Kerman Abu 'Ali Muhammad b.
Ilyas was member of the
Samanid army and was of
Sogdian origin. After a rebellion failed he fled south, eventually arriving at
Kerman in 932. He managed to extend his control over the northern part of the province, while the southern and eastern mountainous portions remained under the control of the Baloch.
Sarhad , translated in Persian Firuz Shah and Edro Shah were one of the ancestors of Baloch tribe of Tamandani, who ruled the Sarhad until the
Safavid dynasty. Mir Bolan Rigi was a Baloch general who accompanied
Nader Shah Afshar in the
Battle of Karnal. His assistance to Nader paved the way for the
invasion of India. Nader Shah granted Mir Bolan Rigi the region of
Mirjaveh in return for Mir Bolan’s assistance in the battle against India. The name Mirjaveh in the Balochi language means "place of the Mir" (residence of the
Emir) and refers to this historical event. The Baloch tribes, resisted the influence of British powers. This resistance took the form of tribal rebellions and sporadic attacks in the border region. The
Baloch tribes, resisted the influence of the British. This resistance took the form of tribal rebellions and sporadic attacks in the border region. The three major tribes that performed raids and disturbed the British line were the
Yarahmadzais, Gamshadzais, and Ismaelzais. Sardar Jiand Khan Yarahmadzai, Juma Khan the tribal chief of the Ismaelzais and Khalil Khan Gamshadzai fought against
Reginald Dyer, in the Battle of Jiand lost his son and the Gamshadzais chief (Khalil Khan) got killed during one of the battles. two of the yarahmadzais lost their lives while the losses for Dyer were devastating.
Qajar-Pahlavi period Britain and Iran divided Balochistan into many parts, with the British creating the Balochistan Agency in 1877. In the 19th century,
nationalists in western Balochistan revolted against the Persian occupation. At the end of the 19th century, when Sardar Hussein Narui Baloch started an uprising against Persia which was crushed by joint Anglo-Persian mission forces. The struggle between the
Qajar dynasty, and the British in eastern Balochistan, gave western Balochis a chance to gain control of their territory in western Balochistan. At the beginning of the 20th century. In 1916.
Mir Dost Muhammad Khan Baloch, Bahram Khan's nephew, succeeded to the throne, and in 1920, he proclaimed himself
Shah-e-Balochistan ("
Shah of Balochistan") however in 1928,
Reza Shah came into power and Persian forces started operations against Balochi forces with the help of British. The Baloch were defeated and Mir Dost Muhammad Khan Baloch was captured. In Sarhad, Sardar Said Khan Kurd, who was the chief of Baloch tribes resisted the Qajar attack, but
Ebrahim Khan Zahir al-Dawlah, the governor of
Bam, defeated him with government forces. However, Ebrahim Khan failed to capture the whole of the Sarhad.
Pahlavi period During the 1950s, a tribal revolt led by Baloch farmer
Mir Daad Shah struck south eastern Iran. He participated in a rebellion and
armed insurgency against the
Shah of Iran,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in the 1950s.
Government of the Islamic Republic On September 30, 2022, the
"Bloody Friday" massacre occurred, when in Zahedan a large number of Baloch civilians gathered for
Friday prayers at the
Grand Makki Mosque, the largest
Sunni mosque in Iran. After the prayers, peaceful demonstrations began, demanding justice for the sexual assault case of the alleged rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl in June by a commander of the
police force in
Chabahar. Iranian security forces, including the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and riot police, surrounded the area and opened fire on the protesters. According to human rights organizations such as
Amnesty International and Baloch activist groups, at least 96 people were killed on the day of the massacre, and hundreds were injured. From this event, a picture of
Khodanur Lojei, a Baloch protester whose hands were tied to a flagpole with a cup of water put out of his reach in front of him, became a symbol during the
2022–2023 Iranian protests. ==Distribution==