They may be descendants of settled local populations predating the Baloch migration. In the Khanate of Kalat from the 17th century and later, the community was the source of recruits for the state's bureaucracy.
The community in the Khanate of Kalat, which dates back to the 17th century and later, provided recruits for the state's bureaucracy. They could be descendants of earlier settled local populations that predates the Baloch migration.