Abstract
It is an established fact that where there will be tribes, there will be similarities but what is very important is to point out the tribal differences, either the difference will be in the tribal organizational setup or in the attributes they must be comprehensively evaluated. Instead of having a widespread difference in tribal organizational structure, numbers of conspicuous and striking tribal similarities have been found between the Baloch-Jordanian tribes. Most of the Middle Eastern anthropologists and historians still hold the view that Bedouin tribal structure revolves around segmentary lineage and ignores the egalitarian features. This study tries to prove that but almost all Bedouin tribes throughout Middle East revolve around the segmentary egalitarian social organization. Absence of hierarchical features did not allow the Jordanians Bedouins to get unite in the shape of a powerful tribal confederation. On the other hand, Baloch tribal organization has absolute hierarchy in their structure as power from top to bottom is divided among different ranks. Presence of hierarchy allowed the Baloch tribes to form a powerful tribal confederation in a shape of tribal Khanate while the Middle Eastern Bedouin in general and Jordanian tribes in particular could not attain that sort of tribal ascendancy in any stage of their tribal history.
Naveed Razzaq, Dr. Saeeda Mengal , Jahanzeb Khan. (2018) Tribal Organizational Structure between Baloch and Jordanian tribes: A Comparative Analysis , Balochistan Review, Volume XXXIX , Issue 2.
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