Kamboj
_tribe_of_Multan,_ca.1862%E2%80%9372.png) Portrait of two unidentified men of the Kamboj (or Kamboh) tribe of Multan, ca.1862–72 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India • Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi • Dogri • Haryanvi • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Sikhism • Islam |
The Kamboj (
ALA-LC: Kamboh), is a caste and cultivating community of India and Pakistan that originated from the central Punjab region.[1][2]
Muslim Kamboj are known as Kamboh; they were particularly influential in the administration and the military of the Mughal Empire from the times of Akbar onward. Their some famous personalities including Shahbaz Khan Kamboh and Shaikh Gadai Kamboh.[3]
Demographics
Religion
As per the 1931 census of British Punjab, most Kambojs followed Sikhism (42.4%) and Islam (41.5%), with a considerable minority following Hinduism (16.1%).[4]
Muslim members of the community are called as Kamboh. The
Numbers
As per the 2017 Pakistani census, Kamboj made around 5% of Lahore's population, which back then amounted to some 550 000 individuals out of a total population of 11 million.[6]
Notable people
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- Shahbaz Khan Kamboh
- Khair Andesh Khan Kamboh
- Muhammad Saleh Kamboh
- Khair Andesh Khan Sani Kamboh
- Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh
- Shaikh Gadai Kamboh
- Shaikh Inayat Allah Kamboh
- Jamali Kamboh
- Shaikh Sama'al-Din Kamboh
- Hasan Mahmudi Kamboh
- Bhagat Singh Thind
- Udham Singh
- Subhan Ali Khan Kamboh
- Jathedar Bhai Tehal Singh Dhanju
- Baba Amar Singh Nibber
- Sunder Singh Lyallpuri
- Fazal Malik Akif
- Har Karan Ibn Mathuradas Kamboh Multani
- Muhammad Yamin Khan
- Upinderjit Kaur
- Sardar Atma Singh
- Lal Singh (politician)
- Prithipal Singh
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-4008-5958-0.
- ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
- JSTOR 44142802.
- JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242.
- ISBN 978-0-19-100411-7.
- ^ "District Profile". District Lahore - Government of Punjab. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023.
External links
Look up Kamboj in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.