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Leghari
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Leghari (لغاری لغاري), also spelt as "Laghari" in Sindh, is a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, they are largely Sunni Muslims. The Leghari (pronounced LAIGHARI) Baloch tribe is one of Pakistan's largest Baloch tribes. The Leghari Baloch are originally "Rind Baloch". The Baloch do not have a documented history and as such the exact movement of the tribe is not known yet it is established that the tribe has had influence in past centuries in the Sibi, Barkhan and Loralai area of Balochistan . More than two centuries ago they conquered a large part of what is today Dera Ghazi Khan District and established themselves at Choti Zareen (Lower Choti). The Leghari Tumandars (or Sardars i.e Tribal leaders) ruled a vast territory and collected tax from as far off as Barkhan in Balochistan. 

==Distribution==
The Leghari tribe is settled mainly in Southern Punjab and Sindh province's of Pakistan; though the Legharis have large land holdings in Balochistan also. 

A segment of the Leghari tribe migrated to Sindh on the invitation of the Kalhora rulers. They were accompanied by many other Baloch clans like the Jatois, Khosa, Chandios, etc. The famous Talpur Mirs (rulers) of Sindh are also a clan of the Leghari tribe. The Leghari tribe in Sindh is mostly settled in Sukkur, Sanghar, Hyderabad, Dadu, Thatta and Larkana Districts.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.legharis.com/ Legharis.com]

[[Category:Baloch tribes]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]
[[Category:Saraiki tribes]]