Kalmati or Karmati, Kalmat is a Baloch clan settled in the Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.

Kalmatis mostly work in cultivation and business. The famous graveyard called Chaukhandi tombs in Karachi, is associated with this tribe.[1]

History

The Soviet historic M. Pikulin in his book says: Kalmati (karmats) is a tribe of names in the oldest legends. The researchers note that this tribe is characterized by a large admixture of Indo-Iranian elements in all likelihood, the Baluchi-Qarmat is the descendants of the followers of the ancient religious and political sect of the early Middle Ages which in the 11th century portrayed its Qarmatian state in Multan and Northern India.[2]

The tomb of Kalmat tribe

Baloch migration to Sindh and Punjab

According to Dr. Akhtar Baloch, Professor at University of Karachi, the Balochs migrated from Balochistan during the Little Ice Age and settled in Sindh and Punjab. The climate of Balochistan was very cold during this epoch and the region was inhabitable during the winter so the Baloch people migrated in waves and settled in Sindh and Punjab.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lashari, Kaleem (1996). A study of stone carved graves. Karachi, Pakistan: Kaleem Lashari for Sindh Exploration and Adventure Society. OCLC: 36891967.
  2. ↑ Пикулин, Михаил Григорьевич (1959). Белуджи (in Russian). Изд-во восточной лит-ры.
  3. ↑ From Zardaris to Makranis: How the Baloch came to Sindh

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