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APPENDIX I 55<br />

Drishak.—Now an organized tribe in Dera Ghazi Khan.<br />

Headquarters at i^sni. Said to be descended from a<br />

companion of Chakur, nicknamed ' Drishak,' or<br />

' strong,' from holding up a roof that threatened to<br />

collapse on some Lasharl women who were prisoners.<br />

Possibly connected with Dizak in Mekran.<br />

Gabol.—A servile tribe, now of small importance. Found<br />

mainly in Muzafargarh.<br />

Golo, or Ghola.—A servile tribe ; said to have fought<br />

against Chakur; now the principal clan among the<br />

Buledhi.<br />

Gopang.—A servile tribe, now scattered through Muzafargarh,<br />

Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Kachhi, chiefly<br />

the former.<br />

Gorgezli.—A branch of the Einds, formerly of great power,<br />

but much reduced through their wars with the<br />

Buledhi ; now found at Thali in Sibi, and considered<br />

a clan of the Dombki tribe.<br />

Hot.—One of the original main sections of the Baloch.<br />

Very widely spread. They form a powerful tribe still<br />

in Mekran, and ruled at Dera Isma'il Khan for two<br />

hundred years. Part of the Khosa tribe and the<br />

Balachani Mazaris are said to be of Hot descent. They<br />

are found also wherever the Baloches have spread,<br />

and are numerous in Dera Ismail Khan, Muzafargarh,<br />

Multan, and Jhang. Name sometimes wrongly spelt<br />

Hut.<br />

Jatol.—One of the original main sections. Not now an<br />

organized tribe, but found wherever the Baloches<br />

have spread, chiefly in Muzafargarh, Montgomery,<br />

Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Isma'il Khan, Jhang, Shahpur,<br />

and Lahore ; also in Northern Sindh, near Shikarpur.<br />

Jistkdnl.—Formerly a powerful tribe in the Sindh Sagar<br />

Doab, with headquarters at Mankera, and still<br />

numerous there. Found as a clan in the Gurchani<br />

and Drishak tribes. Believed to be a branch of the<br />

Lasharis.<br />

Kalmat, or Kalmatl.—Formerly of great importance, and<br />

fought with the Maris ; now found at Pasni in Mekran,<br />

and in Sindh. A Levitical tribe, probably non-Baloch.<br />

Derived either from Khalmat in Mekran or from the<br />

Karmati (Karmatian) heretics.<br />

Kird, or Kurd.—The name of a powerful Brahoi tribe.<br />

Found as a clan in the Mazari tribe. Mentioned in

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