आकरा इसके अंग्रेजी अर्थ का उदाहरण

Bakra (Vakra) means bent or curved.

Mythologically it is said that in Satya Yuga during the marriage ceremony of Lakshmi and Narayan, Ashtavakra Muni (then known as Subrata Muni) was insulted by Indra.

The muni was so enraged that he developed 8 cripples in his body (Ashtavakra Muni means a sage with 8 curved cripples, probably kyphoscoliotic).

Ashtavakra Muni was blessed by lord Shiva here after many years of Tapashya (meditation).

In the 14th year of the Hijra, 636-6CE, Rai Chach marched from Sindh and conquered Makran.

However, in 643 the Arabs reached Makran.

During the reign of Caliph Ali, the areas of Balochistan, Makran again broke into revolt.

Due to civil war in the Islamic empire Ali was unable to take notice of these areas, at last in the year 660 he sent a large force under the command of Haris ibn Marah Abdi towards Makran, Baluchistan and Sindh.

Haris ibn Marah Abdi arrived in Makran and conquered it by force then moved north ward to northeastern Balochistan and re-conquered Qandabil (Bolan), then again moving south finally conquered Kalat after a fierce battle.

However, in around 1223 a Mongol expedition under Chagatai, the son of Genghis Khan, penetrated as far as Makran.

The raids organised by the Mongols have left a lasting mark on history of Baluchistan, from Makran to Gomal the Mongol (known to the people as Mughal) and the atrocities they caused are still well known.

Makran alone remained independent under the Maliks, Buledais, and Gichkis, until Nasir Khan I of Kalat brought it within his power during the 17th century.

Mir Abdullah, the greatest conqueror of the dynasty, turned his attention westward to Makran, while in the north-east he captured Pishin and Shorawak from the Ghilzai rulers of Kandahar.