The Raisanis were originally Spin Tarin Pashtuns whose original abode was in Amadun, north of Kach Kwas (in the Ziarat district of Balochistan) [1]. Rai Hatu Ram, who served alongside Robert Sandeman, writes that their earliest settlement was in Kandahar, from where they migrated to the present-day Ziarat district via Pishin and Harnai. He further notes that during the late 19th century, some Raisani families could still be found in Kandahar under a headman named Isa. Additionally, significant numbers of them resided in 'Thal Chotiali' (an area encompassing the modern Ziarat district), where their headman at the time was a man named Ismail Khan. The Pashtun origin of the Raisani tribe was also attested by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Khudadad Khan, in the late 19th century, whose family had been the overlords of the Raisanis for centuries [3].
Hathu Ram and some other colonial records further note that Rais Khan then migrated in the direction of Kalat and settled there. Later, the Raisanis of Mastung at one point assisted a Brahui ruler in taking back Kalat from Mando the Baloch, the details of which are given in Hathu Ram's book. Because this account was based on oral traditions recorded centuries after the events were supposed to have taken place, the particulars must be taken with a grain of salt.
The four sons of Rais Khan, namely, Siahi, Raoseen, Rustam and Siraj founded the four sub clans of the Raisanis, which are named after them as Siahzai, Raoseenzai, Rustamzai and Sirajzai respectively. Siahzais have merged with the Mengals in the Jhalawan division of the Brahuis. Except for those residing in the Ziarat district, the Raisanis eventually became completely Brahuized and are now indistinguishable from other Brahui tribes.
During the rule of Mir Nasir Khan of Kalat, the southern portion of Khanate was named Sarawan and Sardar Abdul Nabi Khan Raisani was appointed as Khan of the area. He provided a contingent under his uncle Karim Khan to Ahmad Shah Abdali for invasion of India. He also accompanied the forces to India and gallantly fought in battles and earned the appreciation of the Afghan emperor.
1- Census of India, 1901, Vol-1, p-68
2- Rai Hatu Ram, Tarikh-i-Balochistan, p-172.
3- 'The Brahui langauge' (1909) by Denys Bray, p-4.
Raisani is a Baloch tribe dear correct your knowledge by just some pashto speakers raisani dont make raisanis Pashtoon
ReplyDeleteThere are also many baloch who speak Seraiki Punjabi sindhi and pashto so language is spoken by every nation but It can,t change nation
Well it's not actually a Baloch tribe, it hasn't been proven by anyone nor has wikipedia any record of it. By some stories it is said to be raisani are pashtuns like in this article so it's very hard to get evidence on raisani.
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