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58 THE BALOCH RACE<br />
Gurchant.—A tribe of mixed origin, having its headquarters<br />
at Lalgarh, near Harrand, in Dera Ghazi Khan. The<br />
principal part of the tribe is Dodai (q.v.). The Syahphadft<br />
Durkani are Einds; the Pitafi, Jogani, and Chang<br />
probably partly Bind ; the Lashari sub-tuman (except<br />
the Gabols and Bhands) and the Jistkani are Lasharis<br />
the SuhrianI and Holawani are Bulethis. This seems<br />
to be the composition of this tribe. There is a<br />
Gurchani clan among the Lunds of Son.<br />
Hasanl.—A tribe of uncertain origin, which at one time<br />
occupied a considerable part of the country now held<br />
by the Marris. They were destroyed in wars with the<br />
Marris, and a fragment only remains, now forming a<br />
clan among the Khetrans, near the Han Pass. Colonel<br />
0. T. Duke considers that they were Pathans by origin,<br />
but it seems probable that they were, like the Khetrans,<br />
an aboriginal Indian tribe, but more thoroughly<br />
assimilated by the Baloches. The remaining Hasanis<br />
speak Balochi, not Khetrani.<br />
Jakranl.—A tribe now in Kachhi and North Sindh. Probably<br />
of Jatt origin, though some deduce them from<br />
Gyandar (see under Bughti). There is a Syahpharf//<br />
clan among them, probably of Bind origin (see under<br />
Gurchani). They are said to admit the supremacy of<br />
the Bind Chief of Shoran. Ahmad Khan derives the<br />
Jakrams from Gyandar, the ancestor of the Bughtis<br />
(Appendix III., v.).<br />
Kahlrl.—A small tribe in Kachhi, now classed as Baloch,<br />
but probably non-Baloch in origin. Mentioned in the<br />
Tarlkh-i-M'asumi (a.d. 1600). The author derives the<br />
name from the Kahir-tree {Prosopis spicigera), which<br />
was ridden as a horse by one of their ancestors (E. D.,<br />
i., p. 238).<br />
Kasranl— Sometimes written Qaisarani, as it is supposed<br />
to be a patronymic from Qaisar, but always pronounced<br />
Kasranl. The most northerly of all the organized<br />
tumans, occupying part of the Sulaiman Mountains<br />
and the adjoining plains in Dera Ghazi Khan and<br />
Dera Isma'll Khan. Of Bind descent.<br />
Leghari.—An important tribe, with its headquarters at<br />
Choti, in Dera Ghazi Khan. Also found in Sindh.<br />
The name is derived from ' Leghar,' dirty, and various<br />
legends are told to explain it. The ancestor Kohphrosh,<br />
whose name was changed to Leghar, was by<br />
descent a Bind. The principal part of the tribe is
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