Port · Makran and the Baluch · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Tiz

The chief port of Makran, on a bay west of modern Chabahar, with palms and a market for the trade between Kerman, Sindh and Oman.

Who holds it

Title
Not pinned
Since
Not pinned
Confidence
low

Charter

None known: the towns of the atabegs have no charters; the governor, the judge (qadi) and the market inspector (muhtasib) answer to the ruler.

Council

No sworn council; the notables (a'yan), the qadi and the headman (ra'is) speak for the town. Names for 1199-1200 not pinned.

Communities

Makrani and Baluch.

Fairs and markets

Daily or weekly markets; no fair dates recorded.

Militia

Not recorded for 1199-1200.

Trade and crafts

Dates, coastal trade.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: General.

Sources and studies

  1. G. Le Strange, The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate (1905), chapters XVII-XXIV (Fars, Kirman, Makran) after Istakhri, Muqaddasi, Ibn al-Balkhi, Yaqut and Mustawfi

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.