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19th October 2017, 10:40 AM
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Hi Ibrahiim,
Thank for the good information and pictures, but especially for the travel book from 1891. Great read. Those were the days... though when you think of it, non-Western and especially Near Eastern people did not get a very positive rep in this kind of literature. Eytan |
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19th October 2017, 01:46 PM
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I could hardly put the book down... One of the best travel writers I have seen... Agreed, the poor old people got a poor old report as in those days peasants had a very rough time. It is against this background that the Baluch Mercenaries emerged, thus, it can be seen that they not only supported themselves but often the entire family back home. |
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21st October 2017, 06:32 PM
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Another atmospheric group picture of Baluchi fighters.
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25th October 2017, 10:31 AM
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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 |
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25th October 2017, 12:36 PM
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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... Last edited by Kubur; 25th October 2017 at 12:50 PM. |
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25th October 2017, 08:20 PM
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PLEASE ....NO POLITICS ON THIS SHOW.
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25th October 2017, 08:37 PM
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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. |
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