Buzdar (tribe)


Buzdar is a clan of Baloch tribe Rind, living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.

History

Buzdar is a clan of Rind tribe, and usually associated with the mountainous districts of the frontier near Dera Ghazi Khan. 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.
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.
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.

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