Dodai tribe

Dodai is a tribe of Baloch origin^[1]^[2], the Dodai Tribesmen went on to found the towns of Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Fateh Khan. The Dodai rule lasted till the middle of the 18th century.

Origin and branches

Dodai is a Baloch tribe. The main branches of Dodais are Gurchani,^[3] Mirani and Kulachi.^[4]

^ Gazetteer of the Dera Ismail Khan District: 1883/84 (1884). Arya Press. 1884.
^ Rose, Horace Arthur; Ibbetson, Sir Denzil (1911). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883. superintendent, Government printing, Punjab.
^ "Balōčistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition. Brill. 24 April 2012. doi:10.1163/2214-871x_ei1_com_0035. the Gičkī of Makrān who are believed to be of Indian origin, and the Dōdāī, a mixed Balōč and Rād̲j̲pūt race, who claim descent from Dōdā, a Sumrā king of Sindh, and are now found in the South Pand̲j̲āb. Their principal existing branch is the Gurčānī tribe of Dēra G̲h̲āzī Ḵh̲ān.
^ Guimbretière, A. (2012), "Karāčī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Brill, doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_3899

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