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Makrani (Urdu/Persian: مکرانی) are the inhabitants of Makran coast of Balochistan in Iran and Pakistan.
Black Africans were enslaved and brought to Balochistan in medieval times in Makran. The descendants are called Sheedi. The Sheedis (also called Habshi, from Arabic حبشي ḥabashi) are a Black African people in Pakistan. They are the descendants of slaves first brought to Balochistan by Arab merchants in medieval times from the Bantu-speaking parts of eastern Africa. Siddis were referred to as Zanj by Arabs, and Seng Chi (a malapropism of Zanj) by the Chinese.
Most Makranis in Pakistan have Black African links from the female side. Many Sindhi feudals imported African female slaves; so did the Omani Arabs of Gwadar, a coastal city of Balochistan which was in control of Oman in the 17th century. According to Dr. Sengupta's seminal study, the Y-DNA analysis reveals E3a at a frequency distribution of 5%. On the other hand, mtDNA analysis reveals approx 40% L1a, L2a, L2b, L2d.
In addition to the Sheedi, Makran is also home to the number of different communities, such as the Med, Lori, Jadgal as well as a number of Boloch and Brahui tribes such as the Mirwari, Rind, Bizenjo, Nausharwani, Rais and Sangur.
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Oh, American Rose you put a thorn in my side
Can’t you see that the plane is leaving but
I just can’t take the ride
Oh no I can’t fly back to England now
I got your breath in my blood too strong
And I knew that night down in Tennessee
I was fated to sing this song.
Down on my knees after Memphis
Nowhere to run
Just the sad country music on the radio driving me on
Down on my knees after Memphis
And feelin’ so small
Like a faded country star
When there’s no hope left at all
Oh I’m down, down on my knees