THE BALUCH IN EAST AFRICA.

Kubur · 25th October 2017, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BANDOOK

Hi Saalams
don't want to sound Controversial,but Baluchistan belongs to Baluchis,and forcefully occupied by Pakistan Army in 1948 ,during India Pakistan Seperation.High time it gets Independence in near Future and India supports Baluchis.
Regards
Rajesh

YES India will do anything that can annoy Pakistan.
Balutchistan is in between Iran and Pakistan but thanks to British colonial rule, it's now a complete mess...
And i don't speak about the Kurds in between 4 countries: Iran, Irak, Syria and Turkey...

And in fact half of the weapons here are normally atributed to Sindh - Sindhi...

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 25th October 2017, 08:20 PM

PLEASE ....NO POLITICS ON THIS SHOW.

Jim McDougall · 25th October 2017, 08:37 PM

I very much agree NO POLITICS pullleeeeeezzz!!!!

This is about history, and Ibrahiim thank you for all this absolutely fascinating information on the Baluchi's, whose name and seemingly constant occurrence in the history of these areas is always intriguing.

I recall years ago being heavily involved in the study of the British Raj, and many of the native cavalry units, with those situated in Baluchistan always keying that name.

motan · 29th October 2017, 11:59 AM

I also agree. Politics could potentially ruin this forum. I really enjoy the lack of it here, which allows me to connect with people who are potentially my adversaries and have a civilized discussions based on mutual respect.
However, politics and historical facts are intermingeled by nature. Even archeological findings are mostly viewed through biased eyes. My country is perhaps the best example of that, with very real actions directly based on interpretations of history. But even without entering the truely dangerous waters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, just think about "Biblical Archeology" and you realize that we do not observe the past without prejudice...
Ibrahim, I love this thread and your other general historical threads. By the way, is Al Balooshi by any chance related the Baluch??

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 30th October 2017, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by motan

I also agree. Politics could potentially ruin this forum. I really enjoy the lack of it here, which allows me to connect with people who are potentially my adversaries and have a civilized discussions based on mutual respect.
However, politics and historical facts are intermingeled by nature. Even archeological findings are mostly viewed through biased eyes. My country is perhaps the best example of that, with very real actions directly based on interpretations of history. But even without entering the truely dangerous waters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, just think about "Biblical Archeology" and you realize that we do not observe the past without prejudice...
Ibrahim, I love this thread and your other general historical threads. By the way, is Al Balooshi by any chance related the Baluch??

Yes it is the name given to what is now an Omani tribe thus the Al in front...The same happened to a number of otherwise not integrated tribes after the ruler decreed when he took power after 1970... The Al Baluch form a large contingent on the Baatinah coast of Oman and hark back to the days when most of the Mercenaries on the Zanj were Baluch.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 30th October 2017, 11:21 AM

Here is a Baluchi Dagger...From Omani Silver. com and extremely rare.

30th October 2017, 11:21 AM	#6
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Here is a Baluchi Dagger...From Omani Silver. com and extremely rare. Attached Images

25th October 2017, 08:20 PM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	PLEASE ....NO POLITICS ON THIS SHOW.

25th October 2017, 08:37 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	I very much agree NO POLITICS pullleeeeeezzz!!!! This is about history, and Ibrahiim thank you for all this absolutely fascinating information on the Baluchi's, whose name and seemingly constant occurrence in the history of these areas is always intriguing. I recall years ago being heavily involved in the study of the British Raj, and many of the native cavalry units, with those situated in Baluchistan always keying that name.

29th October 2017, 11:59 AM	#4
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	I also agree. Politics could potentially ruin this forum. I really enjoy the lack of it here, which allows me to connect with people who are potentially my adversaries and have a civilized discussions based on mutual respect. However, politics and historical facts are intermingeled by nature. Even archeological findings are mostly viewed through biased eyes. My country is perhaps the best example of that, with very real actions directly based on interpretations of history. But even without entering the truely dangerous waters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, just think about "Biblical Archeology" and you realize that we do not observe the past without prejudice... Ibrahim, I love this thread and your other general historical threads. By the way, is Al Balooshi by any chance related the Baluch??