Sadwani
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (about 250,000) | |
| Languages | |
| Balochi, Saraiki, Sindhi, English, Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Sunni, Shia | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Baloch tribes |
Mazari (Urdu: مزاری) is a Baloch tribe in Pakistan. Mazari is derived from the Balochi word mazar, which means "Tiger" in the Balochi language. Rojhan-Mazari, a town in the Rajanpur District of the Punjab near the inter-provincial borders of Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab, is the stronghold of the Mazari tribe.
The Mazari tribe is one of the oldest tribes of the Baloch.
The area the Mazaris conquered is still known as Tuman Mazari. It encompassed an area that included most of Kashmore District in Sindh, Tehsil Sadiqabad, Chatha Baksha Mazari District, Jhang and all of Tehsil Rojhan in Punjab. The arrival of the British saw the golden era for the Mazari tribe. The Chief ruled an area from the town of Bhong all the way to the Sulaiman mountain range and from Kashmore to Giamul. This is estimated to be an area of at least 8,000 km sq. The Mazaris continuously defeated, overwhelmed and annihilated the Nahars, Machis, Bugtis and Chandios and fought many battles against the Sikhs of Punjab who were the dominant power before the arrival of the British.
In 1836, Mithankot, by then a strong Sikh garrison fortress, was attacked by the Mazari Baloch tribal forces under the command of Sardar Karam Khan, the younger brother of the Mazari Chief, Sardar Mir Bahram Khan. The attack came as result of the constant threats of Maharaja Kharak Singh to Rojhan Mazari. The garrison was burnt to the ground. Any prisoners captured were skinned alive. Ranjit Singh retaliated by sending Diwan Sawan Mal, his governor of Multan to attack Rojhan. Rojhan was burnt. Despite this, casualties on the Mazari side were minimal as the Sikh army lost the element of surprise and the Mazaris were able to evacuate their city in time. They, then took refuge in the Suleiman mountains and continued to harass the Sikhs from there. This resulted in constant skirmishes between both the parties. According to book 'Tehreek e Mujahideen', after hearing about the bravery of Mazari's, Syed Ahmad Barelvi of Tehreek-e-Mujahidin, approached Sardar Karam Khan, at Kin and offered to fight jointly against Sikhs but he refused to accept the offer, after having consultation with his elder brother, Mir Fasih Khan. Afterwards, Diwan Sawan Mal invited Karam Khan to Multan where they entered to a mutual agreement which was to be ratified at Lahore.
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