Sammat refers to Sindhis with indigenous origins.[4][5] The Sammat tribes have existed in the region since ancient times.[6] The Sammats are considered to be a traditionally privileged group in the Sindhi society.[7] Sammat rulers were praised by Bhittai, a popular 18th century poet of the Sindhi language.[3] In contemporary Sindh, the Sammat castes are regarded as second in rank to Sayeds and other castes of Arab descent.[8]
Man who worked very hard to revive Sammat as Chairman Sammat tanzeem, was Late, Bahawal Khan Unar, who dedicated much part of his life to the cause he was committed to from early 80s to late 90s, since he passed away in 1998 and after his death things went again on a longe pause till today.
^Jones, Allen Keith (2003). Politics in Sindh, 1907 - 1940: Muslim identity and the demand for Pakistan. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN9780195795936. The vast majority of the Sindhi Muslim population—roughly 70 per cent—comprised of Pukka Sindhis, persons belonging to the Jat, Sammat....
^Weekes, Richard V. (1984). Muslims Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey; Second Edition, Revised and Expanded (Second ed.). Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. p. 685. ISBN0-313-23392-6. Sammat to refer to those Sindhis with indigenous origins
^Abdulla, Ahmed (1973). The Historical Background of Pakistan and Its People. Tanzeem Publishers. p. 96. Among others are the Bhuttos, Bhattis, Lakha, Sahetas, Lohanas, Mohano, Dahars, Indhar, Chachar, Dhareja, Rathors, Dakhan, Langah etc. The Mohano tribe is spread over Makran, Sind and southern Punjab. They are also identified with the "Mallah' of the Punjab and both have in common a sub-section called Manjari. All these old Sindhi tribes are known under the common nomenclature of Sammat.
^Talbot, Ian (1990). Provincial politics and the Pakistan movement: the growth of the Muslim League in North-West and North-East India 1937 - 47 (2. impr ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN9780195773873.
