Bomba (tribe)

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{{short description|Tribe from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
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The '''Bomba''', also spelled as '''Bambas''', are a [[tribe]]{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} from [[Azad Kashmir|Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]]. They are primarily found in Azad Kashmir's [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]] and [[Neelum District|Neelum]] districts, with a large number concentrated in and around the town of [[Ghori, Azad Kashmir|Ghori]]. Outside of Kashmir, they are also found in the Boi and [[Kaghan Valley|Kaghan]] valleys of [[Mansehra District]], and the city of [[Abbottabad]]—all located in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].

== History and origin ==
The Bombas/Bambas style themselves as 'Sultans', and some claim origins from the [[Tribes of Arabia|Quraysh Arab tribe]], and say the name Bomba is a corruption of [[Banu ummayyad]], and they are descendants of [[usman]], son in law of [[Muhammad]]. Others state that they are of indigenous hill Rajput origins. In the past Bombas ruled the Jhelum valley and had a close alliance and kinship with the Khakha Rajput tribe who also inhabited the same area. The success of this alliance, earned them a warlike and refractory reputation, as jointly they fought the early [[Akbar|Mughal rule of Akbar]] and later resisted the [[Sikhs]].

[[Sultan Muzaffar Khan]] Bomba established the city of Muzaffarabad in present day Azad Kashmir. Sultan Sher Ahmed Khan Bomba was the last Bomba ruler, who was defeated by the Dogra ruler Maharaja Rambir Singh at Panzgam, Kupwara (Keran-Karnah) in current day Indian Kashmir during the early 19th century. Kupwara Keran Bomba Tribe consist of prominent Heads like Sofi Khan- Mangta Khan- Anaytullah Khan- Ali Asghar Khan-Sheermar Khan-Feroz Khan-Zabardast Khan-Zakeria Khan. Before partition of State [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] the state was ruled by Bombas and have their empire at many parts of the state like Khori,Majhoi,Lawasi,etc.

== Bombas of Hazara Division ==
The Bomba<ref>{{Cite book|last=History Of The Chamar Dynasty by Raj Kumar|first=History Of The Chamar Dynasty|title=From 6Th Century A.D. To 12Th Century A.D.|publisher=[[Raj Kumar (historian)|Raj Kumar]]|pages=232}}</ref> are found in smaller numbers in the Boi tract of the Mansehra District also in mansehra city of the Hazara Division of the North West Frontier Province/Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. They are represented by three main families, one of Boi, Tarheri and the other of [[Khan of Jabri|Jabri Kahsh]]. The [[Boi family|Boi]] and Tarheri family is an important one in this region.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hill Tribes of Kashmere and Huzara (1932)|first=Tribes of Kashmir|title=Hill Tribes of Kashmere and Huzara (1932)|publisher=[[Gallway, HW]]|year=1932}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Imperial Gazetteer of India. Provincial Series: Kashmir and Jammu Adamant co, p9|first=Imperial Gazetteer of India|title=Kashmir and Jammu Adamant|publisher=Provincial Series|location=India|pages=9}}</ref>

== Descendant of Sultans ==
The descendants of Sultans of Kashmir live in different area of world but the famous grand grand son "Khan of Jabri", "Khan of Tarheri"<ref>{{Cite web|last=[[Raja Huwaris]]|first=[[Usmani]]|last2=[[i.huwaris]]|title=Raja Huwaris Usmani|url=https://www.instagram.com/i.huwaris|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> (Raja Huwaris Usmani),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raja Huwaris usmani · Plot 68, D Area Qayyumabad, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh 75640, Pakistan|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Raja+Huwaris+usmani/@24.8221165,67.0835666,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x277f992503f07564!8m2!3d24.8220968!4d67.0835936|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Raja Huwaris usmani · Plot 68, D Area Qayyumabad, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh 75640, Pakistan|language=en}}</ref> "Khan of Kashmir" (Raza Khan) who is also the Justice of Supreme Court Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-26|title=Justice Raza Khan, Justice Naseem swear in as judges of AJK Supreme Court|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/761854/justice-raza-khan-justice-naseem-swear-in-as-judges-of-ajk-supreme-court/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Daily Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Khakha]]
*[[Janjua]]
*[[Azad Kashmir#Ethnic groups|Ethnic groups of Azad Kashmir]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070515140617/http://www.opf.org.pk/almanac/P/people.htm OPF Almanac]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130530181001/http://kupwara.gov.in/historic.htm VILLAGES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE - Official website of Kupwara District (India)]

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