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Chakur's companions. They were of great importance,
and the name is said by some to be an old name of
the whole Eind tribe. Now found at Kolanch, in
Mekran, and in small numbers in Kachhi, or near the
Bolan, but not elsewhere. The Bijaram Marris are
supposed to be descended from Bijar Phuzh.
Rashkanl.—Mentioned once, probably as a subsection only.
Now found only in small numbers near Quetta, and
classed as a clan of the Binds. There is a large
Brahoi tribe of Bakshani.
Bind,—The most important of the main divisions of the
Baloches, and sometimes loosely used to include others.
Most of the tribes of Bind descent are known by their
distinctive names, but the Binds of Mand in Mekran
and Shoran in Kachhi adhere to the name Bind,
which is also used by large numbers of Baloches outside
the tumans in Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Isma'il
Khan, Muzafargarh, Multan, Jhang, Shahpur, and
Montgomery. The Ghulam Bolak of Sibi is a clan
of Binds. There is also a Bind clan in the Lund
tribe of Tibbi in Dera Ghazi Khan.
II. To this list the following names may be added of
tribes not mentioned in the ancient poems, but now of
importance.
Organized Tumans.
Bughtl.—A tribe made up of various elements, mainly of
Bind origin, having its headquarters at Syahaf (also
called Dera Blbrak and Bughtl Dera), in the angle of
the Sulaiman Mountains, between the Indus and
Kachhi. Said to be descended from Gyandar, cousin
of Mir Chakur. Gyandar's son, Baheja, is said to
have given his name to the Baheja clan, but the name
appears to be of Indian origin. The No£/?ani clan
have Levitical powers. The Shambanl are a subtuman,
sometimes considered distinct from the Bughtl.
Buledhl (Buledl, Bule^/a, BurdI).—Derived from Boleda, in
Mekran, and long the ruling race until ousted by the
Gichki. Found also near the Indus in Upper Sindh,
in the tract called Burdika, and in the Kachhi
territory of Kalat.
Bozdar,—A tribe living in the Sulaiman Mountains, north
of Dera Ghazi Khan. Probably partly of Bind descent.
The name means * goatherd.'