Tauqi

(Tauqi)(Toki) (طوقی)Tauqi is a Rakhshani Baloch Tribe living in four Districts of Balochistan i.e. Kharan, Noshki, Chaghi and Washuk as well as in Afghanistan and Iran. According to the Gazetteers of Balochistan the tauqies whose name is derived from the fortress of Tauq in Iran.

In the Census of 1901 the tauqies shown 12 families in Kharan District and live in separate groups at Hurmagi (Hurmagi is in Washuk District now) and in village Kanian and Hulmarak of Union Council Sarawan. The tauqies of village Hulmark and Kanian are known as samezi. The Tauqies of District Noshki are living in village Tauqiabad and Shakaraap (Zangi Nawar) their headman is Malik Noorullah Tauqi.

The most popular personality of tauqi tribe is Maulana Attaullah who is living in Kharan District. According to the gazetteers, DAMES writes Sanjarani or tauqi (Toki) is an important Baloch tribe in Chaghi District and the numbers of tauqies shown in 1901 were 549 in Chaghi. The tauqies of Washuk District live in Hurmagi and Washuk Town.