The Balchoth were a fierce group of Easterlings.
History
Under the influence of Sauron from Dol Guldur, the Balchoth attacked Gondor in TA 2510. They overran the plains of Calenardhon and almost destroyed the army of the Ruling Steward Cirion, but were defeated by the Éothéod under Eorl the Young at the Battle of the Field of Celebrant; the entire race was pursued and slaughtered by Eorl and his men. It is not known if any survived the massacre, but if any did, they probably joined the Easterlings around the Sea of Rhûn and were assimilated.
Like the Wainriders, whom the Balchoth could be said to have succeeded, they rode in chariots and wagons.[1]
Real-world relation
The fact that they lived near Khand, which may be based on Northern India, and their name similarity, they may be based on the Baloch people of Baluchistan, once part of British India, now in Pakistan.[citation needed]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ባልጮጥ |
| Arabic | بالشوث |
| Armenian | Բալխոտհ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Балчотh |
| Bengali | বাল্ছথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Балчотх |
| Dari | بالچهوته |
| Georgian | ბალხოთი |
| Greek | Βαλχοθ |
| Gujarati | બલ્છોથ |
| Hebrew | באלשהותה ? |
| Hindi | बालचोथ |
| Japanese | バルホス |
| Kannada | ಬಲ್ಛೊಥ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Балцһотһ |
| Korean | 발치 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Балцhотh ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Балчотх |
| Marathi | बल्चोथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Балчотh |
| Nepalese | बल्छोथ |
| Pashto | بالچهوته ? |
| Persian | بالچهوته |
| Polish | Balkowie |
| Punjabi | ਬਲ੍ਚੋਥ |
| Russian | Балхот |
| Sanskrit | बल्छोथ् |
| Serbian | Балцхотх (Cyrillic) Balchoth (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | බල්ඡොථ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Балчҳотҳ |
| Tamil | பல்ச்ஹொத்ஹ் |
| Telugu | బల్ఛొథ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Балхоти |
| Urdu | بالچوت |
| Uyghur | بالچھوتھ |
| Uzbek | Балчотҳ (Cyrillic) Balchoth (Latin) |
| Yiddish | באַלטשאָטה |