Buzdar (tribe)
Buzdar (or Bozdar (Template:Lang-ur) is a one of the largerBaloch tribe, primarily found in the mountainous area of the Koh e Suleiman range situated both in the Balochistan, Sindh and Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab province.
Etymology and origin
British ethnologist H. A. Rose noted that their name is said to derive from the Persian buz ("goat"). He also stated that the tribe is not descended from the Baloch patriarch Rind, but from a goat-herd who married the widow of Rind's great-grandson, Shaun Ali[1]
Sub-tribes
There are many sub-tribes of Bozdar, such as Rustamani(Largest tribe of buzdar mostly living in disst.Dera Ghazi Khan and Koh-e-suleman,), Jehanani (Gulkhani one of the most educated sub cast of Jahanani) Dulani, Chakrani, Ladwani Ghulamani, Sihani, Shahwani, Jalalani,and Jafirani,Meernani, Nurani, Nurgani .[2]
History
Historically, the Bozdar held a feud with the neighboring Ustarana and Sherani tribes. Mainly west of Taunsa Sharif, in the Suleman ranges, Bahrti. In 1857 their raids into the Punjab drew upon them an expedition under Brigadier-General Sir N. B. Chamberlain. The Sangarh pass was captured and the Bozdars submitted.[citation needed] The Bozdar are traditionally known as warrors, and constitute even today a significant proportion of the local levy forces in the region.
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