Dahar (tribe)

Dahar or Daher (Sindhi: ڏهر) is a Sindhi Sammat tribe,^[1]^[2] the Daharki city is named after this tribe.^{[citation needed]} It is one of prominent tribes in Ghotki.^[3]

Notable people

^ Abdulla, Ahmed (1973). The Historical Background of Pakistan and Its People. Tanzeem Publishers. p. 96. Among others are the Bhuttos, Bhattis, Lakha, Sahetas, Lohanas, Mohano, Dahars, Indhar, Chachar, Dhareja, Rathors, Dakhan, Langah etc. The Mohano tribe is spread over Makran, Sind and southern Punjab. They are also identified with the "Mallah' of the Punjab and both have in common a sub-section called Manjari. All these old Sindhi tribes are known under the common nomenclature of Sammat.
^ Cheesman, David (2013). Landlord Power and Rural Indebtedness in Colonial Sind. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 9781136794490. The Sindhis were, as far as one can tell, descendants of the Hindu Rajputs who had been living in the country at the time of the Muslim conquest. The main tribes were Sammos, Sumros, Unars, Abros, Dahars, Mahars, Jokhios, Numrios, Jats and Mohanos. Most had long been settled as agriculturists on the alluvial plain.
^ Quddus, Syed Abdul (1992). Sindh, the Land of Indus Civilisation. Royal Book Company. p. 93. ISBN 978-969-407-131-2.