern Iran and western Pakistan and is named after the Baloch of Afghanistan.[2][3]

Geography

Northern Balochistan/Afghan Balochistan is Nimroz Province, south of Helmand Province and Kandahar Province,[4] Afghanistan.

History

Nasir Khan I Ahmadzai the sixth ruler of kalat was one of the most prominent and influential rulers of the Khanate of Kalat. He played a crucial role in consolidating Baloch power, unifying the Baloch tribes, and shaping the political and administrative structure of the Khanate.[5] The border of Balochestan in the reign of Nasir khan stretched from across modern-day Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Northern Border in areas such as Helmand and parts of Kandahar(Balochistan, Afghanistan). In the East stretched as far as Punjab including Dera Ghazi Khan, in the south Makran coast along the Arabian Sea from karachi to bandar abbas, in the western included Persian Balochistan (modern-day Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran), Kerman and Bandar abbas.[6]

Sanjranis family who ruled Sistan with its capital at Chakansur in the early and late 19th century. [7][8] Ibrahim Khan Sanjrani Fort is reported to belong to Sanjrani Chiefdom.[9] It was an union of the Baloch tribes under the leadership of Sardar Ebrahim Khan Sanjarani and Sardar Sharif Nahrui.[10] The battle between Ibrahim Khan Sanjrani Baloch and Abdur Rahman Khan took place on 1299/1882. Ibrahim Khan were defeated and the Afghan governor of Farāh captured the fort.[11]

Before the colonization and division of Balochistan by British India, the Balochistan Afghanistan was part of Khanate Kalat, which lost part of its size to Qajar Iran and the Emirate of Afghanistan in the late 19th century.[12]

The Baloch are an ethnic group in Afghanistan. They are the majority in Nimroz Province.[13][14] Baloch also have a presence in Helmand, Faryab, Takhar, Herat, Kandahar, Badakhshan and other parts of Afghanistan.[15][16]

The Balochi speakers are mostly settled in Nimruz Province. The Brahui speakers mainly inhabit Kandahar Province. In Helmand, the Balochi and Brahui-speaking Baloch intermingle. Baloch in other parts of Afghanistan speak Pashto and Dari.[17]

See also

References

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