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[[Black people|Black Africans]] were enslaved and brought to Balochistan in medieval times in Makran. The descendants are called ''Sheedi''.  The Sheedis (also called ''Habshi'', from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] حبشي ''ḥabashi'') are a Black African people in [[Pakistan]]. They are the descendants of slaves first brought to Balochistan by [[Arab people|Arab]] merchants  in medieval times from the [[Bantu languages|Bantu]]-speaking parts of eastern [[Africa]]. Siddis were referred to as ''Zanj'' by Arabs, and ''Seng Chi'' (a malapropism of Zanj) by the Chinese.<ref>David Brion Davis, ''Challenging the boundaries of slavery'', (Harvard University Press: 2006), p.12</ref><ref>Roland Oliver, ''Africa in the Iron Age: c.500 BC-1400 AD'', (Cambridge University Press: 1975), p.192</ref><ref>F.R.C. Bagley et al., ''The Last Great Muslim Empires'', (Brill: 1997), p.174</ref>

Most Makranis in [[Pakistan]] have [[Black people|Black African]] links from the female side. Many [[Zamindar]] or Sindhi [[Feudal]]s imported African female slaves; so did the Omani Arabs of [[Gwadar]], a coastal city of Balochistan which was in control of [[Oman]] in the 17th century. According to Dr. Sengupta's seminal study, the [[Y-DNA]] analysis reveals [[Haplogroup E1b1a (Y-DNA)|E3a]] at a frequency distribution of 5%. On the other hand, [[mtDNA]] analysis reveals approx 40% [[Haplogroup L1 (mtDNA)|L1a]], L2a, L2b, L2d.<ref>[http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2011/01/genetic-map-of-pakistan.html Genetic Map of Pakistan]</ref>

== Other Communities ==
In addition to the Sheedi, Makran is also home to the number of different communities, such as the [[Med people|Med]], [[Lori people|Lori]], [[Jadgal]] as well as a number of [[Baloch people|Baloch]] and [[Brahui people]] tribes such as the Mirwari, Rind, Bizenjo, Nausharwani, Rais and Sangur. <ref>Balochistan District Gazetteers Makran </ref>

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