Bhurgari

Bhurgari (Sindhi: ڀرڳڙي) is a Sindhi-Baloch tribe which lives in various provinces of Pakistan.

Bhurgari

Regions with significant populations
Major: Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan
Languages
Lassi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Balochi
Religion
Muslim
Related ethnic groups
Talpur, Leghari

Background

The tribe is ethnically Baloch, having come into Sindh in the 18th century from the Sulaiman Range. From the time of the Baloch Talpur dynasty, members of the tribe have held significant roles in governance, and later fought against the British at the 1843 Battles of Miana and Dubbo.^{[1][page needed][2][page needed]}

Important settlements

• Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Shadadkot, Sindh. A historic settlement of the tribe. The settlement is on the common border of Balochistan and Sindh provinces.^{[3][page needed]}

People

• Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri
• Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri
• Abdul-Majid Bhurgri

See also

• Bhurgari railway station
• Abdul Majid Bhurgri Institute of Language Engineering
• Kot Ghulam Muhammad