Mai Kolachi

Part of a series on the History of Karachi
Ancient period
Krokola Minnagara Barbarikon
Islamic period
Muhammad bin Qasim Debal
Local dynasties
Mai Kolachi Kalhora dynasty Talpur dynasty
British period
Sind Division Sind Province
Independent Pakistan
Federal Capital Territory 1972 labour unrest Demographics Violence

Mai Kolachi (Urdu: مائی کلاچی ‎) (Lady Kolachi) was an old fisher woman who settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community. This port was named after her as Kolachi and this community was later developed into modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Kolachi or Kulachi is a Baloch tribe which originated from Kulanch, an area in Makran Balochistan. Mai Kolachi migrated from Makran and settled in the area presently known as Karachi. The word "Mai" is still used in Sindh and it means "Respected Lady".

However, no evidence can be provided to suggest this story of a village named after any fisher woman with this name.

See also

• Kulanch
• Kulachi (Karachi)
• Kulachi (tribe)
• Kolachi jo Goth
• Krokola
• Karachi
• Kolachi
• Debal
• Bhambore