Khosa
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- For the South African language, see Xhosa
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The Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug (Balouchi: کھوسگ, Sindhi:کھوسو, Urdu: کھوسھ ,کھوسو) are a Balouch tribe of Pakistan. According to Balouch epics Khoso means brave or "The Warrior". Different books write it differently but they all agree that Khoso means "The Warrior". According to Balouch history, Khoso was grand-son of Hooth and Hooth was the son of Rind. The Khoso are one of forty tribes of Balouch which have survived since the 11th century A.D. According to Balouch historians, tribes have merged into one another and only few survived to live with there own identity. The Khoso tribe name is found in many poems (11th and 12th century) of Balouch epic. They have settled in Balochistan District Jafarabad, Nasirabad, Sindh and the Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Khosa tribe is settled in the Dera Ghazi Khan district in Punjab and parts of Sindh, Sukkur (Sindh), Shahdadkot, and Dadu. It has many clans named Balailani, Umrani, Jiani, Majhani, Hamalani, Esani, and others. Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa is the chief of the Khosa tribe.
[edit] Important personalities
- Zulfiqar Khosa(Sardar of Khosa tribe) belongs to Dera Ghazi Khan.
- Late Nabi Baksh Khosa.
- Late Mir Ismail Khan Khosa
- Mir Dariya Khan Khoso
- Former Sindh minister Sardar Muqeem Khoso
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[edit] References
Balouch By M.A. Marri
