Hoth Khan Baloch


Hoth Khan Baloch, also known as Hoath Khan Baloch, was a ruler of what is now Balochistan and one of the four sons of Jalal Khan, the founder of the Baloch people. He was one of the five founding members of the five main Baloch divisions/tribes. The Hoth people are the direct descendants of Hoth Khan. He ruled Balochistan around 1200 CE.

Family

As the son of Jalal Khan, Hoth Khan was the brother of the founders of the other Balochi tribes founders, namely Rind Khan, Lashar Khan, Kora Khan, and Bibi Jato. He had two uncles from his father’s side, Mir Ali and Mir Nos.
The folklore tale of Sassui Punnhun describes Hoth Khan as the grandfather of Mir Punnhun Khan, whose father was Hoth Khan's son Mir Aalii.
As with the rest of the Baloch people, Hoth Khan has a strong possibility of being distantly related to the Oghuz Turks, Seljuks, Kurds and Ayyubids. The connection to the last of these is particularly speculative as there are no records. Balochs also believe they are descended from the Ameer Hamza, uncle of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. This makes him and all Baloch the descendants of the Arabian clan Banu Hashim from the Quraish tribe.
Hoth Khan was in rivalry with his older brother, Rind Khan.
His ancestors are believed to be native to Aleppo, Syria, based on evidence contained in an old piece of poetry.