How Britain Engineered the Chieftain System in Balochistan | Robert Sandeman’s Divide & Rule

Описание: This video exposes the historical roots of the chieftain (Sardari) system in Balochistan and how it was deliberately strengthened by the British colonial administration under Robert Sandeman, a British officer appointed as Political Agent in the region.

Long before British rule, tribal structures already existed in Balochistan, but Robert Sandeman weaponized this inhuman and exploitative system to ensure complete British control. By applying the classic Divide and Rule strategy, Sandeman turned tribal leaders against one another, preventing unity among the Baloch people and destroying any possibility of collective resistance.

Through the Sandeman System, selected tribal chiefs were financially rewarded, politically empowered, and militarily backed in exchange for loyalty to British interests. These chiefs were used to suppress the masses, silence dissent, and enforce colonial authority, leaving ordinary Baloch people marginalized, powerless, and voiceless.

This video explains:

1. How Robert Sandeman manipulated tribal rivalries
2. How Britain institutionalized the chieftain system
3. Why education, development, and political awareness were deliberately obstructed
4. How this colonial structure continues to shape Balochistan today
5. Why backwardness and marginalization persist despite vast natural resources

The video also highlights the modern resistance against this system, led by young, educated, and courageous voices like Mahrang Baloch, who are challenging both:

The oppressive chieftain system, and

State repression, enforced disappearances, and political silencing

This is not just history—it is the living reality of Balochistan.

If you want to understand:

1. Why Balochistan remains underdeveloped

2. How colonial legacies still control indigenous societies

3. Why peaceful voices are criminalized

4. And how a new generation is fighting for dignity, rights, and justice

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