Nasir Khan I Ahmadzai the sixth ruler of kalat was one of the most prominent and influential rulers of the Khanate of Kalat. He played a crucial role in consolidating Baloch power, unifying the Baloch tribes, and shaping the political and administrative structure of the Khanate. The border of Balochestan in the reign of Nasir khan stretched from across modern-day Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Northern Border in areas such as
Helmand and parts of
Kandahar. In the East stretched as far as Punjab including
Dera Ghazi Khan, in the south
Makran coast along the
Arabian Sea from
karachi to
bandar abbas, in the western included Persian Balochistan (modern-day Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran),
Kerman and Bandar abbas.
Sanjranis family who ruled Sistan with its capital at
Chakansur in the early and late 19th century.
Ibrahim Khan Sanjrani Fort is reported to belong to Sanjrani Chiefdom. It was a union of the Baloch tribes under the leadership of Sardar Ebrahim Khan Sanjarani and Sardar Sharif Nahrui. The battle between Ibrahim Khan
Sanjrani Baloch and
Abdur Rahman Khan took place on 1299/1882. Ibrahim Khan were defeated and the Afghan governor of
Farāh captured the fort. Before the colonization and division of
Balochistan by
British India, the Afghan Balochistan was part of
Khanate Kalat, which lost part of its size to
Qajar Iran and the
Emirate of Afghanistan in the late 19th century. The
Baloch are an ethnic group in
Afghanistan. They are the majority in
Nimroz Province. Baloch also have a presence in
Helmand,
Faryab,
Takhar,
Herat,
Kandahar,
Badakhshan and other parts of Afghanistan. The
Balochi speakers are mostly settled in
Nimruz Province. The
Brahui speakers mainly inhabit
Kandahar Province. In
Helmand, the Balochi and Brahui-speaking Baloch intermingle. Baloch in other parts of
Afghanistan speak
Pashto and
Dari. ==See also==