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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
[edit]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 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]
References
[edit]- ^ Lashari, Kaleem (1996). A study of stone carved graves. Karachi, Pakistan: Kaleem Lashari for Sindh Exploration and Adventure Society. OCLC: 36891967.
- ^ Dashti, Naseer (2012). The Baloch and Balochistan. Trafford Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 9781466958968.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Inter Regional Linkages In North West India During Early Mughals". Retrieved 23 May 2025 – via Internet Archive.
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