Bugti
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 250,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Bugti Balochi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam and Hindu minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Baloch people |
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
Bugti (Balochi: بگٹی), is a Baloch tribe and they inhabit the region of Dera Bugti. They are divided into various clans such as Rahija, Mandawani, Kiazai, Kalpar, Nauthani, Masuri, Ferozani, Salamaan Zai, Mundarani, Qasimani, Shambani, Sobazai, Pahi, Maretha and Moharkanzai etc.
Dera Bugti was sparsely populated by indigenous Hindus for a long time—many of these Hindus may have converted to Islam when the new faith reached to them by the people of Syria who later settled in that area.
Origin
The origin of the Bugti tribe is often recounted by the Baloch historians claiming that they came from Aleppo (Arabic: حلب), Syria.
Like other places in Baluchistan, village of Bugti people, Dera Bugti also has a Hindu population.
Language
The language of the Bugti people is known as Bugti Balochi which is widely spoken in Dera Bugti and Sui.
Location
The area of Dera Bugti is situated in a hill range, comprising the tribal tract known as Bugti area. They are situated in a westward continuation of the Sulaimān Range, pointing towards the Quetta node. The area these nomadic Bugtis inhabit is barren. Bugtis occupy the hills to the east of the Sind-Peshin railway, between Jacobabad and Sibi, with the cultured baloch tribe, the Mazari Tribe to their east and Marris to the north of them.
Tribes and chiefs
The Bugti chiefs are now exiled by the Pakistan Army. They committed crimes against their own people. They used to rob people on the Indus Highway and kidnapped others for money. They also killed many local bugtis. Many chiefs were killed by their own men and bodyguards because they were ruthless and barbaric. They were very arrogant. Today you wont find any of them in Dera Bugti. Some say they will never return again just like the Marris. Local waderas are ruling the area under the Pakistan Army. There is relative peace in Dera Bugti these days.