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Daudpota (Sindhi: داؤڊ پوتو‎) is the name of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan.

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History

The Daudpota (Sindhi: داؤڊ پوتو‎) Abbasi's claim that they are of Arabic origin and descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566 – 662) (Sindhi: العباس بن عبد المطلب‎), (c. 566 653), a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad as well as a progenitor of the Abbasi Khalifa of Baghdad and Qahira. They claim descent from one Sultan Ahmad, son of Shah Muzammil of Egypt left that country and arrived in Sind with a large following of Arabs c. 1370 AD . He married a daughter of Raja Rai Dhorang Sahta, receiving a third of the country as dowry.

Distinguished Daudpotas

  • Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota, Historian
  • Azim Daudpota, Air Marshal of Pakistan Air Force and Ex Governor of Sindh
  • Yousaf Shaheen Daudpota, Ex-Senator

    • References

    Daudpota Wikipedia
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