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Kalmati orKalmat is aBaloch clan settled inBalochistan,Pakistan. Members of the clan also live inIran andAfghanistan.
Kalmatis mostly work in cultivation and business. The famous graveyard calledChaukhandi tombs inKarachi, is associated with this tribe.[1]
Kalamati is a baloch tribe andHammal Kalmati is a notable baloch hero from kalamati clan who fought against Portuguese forces inMakran.[2]
TheMughals had invaded Sindh and dealt with Kalmati and Nizamani Baluch tribes, who had a powerful force of 20,000[3]
Abu Fazl mentions them, ruling most of Sindh with other Baluch tribes, The Kalmat state was powerful enough to constantly raid Punjab duringAkbar Reign[4]
According to Dr. Akhtar Baloch,Professor atUniversity of Karachi, the Balochs migrated fromBalochistan during theLittle Ice Age and settled inSindh andPunjab. The climate of Balochistan was very cold during this epoch and the region was inhabitable during the winter so the Baloch people migrated in waves and settled inSindh andPunjab.[5]
