Babbar (tribe)

Babbar, Babur, Babar, Babbarzai, or Babrani is a Baloch tribe[1] which lives in Northern Sindh, Makran and Dera Ghazi Khan division of Punjab.[2] The Mughal author "Yūsuf Mīrak" described the Babbars in his historical account of Sindh the "Tareekh E Mazhar Shah Jahani", as a rebellious Baloch tribe inhabiting the Kirthar mountains westwards of present day Jamshoro district of Sindh.[3]

Babbar Tribe
Regions with significant populations
Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab
Languages
Balochi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Brahui
Religion
Islam

Background

The origin of the Babbar tribe is shrouded in mystery, as it is always confused with the Babbar Khatri and Babur Pashtun tribes. This confusion is because of same tribal names. Babbars of Balochistan are considered as a clan of the Jamali tribe,[4][5] whereas in areas of Sindh, it is overwhelmingly believed that Babbars are a clan of camel-herding Jats. In Noshki, Kalat, and Surab districts of Balochistan, it is also present as a sub-tribe of the Brahui-speaking Mirwani tribe.

References
  1. Zaidi, Sunita. The Mughal State and Tribes in seventeenth century Sind. Jamia Millia Islamia. p. 350.
  2. M H Panhwar (2003-01-28). An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Soomra Kingdom of Sindh.
  3. 2674 Tarikh E Mazhar Shahjahani (1962). 1959.
  4. Chandrashekhar, R (2016). Understanding Balochistan (2nd ed.). New Dehli: Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS). p. 10. ISBN 978-93-84492-15-1.
  5. The Baluch and the Brahui and their Rebellions (1st ed.). Tribal Analysis Center, LTD. 2009. p. 26.


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