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Kacchi (Kalat)

Coordinates: 28°45′N 67°50′E / 28.750°N 67.833°E / 28.750; 67.833
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Map of the Baluchistan Agency.

Kacchi was a division of the former princely state of Kalat in Baluchistan, Pakistan, with an area 5,310 square miles (13,800 km2).[1] It was located in the Kacchi Plain.

History

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The Kacchi is historically part of Sindh, with indigenous Sindhi population,[2] the history of Kacchi is also closely connected with the history of Sindh. It was part of Rai, Chach, Soomra and Samma dynasties. In the 15th century the Baloch arrived and there were constant wars between their leaders Mir Chakar Rind and Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari. Then the area alongwith whole Sindh was taken over by the Arghuns, following which it came under the control of the Mughal Empire. Kacchi and Sibi were then parts of the Kalhora dynasty[3] until in 1740 when Nadir Shah handed it over to the Khanate of Kalat[4] as a blood compensation for the death of Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai,[5][6][7] in the Battle of Kachhi.[8][9][10][11]

After the Independence of Pakistan, Kalat State became part of Pakistan and Kachhi District was notified as a district in February 1965.

Demographics

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Religious groups in Kacchi (Kalat) (British Baluchistan era)
Religious
group 		1911[12] 1921[13] 1931[14] 1941[15]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 84,389 90.98% 68,144 90.67% 98,852 93.36% 79,016 91.76%
Hinduism 7,176 7.74% 7,009 9.33% 7,019 6.63% 7,095 8.24%
Sikhism 1,188 1.28% 0 0% 12 0.01% 1 0%
Christianity 6 0.01% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Jainism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Tribal — — — — 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 2 0% 0 0%
Total population 92,759 100% 75,153 100% 105,886 100% 86,112 100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 248.
  2. ^ Abdulla, Ahmed (1987). An Observation: Perspective of Pakistan. Tanzeem Publishers.
  3. ^ Titus, Paul Brian (1991). Tribalism, Ethnicity, and the State in Pakistani Baluchistan: The Economics and Politics of Detribalization in an Urban Setting. University of California, Riverside. p. 61.
  4. ^ Ramsey, Syed (1 February 2017). Balochistan: In Quest of Freedom. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-86834-39-3.
  5. ^ Encyclopaedia Iranica. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1988. ISBN 978-0-7100-9090-4.
  6. ^ Pakistan Journal of History and Culture. National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research. 2005. p. 138.
  7. ^ Possehl, Gregory L. (1999). Indus Age: The Beginnings. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-3417-6.
  8. ^ Sibi District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 338.
  9. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. ^ Spooner, Brian J.; Shaffer, Jim G.; Elfenbein, Josef; Masʿūdīya, Moḥammad-Taqī; Azadi, Siawosch, "BALUCHISTAN", Encyclopaedia Iranica Online, Brill, retrieved 22 March 2025
  11. ^ The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. 1975.
  12. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". 1941. p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

28°45′N 67°50′E / 28.750°N 67.833°E / 28.750; 67.833

Sibi District


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