Khosa
The Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug (Balouchi: کھوسگ, Sindhi:کھوسو, Urdu: کھوسھ ,کھوسو) are a Balouch tribe of Pakistan. According to Balouch epics Khoso means brave or "The Warrior". Different books write it differently but they all agree that Khoso means "The Warrior". According to Balouch history, Khoso was grand-son of Hooth and Hooth was the son of Rind. The Khoso are one of forty tribes of Balouch which have survived since the 11th century A.D. According to Balouch historians, tribes have merged into one another and only few survived to live with there own identity
Khoso tribe name is found in many poems (11th and 12th century) of Balouch epic. They have settled in Balochistan District Jafarabad, Nasirabad, Sindh and the Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Khosa tribe is settled in the Dera Ghazi Khan district in Punjab and parts of Sindh,Jacobabad, Sukkur (Sindh), Shahdadkot, and Dadu. It has many clans named Balailani, Khalol, Jiani, Majhani,Chutani,Esani, Hamalani, Umrani, and others.
Late mir Adam khan was belonging to goth Adam pur distt nasirabad Baluchistan.he was the muqdim of khosa in nasirabad.he was prominent personality in Baluchistan thats why the British govt named them as khan bahadur khan.he was also the member of deewan_e_qalat in Baluchistan. K.M.Khoso from umerkot cit.
Important personalities
- Zulfiqar Ali Khosa belongs to Dera Ghazi Khan.
- Late Nabi Baksh Khosa (Majhani). belongs to Nasirabad Balochistan.
- Former Speaker Balochistan Mir Zahor Hussain Khosa (majhani) ( MPA )
- Late Mir Ismail Khan Khosa of district Jaffarabad.. Mir Mohd Ismail Khan Khoso was the Advisor to the last agent to Governor General in Balochistan.
- Mir Dariya Khan Khoso
- Former Sindh minister Sardar Mir Muqeem Khan Khoso
- DIL MURAD KHAN KHOSO
- MEER DARYA KHAN KHOSO