Burfat

The famous female ruler of Lasbela was "Mai Chagli" who was wife of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, the cultural hero of the Burfats After the death of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, his wife Mai Chagli became the ruler of Lasbela. The Roonjha tribe served as the administrators of Mai Chagli. They feared the rising power of the Jams of Kanrach and in order to crush the Jams of Karachi valley, they killed Jam Digar one of the chiefs of the tribe. In order to avenge the death of his brother, Jam Aali along with his tribesmen invaded the capital of Mai Chaglai and killed those who murdered his brother Jam Digar. Mai Chagli took her infant son Malik Izzat Khan and went to her ancestral place Taung and later on shifted to [[Kotri]] where her tomb is located just behind the government degree college.

The famous female ruler of Lasbela was "Mai Chagli" who was wife of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, the cultural hero of the Burfats After the death of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, his wife Mai Chagli became the ruler of Lasbela. The Roonjha tribe served as the administrators of Mai Chagli. They feared the rising power of the Jams of Kanrach and in order to crush the Jams of Karachi valley, they killed Jam Digar one of the chiefs of the tribe. In order to avenge the death of his brother, Jam Aali along with his tribesmen invaded the capital of Mai Chaglai and killed those who murdered his brother Jam Digar. Mai Chagli took her infant son Malik Izzat Khan and went to her ancestral place Taung and later on shifted to [[Kotri]] where her tomb is located just behind the government degree college.

Later on, her son Malik Izzat Khan Burfat became the general of Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro. He displayed his heroism in many battles. He died in 1776 and was buried next to his mother’s tomb in Kotri. The tombs of Mai Chagli and Malik Izzat Khan Burfat are located near the government degree college, Kotri.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-28 |title=Stories in Stone |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2020/02/28/stories-in-stone/ |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=The Friday Times |language=en}}

Besides, Pahar Khan and Malik Izzat Khan, there is another very celebrated person from the family of the Burfats – Bula Khan Burfat after whom [[Thana Bulla Khan|Thana Bula Khan]] is named. He was a chief of the Burfats during the reign of Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhoro. As ruler, Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhoro had bestowed a jagir upon him. Bula Khan Burfat played a significant role in the affairs of Sindh during the reign of Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhoro. He also helped the generals Masu Faqir Samitio and Bilawal Naich of the Kalhora army in 1747 against the Rana of Dharaja in Thatta.

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