Buzdar (tribe)

Buzdar (Urdu: بزدار‎) is a clan of Baloch tribe Rind, living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.[1][2]

Buzdar
Languages
Saraiki, Sindhi, Balochi
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Baloch people, Saraiki people

History

Buzdar is a clan of Rind tribe, and usually associated with the mountainous districts of the frontier near Dera Ghazi Khan.[3] They are also to be found in Zhob, Thal-Chotiali and Las Bela, while the majority of the population live in the Punjab province. They are usually ranchers, and the name Bozdar is probably derived from Buz, the Persian name for goat.[3]

Within the limits of their mountainous home, on the outer spurs of the Sulaiman Mountains, they have always been a martial tribe, mustering about 2700 fighting men, and they were formerly constantly feuding with the neighboring Ustarana and Sherani tribes.[4]

In 1857, their raids into the Punjab drew upon them a punitive expedition under Brigadier-General Sir N. B. Chamberlain. The Sangarh pass was captured and the Buzdars submitted.[4]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Poorest Baloch tribe's chief set to rule Punjab". The Nation. 18 August 2018.
  2. Luscombe, Stephen. "The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies". www.britishempire.co.uk.
  3. Herald (29 October 2018). "The weakling: Sardar Usman Buzdar". Herald Magazine.
  4. Gilmartin, David (5 June 2015). Blood and Water: The Indus River Basin in Modern History. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520285293 – via Google Books.
  5. "Punjab Assembly - Members - Members' Directory". papmis.pitb.gov.pk.
  6. "Sardar Usman Buzdar sworn in as Punjab CM". The Express Tribune. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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