Background
Mir Chakar Rind lived near Sibi and became the head of Rind tribe at the age of 18 after the death of his father Mir Shahak Khan Rind.
Mir Chakar Rind lived near Sibi and became the head of Rind tribe at the age of 18 after the death of his father Mir Shahak Khan Rind.
He is considered a folk hero of the Baloch people and an important figure in the Baloch epic Hani and Sheh Mureed. Mir Chakar"s fiefdom was short-lived because of a civil war between the Lashari and Rind tribes of Balochistan. Mir Chakar Rind, head of the Rind tribe, went to war that resulted in thousands dead, The war and the gallantry of the two tribe leaders continues to be a part of the Baloch peoples" history.
After the "Thirty Years" War" against the Lashari Tribe.
Mir Chakar Rind defeated the Lasharis and then left Balochistan and settled in the Punjab region in 1518. Near the desert of sanghar he build 100 houses where some of his family members lived.
He named that place (SowKar) also written as SOKAR. This place is still located near the sanghar desert and comes in Tehsil Taunsa, District Dera Ghazi Khan. Mir Chakar Settled in Satghara and gained power and respect in the area.
Sher Shah Suri Sent a message to Mir Chakar to unite with him to consolidate his gains.
Mir Chakar appreciated the offer but refused to help Sher Shah Suri. Emperor Humayun came back, recaptured Delhi, and ousted the Suri dynasty in 1556. As a reward, Emperor Humayun conferred a vast Jagir, including horses and slaves, to Mir Chakar.
He ruled this territory until he died in 1565.
People who accompanied Mir Chakar to Satghara after leaving Balochistan constructed a tomb for his body. They live in southern Punjab to this day and speak Sulemani Balochi or the Seraiki language.
They still exert considerable influence in the daily affairs of the district. Some Members Mir Chakar"s tribe live in(Rind Jada) Kahror Pakka District Lodhran.
The Rind tribe is one of oldest and largest Baloch tribes.
Its members are spread all over Balochistan, including the western (Iranian) Balochistan. With the passage of time, Rind clans have been formed. Hasni in Rarkan Barkhan District, Dombki, Mandwani, Silachi tribe in Sibi, Bakhtiarabad, Bakhshapur, distt: Kashmore Sindh,Gurmani, Leghari, Qaisrani, Lund, Buzdar, Dasti (Dashti), Gadhi tribe in Toba Tek Singh and Mastoi tribes in Dera Ghazi Khan,Dera Ismail Khan, Bugti, Mandwani, Malghani,Notkani and Marri tribes in eastern Balochistan and Askanis Nezar Mahmad and Haji Din Mahmads allied along the coastline and Mahair, Perozai, Mullazai in Mand (Kech District) and lakhti in jaffarabad(Makran)(raimyar khan) and Rigi or reki(washuk),Balochistan.
Many members of Mir Chakar"s tribe still live in Satghara, Okara District.The Chief of the tribe is Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind.
