Gurchani
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| Balochi, Sindhi | |
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| Baloch people |
Gurchani or Gorshani, is Sindhi[1] tribe in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.
In the 10th century, Soomras ruled the Sindh region with Pattan as their capital. They were deposed by the Sammas. This branch of the Sumras is said to have joined the Baloch. Thus formed Gurchani section is settled at Harrand in the Dera Ghazi Khan District.[2][3]
The 19th century text, Tārikh-ī-Murād, recounts the legend. The Sumra ruled region was split up into petty principalities quite independent of and often at war with one another. The chief of Phul Wadda, (now Naushahra or Rahimyar Khan) was one Lakha Phulani, who was famous for his generosity to the Charanas. Lakha gifted some horses to a Charan called Swami. These were stolen at Pattan, where the Charan had halted on his way home, by some Sumra youths. The Charan knowing that the theft was committed with the connivance of the Sumra chief, composed a quatrain which spread far and wide in the country. The lines were:-[3]
| Sindhi | English translation |
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| Dhari Dhura Rae jainh Charan sankhya, Pattan patijo thio Sej Watayo sah, Hamira pura raj na kanda sumra. | Cursed be Dhula Rae who robbed a Charan, may Pattan fall down and the Sej change its course. May Hamira Sumra not be spared to reign to a full old age. |
The dishonour caused by the theft was said to be so unbearable that these Sumras were either expelled or left Pattan. This incident is said to have scandalized the Soomras as a community and degraded them. Additionally, prior to their downfall, the Soomra youth, deprived of land due to changes in the Indus river, succumbed to frustration and resorted to theft and robbery. Their actions violated the moral code of the Soomras.[3]