Abro (tribe)

Abro, Abra, or Abda (Sindhi: ابڙو) is a Sindhi Sammat tribe found in Pakistan. The present chief of the tribe is Sardar Himat Kumharo.

The Naushahro Abro Fort was built by Jalal Khan Abro and his brother Jam Siddique Abro, who both were Disciples of Mian Shahul Mouhammed Kalhoro but later on Mian Shahul Mouhammed Kalhoro took on the lands of the Sangi and Abra tribes around 1657.

During the Rule of the Talpur dynasty, Jam Ali Mardan Abro, the grandson of Jalal Khan Abro, had acquired great influence in northern Sindh. He could rise up to 8 - 10 thousand Abra Tribesmen, Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur tried a lot to include him in the Talpur court, Mir Nasir Khan Talpur gifted him a golden sword for his valuable military service, Jam Ali Mardan Abro used to receive 971 shikarpuri rupees and 100 Kharars of rice from the Talpur amirs of Sindh, after the Death of Jam Ali Mardan his son Jam Ali Hyder abro became the head of the Abra tribe.

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