Sewa Dynasty

The Sewa Dynasty was a legendary pre-Islamic Hindu dynasty that was supposed to have ruled over a part of Sindh in present-day Balochistan prior to the Muslim conquests of the 7th century AD.

Geography

Sibi (Urdu: سِبی), is a city in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, and the Sibi Division is named after it. The etymology of Sibi is attributed to Rani Sewi of the Sewa Dynasty that ruled a part of Sindh before the onset of Islam.

The Sibi division was carved out of the Quetta and Kalat divisions in April 1974, and comprises districts of Sibi, Kachchi, Nasirabad, Kohlu and Dera Bugti. The division derives its name from the town of Sibi or Sewai. The local tradition attributes the origin of this name to Rani Sewi, a Hindu queen of the Sewa dynasty who ruled there in ancient times.[1] Kalat is still known as Kalat-I-Sewa.[2]

See also

References
  1. The tribal Baluchistan by Syed Abdul Quddus page 49
  2. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Govt. of Pakistan, 1999, 1998 district census report of Kalat Page 7
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