The arid coast and valleys between Kerman and Sindh: the port of Tiz, the town of Kech (Kiz) and Fannazbur (Panjgur), the old capital of the province in the tenth century.
Qavurt's Seljuks of Kerman claimed Makran, and the Ghuzz who overran Kerman in the 1180s raided as far as Makran. On 1 January 1200 no overlord is attested: the towns are under their own chiefs, and the Baluch move in the deserts to the north-west. Who rules is not pinned.
Who rules
- Title
- Chiefs of Makran
- Since
- Not pinned
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
No ruler of Makran is named in the sources read for the 1190s.
Overlord
None effective; the Seljuks of Kerman had claimed it, and the Ghuzz raided it in the 1180s.
What the realm holds
- Tiz (port)
- Kech (Kiz) and the Kech valley
- Fannazbur (Panjgur)
- The coast from the Gabrik river to the Hingol
How it was acquired
Allies and rivals
Neighbours: Kerman's governor, the Ghurid lands of Sindh to the east (Daybul taken in 1182), Sistan to the north.
The realm that morning
Self-governing under unnamed chiefs.
Wealth
Dates, the coastal trade of Tiz, the road from Kerman to Sindh.
Threats
- Ghuzz and Baluch raiders
- A Ghurid push west from Sindh
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Makran is almost undocumented for the late twelfth century.
On the map: A rough block; the frontier with Sindh and the desert to the north are not pinned.
Sources and studies
- C. E. Bosworth, 'The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000-1217)', Cambridge History of Iran 5 (1968), pp. 167-175, 184-185
- 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.