Mahesar (Sindhi: مهيسر) is a Sindhi Sammat or Rajput origin tribe in Sindh,[1][2] Pakistan and in some parts of India.[3][4] Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in his poetry has used the word of Mahesar which means Murshid or Kamil and guiding soul.
Mahesar tribe mostly living in Sindh Province, some are found in South Punjab. They are also living in Dubai, Sharjah, United States, England, Japan, China and other Countries.
References
[edit]- ^ Sherring, Matthew A. (1879). Hindu Tribes and Castes: As Represented in Benares ; with Illustrations. Thacker.
- ^ Dīn, Malik Muḥammad (2001). Bahawalpur State with Map 1904. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1236-6.
- ^ A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of the Punjab & North-west Frontier Province: Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, by the Late Sir Denzil Ibbetson ... & the Census Report for the Punjab, 1892, by Sir Edward Maclagan ... & Comp. by H.A. Rose ... Superintendent, government printing, Punjab. 1914.
- ^ Risley, Sir Herbert Hope (1892). The Tribes and Castes of Bengal. Printed at the Bengal secretariat Press.