Numria Tribe

The Numria, Noomria or Nuhmardi are native Sindhi Rajput tribes of Sindh and Balochistan. The Numria people are principal inhabitants of the Lasbela and Kohistan regions.

Etymology
The Numria word is derived from Nuh-mardi, Nohmardi or Nahmardi/Nahmarda, which means nine men/clans, initially were the nine clans of Samma and Soomra tribes, but now numerous clans have sprung from them over time. According to the tradition, the Dahmardi or Dahmarda (10 men/clans) of Iran and Afghanistan are of Numria origin of Sindh.

History
Numria or Nuhmardi are descended from the ancient Samma and Soomra tribes. The population of the southern and central divisions of the district of Karachi largely composed of Numrias and Jokhias, the latter being an offshoot of the former. The Numrias are of Rajpoot origin. The first famous man of the tribe was Ibrahim Burfat, who flourished about two hundred years ago. His grandson, Izzat Khan, an energetic and ambitious chieftain, got possession of Bela and the province of Las.

According to "Mazhar-i-Shah Jehani" the Numrias are originally from Sameja tribe, the nine factions of Sameja tribe broke away from the main tribe and settled in hills, those nine factions were called as Nuhmardi which later corrupted into Numria.

Another tradition is that Jam Hothi had five sons Essab, Lalo, Burra, Jaro (Charo/Chairo) and Shoro, who along with a slave, a musician (mirasi) and two others settled in Kohistan hills, who were later came to be known as Nuhmardis. While according to other narrative Essab the son of Jam Hothi got angered with his father, who along with his eight friends Lalo, Burra, Jaro, Batar, Shoro, Sanghār, Allah Dino, Shabān and a servant Jamli settled in Kohistan.

Dr Nabi Bakhsh Baloch writes that Numria and Nuhria are same tribes of Samma.

Tribes
The tribe is divided into numerous clans the following are some important clans of Numrias:
 * Burfat
 * Baparani
 * Bawah
 * Bramani
 * Bansbera
 * Bandija
 * Banjaoria
 * Chhuta
 * Jokhia
 * Hamalani
 * Hangaria
 * Shadad
 * Doodra
 * Akalani
 * Sumera
 * Soharani
 * Kasota
 * Kachela
 * Khavera
 * Lasi
 * Palari
 * Paleja
 * Jakhra
 * Shahana
 * Lorah
 * Lumri/Numri