Jhalawan

  1. Home
  2. Wiki

Map of the Baluchistan Agency.

Jhalawan (Brahui: جھالاوان) was an administrative division of the Khanate of Kalat, a princely state of Brahui that acceded to Pakistan in 1947. It was established in the 17th century and its boundary was fixed with Sindh in 1853. It was located in the southeastern part of Kalat State, north of Las Bela, west of the Kachi and Sindh and east of the Kharan and Makran.

Siege of Jhalawan

[edit]

In the 11th century, Jhalawan came under siege by the Soomra Sultanate of Sindh, which sought to consolidate its influence over the highlands bordering Sindh. The Soomra victory extended their control into Jhalawan, reducing the raids from tribal groups and integrating the area into the Soomra sphere.[1][2] Through intermarriage and concubinage, the Soomras left a lasting demographic impact, with modern estimates suggesting that around 19% of the Jhalawan population is of Soomra descent.[3] (see Siege of Jhalawan for more information)

Demographics

[edit]
Religious groups in the Jhalawan Division of Kalat State (British Baluchistan era)
Religious
group 		1911[4] 1921[5] 1931[6] 1941[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 83,914 99.43% 79,293 99.48% 88,780 99.78% 52,194 99.85%
Hinduism 472 0.56% 417 0.52% 197 0.22% 78 0.15%
Sikhism 12 0.01% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Christianity 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Jainism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Tribal — — — — 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 84,398 100% 79,710 100% 88,978 100% 52,272 100%

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Gul Hayat Institute, "Tuhfatul Kiram" (translated edition), p. 143
  2. ^ Dr. Nabi Bakhsh Baloch, History of Sindh, Volume II, Institute of Sindhology, 1978
  3. ^ Soomra, A. (2016). "The Soomras of Sindh". Scribd manuscript, p. 47
  4. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". 1941. p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

Further reading

[edit]
[edit]