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Bhutto (clan)

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Bhutto
ڀُٽو
Regions with significant populations
 Pakistan
Languages
Sindhi language
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi

Bhutto (Sindhi: ڀُٽو) is a Sindhi tribe[1][2] found in Sindh, Pakistan. The Bhuttos along with other subclans are said to be a branch of the Arains.[3] They have been settled in Sindh for over two centuries, having migrated to the area from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, Shah Nawaz Bhutto was the president of Anjuman Araian Federation.[4]

Background

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According to other authors, the family migrated to Sindh (mostly in Larkana and Sehwan) from Sarsa in Hissar.[5] The politically influential Bhutto family of Pakistan hails from this clan.

Clans

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Ādha, Ādhani, Ādheja, Āradeen, Āradinja, Ārbani, Allahdadani, Hasnani, Hajani, Khanbhra, Khairani, Khaibani, Kamad, Kamadi, Korar, Korhiani, Moosani, Razai, Sālhani, Sobhezai, Wahujo, Wachhani.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ Wolpert, Stanley A (1993). Zulfi Bhuto of Pakistan:His life and Times. Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-19-507661-3. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ^ Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian. Cambridgr University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781107080317. the various Hindu Rajput Bhati sub-clans, like Saran, Moodna, Seora as well as Muslim groups like Bhatti, Bhutto...and the trading community of Bhatiya, all link their origins to the Bhatis
  4. ^ Taseer, Salmaan (1980). Bhutto: a political biography (PDF). New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  5. ^ Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: a memoir, Chakar Ali Junejo, National Commission on History and Culture, 1996, p. 7
  6. ^ Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). pp. 449–454.