Pastoral tribes of the dry hills and sand deserts between Sistan, the Helmand, Makran and Turan, called Baluch (and with the Kuch, Kuch u Baluch) by the Persian writers.
They move their herds between seasonal grazing and raid the caravan roads from Sistan to Kerman and Makran. Turan with its town of Qusdar (Khuzdar), in the hills to the south-east, once had its own rulers paying tribute to Ghazni; who rules it in 1200 is not pinned. The evidence is thin.
Who holds it
- Title
- Tribal chiefs
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
None effective; the maliks of Sistan and the Ghurids to the north, the rulers of Makran and Kerman to the south-west, claim or take tribute where they can (not pinned).
What it holds
- The Chagai hills, the Kharan desert and the hills round Nushki
- Turan (Qusdar, Kalat), low confidence
How things stand that morning
Self-governing tribes; no event recorded for 1199-1200.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Geographers name the Baluch in Kerman, Makran and Sistan; their spread east into Kalat and Kharan is gradual and poorly dated, so this outline is a guess for 1200.
On the map: A reasoned guess.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.