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The Chandio (چانڊيو) is a Baloch tribe in the Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan and Iran.[1][better source needed]
Clans Of Chandio is Mirzani and Husnani The Chief Of Chandio Tribe Belong to Mirzani Clan of Chandio.
Presently Sir Nawab Ghaibi Sardar Khan Chandio Is 36th Chief Of Chandia Tribe,
The Chandios are a sub-tribe of The Hooth Baloch Tribe.[2] The tribe left Balochistan after being invited by traders of Sindh for protecting the borders of Sindh from Arghuns and Afghans.
Sardar Mir Sareman Khan Chandio had two sons, Haji and Husan, from whom sprang the clans of Mirzanis (named after Sareman’s father, Mirza Khan) and Husnanis respectively. Sareman is considered a cultural hero in the tribal history of Sindh. He laid the foundation of Chandia Jagir in 1501, which was bestowed upon him by Jam Nizamuddin Samo (1461-1508), the ruler of the Sama dynasty, in return for the help extended by Sardar Mir Sareman Khan and his tribe against the Arghuns, who frequently invaded western Sindh.
The Chandia tribe repelled every advance of the enemy and defended every inch of their land. Scattered all over the jaageer are graves of those who died while defending their territory. Many archeological and historical sites can also be found there. One such historical site, locally known as Dau Ja Quba, is located some eight kilometres southeast of Ghaibi Dero. The necropolis has been under threat of encroachment by local farmers.
On my way to the necropolis, I met Mir Mohammad Ayub Marphani Chandio and requested him to accompany me to the necropolis, to which he agreed. Mr Marphani has much knowledge about his tribe and he unerringly recalls the battles of his tribe against other tribes, particularly the Bughtis, Magsis and Sabhayas, etc. In addition to battles against other tribes, the Chandios also fought with one another. He forlornly narrated the battle which was fought between the two brother tribes of Haji and Hussan on Sardari Pug of the Chandia tribe, fought at Mahu (not far from Ghaibi Dero Jageer), locally known as the Battle of Mahu.
Mohammad Ayub took me to the place where the battle was fought. A land once marked with sand dunes has now been brought under cultivation. Near the battleground is the necropolis, which is spread over two hundred acres and contains eight derelict and dilapidated tombs, belonging to Sardar Daud Khan Husnani Chandio, Sardar Chakar Khan Husnani Chandio, Sewa Khan Husnani Chandio, Ghazi Khan Husnani Chandio, Rais Waali Rakhio Husnani Chandio, Rais Jan Mohammad Khan Husnani Chandio, Rais Mohammad Baqar Husnani Chandio, and Rais Ahmed Khan Husnani chandio, respectively. This necropolis, however, is attributed to Sardar Daud Khan, who was the chief of the Husnani tribe. He was killed in 1614 during a battle against the troops of the Mirzani tribe at Mahu near Ghaibi Dero. Later, his descendants erected tombs for Sardar Daud Khan and her relatives and also the soldiers. These tombs were completed in the short span of six years between 1819 and 1825 (except the tomb of Ghazi Khan, which was built in 1840).
After the glory of the battle which involved much bloodshed, the Hasnani tribe decided to move to the present. The two Villages Of Husnani in Larkana village Rais Aitbar Khan Chandio in Shahdadkot, and the village of Rais Bhanbho Khan Chandio in Miro Khan Talukas of Larkana. Two clusters of their tombs still stand in both places, reminding us of their material glory of the past. According to the local accounts, the battles between the Haji and Hussan tribes claimed 1,600 Chandia Died.
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