(Tauqi) (طوقی)'''Tauqi''' is a Rakhshani [[Baloch]] Tribe living
in four Districts of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] i.e.
[[Kharan District|Kharan]], Noshki, Chaghi and Washuk as well as in
[[Afghanistan]] and [[Iran]]. According to the Gazetteers of
Balochistan the tauqies whose name is derived from the fortress of
Tauq (In Iran).
In the Census of 1901 the tauqies shown 12 families in Kharan
District and live in separate groups at Hurmagi (Hurmagi is in
Washuk District now) and in village Kanian and Hulmarak of Union
Council Sarawan. the tauqies of village Hulmark and Kanian are
known as samezi.The Tauqies of District Noshki are living in
village Tauqiabad and Shakaraap (Zangi Nawar)their headman is Malik
Noorullah Tauqi.
The most popular persnolity of tauqi tribe is Maulana Attaullah
who is living in Kharan District. According to the gazetteers,
DAMES writes Sanjarani or tauqi is an important Baloch tribe in
Chaghi District and the numbers of tauqies shown in 1901 were 549
in Chaghi. The tauqies of Washuk District live in Hurmagi and
Washuk Town.
