Kaura Khan Qaisrani
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Kaura Khan Qaisrani was the Ziledar of Tibbi Qaisrani. He was also the Wadera of his clan when the son of Sardar Mitha Khan Qaisrani,[1] Sardar Fazal Ilahi Khan was chief of Qaisrani baloch tribe during 18th century. Kora khan had a territory expanding over 10,000 acres which is now known as Tibbi Qaisrani, in tehsil Taunsa district Dera Ghazi khan.
Recounting the story
[edit]As Baloch herdsmen lead their sheep and goats across the wild and desolate gorges in search of forage forever scarce, they sing the vars (ballads) of their heroes. One that resounds across the Suleman crags is the story of Kaura Khan of the Qaisrani tribe. Not only is it sung in verse, it is narrated in prose as well — all of its several versions that vary but slightly.
The story
[edit]Kaura Khan was a cunning man and honorary wadera of Lashkari clan of Qaisrani tribe. He was of great physical strength and towering stature who inherited land from a line of illustrious forefathers. It was the time of British rule in the subcontinent, when one day Jahangir Khan (son of Kaura Khan) was hunting wild bird, but unfortunately the bullet hit a man passing by. The British DC Lieutenant Grey was not so far from there and got complaint of a murder by Jahangir Khan. The Lieutenant reached Kora Khan's house to arrest Jahangir. Kaura Khan considered it against the norms and Baloch tradition, thus kidnapped Lieutenant Grey. His hands and mouth were bounded and was taken to Mountainous Tuman Qaisrani (Qaisrani's tribal area). Kaura Khan kept him there for few days and then released him. After that, Kaura Khan moved to Musa Khail where he took shelter at Musa Khail Sardar's place.[2] Subsequently, with the help of stool pigeons, kora khan got arrested and then punished.
References
[edit]- ^ Rafiq Akber; Sohail Akhtar Sakhani; Sajeela Parveen. "The Important Tribes of Dera Ghazi Khan and their Political influence on the electoral politics of the district Dera Ghazi Khan" (PDF). Web.uob.edu.pk. p. 159. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Qaisranis crown 21st tribal chief". Dawn.com. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Baloch tribes of the Saraiki Waseb – by Farooq Miana". Waseb.org. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
