Buledi

The Buledi, Buledai, Baladi or Burdi (Balochi: بلیدی) (Sindhi: بُردي) are a western Baloch and Sindhi tribe[1] of the Pakistan provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.

History

All the Burdi or, correctly called, Buledai tribes are descended from Sundar and Haji. The term Buledai is derived from “Buli Dehi,” meaning residents of deh Bulo, in which the first parent of the Buledais settled in Kalat territory.[2]

The septs of Buledi are Bijarani, Dahani, Sundrani, Suhriani, Hisbani, Teghani, Umerani etc.

Notable personalities

Zahoor Ahmed Buledi, politician
Shahnawaz Dahani, international cricketer

References

Burton, Richard Francis (2000). Sindh, and the races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus : with notices of the topography and history of the province. Bhavana Books & Prints. ISBN 81-86505-38-5. OCLC 84576538.
Ali, Sadik; Ansari, Sher Ali (1901). A short sketch, historical and traditional, of the Musalman races found in Sind, Baluchistan and Afghanistan, their genealogical sub-division and septs, together with an ethnological and ethnographical account. Printed at the Commissioner's Press. pp. 37–113. OCLC 555353750.

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[1] Burton, Richard Francis (2000). Sindh, and the races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus : with notices of the topography and history of the province. Bhavana Books & Prints. ISBN 81-86505-38-5. OCLC 84576538.

[2] Ali, Sadik; Ansari, Sher Ali (1901). A short sketch, historical and traditional, of the Musalman races found in Sind, Baluchistan and Afghanistan, their genealogical sub-division and septs, together with an ethnological and ethnographical account. Printed at the Commissioner's Press. pp. 37–113. OCLC 555353750.