Bugti
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Balochi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (majority), Hinduism and Sikhism (minority)[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Baloch people |
Bugti (Balochi: بُگٹی bugṭī) is a Baloch tribe found in eastern Balochistan, Pakistan. As of 2008[update], it was estimated to comprise over 180,000 people, mostly living in the Dera Bugti region of Pakistan. They are in turn divided into Eight major clans; the Rahija Bugti, Masori Bugti, Mondrani Bugti, Kalpar Bugti and Mareta Bugti, Nosani Bugti , Shambani, and Perozani Bugtisub-tribes.[2] Their neighbours to the north are the Marri, who were the Bugti's traditional enemies.[3]
Politician and Balochistan nationalist Akbar Bugti was head of this tribe.
See also
References
- ^ Kamal Siddiqi (30 July 2009). "Hingol Temple Symbolises Baloch Secularism". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Tahir, Muhammad (April 3, 2008). "Tribes and Rebels: The Players in the Balochistan Insurgency". Jamestown.
- ^ Pehrson, Robert H.; Barth, Fredrik (1966). The Social Organization of the Marri Baluch. Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology. Vol. 43. New York: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. pp. 1–2.
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