Muhammad Hassani
Mohammad Hassani (ممسني ،محمدحسنی; also Mohammad Hasni, Muhammad Hasani or Mamasanis) is the largest Baloch tribe. They reside in the following districts of Pakistan: Chagai, Kharan, Dalbandin, Washuk, Kalat, Awaran, Khuzdar, Quetta, Nushki, Mastung and Panjgur. Mohammad Hassani is an ancient tribe with various clans that live in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and some other countries.
They speak Persian, Urdu, Brahui, Baluchi, Sistani and Kurdi according to their homelands.
Their national hero is Rostam son of Zal and believe him as their ancestor. Surena Parthian commander is another hero of this tribe. They were a branch of Parthian and migrated to Sistan and Fars when parthian established a kingdom in Iran after Seleucid Empire. They are important in Iran , Pakistan and Afghanistan now.
History
Muhammad Hassani's original home land is Iran. In Persian language its original pronunciation is Mamasani. There is a city in Iran with this name called Mamasani County. Muhammad Hassani's are the oldest senior citizens in Iran. They also had a war with the forces of Alexander the Great .
Oliver St John, an administrator in British India, who surveyed the Perso-Kelat frontier in the 1870s, describes interactions with the Muhammad Hassani (he refers to them as Mamasanis). Evidently, they were subjected to the rule of the Khan of Kalat; St John also records an instance of a blood feud between Mamasanis and Nushirwanis.
There are various Muhammad Hassani clans in Iran. Like Lar Muhammad Hassani, Sistani Muhammad Hassani, Baloch Muhammad Hassani, Kurd Muhammad Hassani and Brahui Muhammad Hassani. There are also sub tribes in these clans. Sir Bandi, Sherki, Jur, Bazi, Jahan, Tegh, Bamadi, Noori, Perri and Najfi are the sub tribes of Sistani Muhammad Hassani. The sub tribes of Baloch Muhammad Hassani are Shah Bakhsh(Ismahilzai), Hashimzai. Brahui Muhammad Hassani speak Balochi and Brahui both. They live in Pakistan and south of Afghanistan.
Tribe in Pakistan
Muhammad Hassani tribe's current home is Washuk district (located in Balochistan near Pak-Iran border), earlier this district was one part of Kharan. In 2006 it was separated from Kharan as a separate district.
Muhammad Hassani tribe is the largest Baloch tribe. They reside in the following districts of Balochistan: Chagai, Kharan, Dalbandin, Washuk, Kalat, Awaran, Khuzdar, Quetta, Nushki, Mastung and Panjgur.
Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hassani is the chief of the tribe in Pakistan.
Mir Arif Jan Muhammad Hassani, Mir Ali Haider Muhammad Hassani and Mir Dost Muhammad Muhammad Hassani are some other respected leaders of the tribe in Pakistan
Sub tribes and clans in Pakistan:
• Kiazai
• Haidozai
• Kahalazai
• Mazarzai
• Harooni
• Shekh Hassani
• Shahdadzai
• Kulachi
• Ismahili
• Zaangeyani
• Shahizai
• Yousafi
• Seyrozai
• Zehrkani
• Darkani
• Manduzai
• Kaharzai
• Sahozai
• Jangizai
• Peerakzai
• Seyhizai
Notable figures
- Rostam Jan (Pehlwaney Iran)
- Abu Zayd Theb
- Salahudin Muhammad Lar
- Haidho
- Rostam Kakoya
- Imaamm Kali Beg Muhammad Hassani
- Mokeem Beg Muhammad Hassani
- Baba Khalil Muhammad Hassani
- Muhammad Khan Baloch Muhammad Hassani
- Meeri Khan Muhammad Hassani
- Wali Khan Muhammad Hassani
- Khan Ali Khan Muhammad Hassani
- Muhammad Raza Khan Muhammad Hassani
- Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hassani
- Mir Arif Jan Muhammad Hassani
- Mir Dost Mohammad Muhammad Hassani
- Mir Ali Haider Muhammad Hassani
Ethnic and tribal status
While the Muhammad Hasani call themselves a Baloch people, they are considered one of the more important sub-tribes of the Brahui. Their exact ethnic status, however, is a matter of contention. They are sometimes considered a Jhalawan tribe.
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