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| group = Kamboj | | group = Kamboj | ||
| poptime = | | image = Portrait of two unidentified men of the Kamboj (or Kamboh) tribe of Multan, ca.1862–72.png | ||
| popplace = India • Pakistan | | image_caption = Portrait of two unidentified men of the Kamboj (or Kamboh) tribe of Multan, ca.1862–72 | ||
| langs = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] • [[Dogri language|Dogri]] • [[ | | poptime = | ||
| rels = [[Hinduism]] • [[ | | popplace = [[India]] • [[Pakistan]] | ||
| related = | | langs = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] • [[Dogri language|Dogri]] • [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] • [[Hindi]] | ||
| rels = [[Hinduism]] • [[Sikhism]] • [[Islam]] | |||
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The '''Kamboj''' ({{ | The '''Kamboj''' ([[Devanagari]]: कम्बोज, [[Nastaliq]]: کمبوج, [[Gurumukhi]]: ਕੰਬੋਜ <small>[[ALA-LC]]:</small> {{Transliteration|ur|ALA-LC|''Kamboj''}}), also '''Kamboh''' ([[Nastaliq]]: کمبوہ <small>[[ALA-LC]]:</small> {{Transliteration|ur|ALA-LC|''Kamboh''}}), is a caste and agrarian community of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ali |first=Imran |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MgUABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 |title=The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947 |date=14 July 2014 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-5958-0 |page=47 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Singh |first1=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qUZuAAAAMAAJ |title=Haryana |last2=Bhatia |first2=A. K. |last3=Sharma |first3=Madan Lal |date=1994 |publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] |isbn=978-81-7304-091-7 |pages=284}}</ref> | ||
== Demographics == | |||
=== Religion === | |||
As per the 1931 census of [[Punjab Province (British India)|British Punjab]], most Kambojs followed [[Sikhism]] (42.4%) and [[Islam]] (41.5%), with a considerable minority following [[Hinduism]] (16.1%).<ref>{{cite report |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables.: Census Reports - 1931 |date=1933 |pages=291–292 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=14 January 2024 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031110212/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The [[Hindu]] Kambojs and the [[Sikh]] Kambojs are found in the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]] and [[Jammu division|Jammu]] regions in India, while most of the [[Muslim]] Kambojs, known as Kambohs, are found in the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Pashaura |last2=Fenech |first2=Louis E. |title=The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies |date=27 March 2014 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-100411-7 |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7YwNAwAAQBAJ&dq=Kamboj++caste&pg=PA84}}</ref> | |||
The Muslim Kambohs were particularly influential in the administration and the military of the [[Mughal Empire]] from the times of [[Akbar]] onward. Some famous personalities include Mughal general [[Shahbaz Khan Kamboh]] and 16-century [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint [[Shaikh Gadai Kamboh]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Umar |first1=Mohammad |date=1992 |title=The Kambohs: A Prominent Community of Indian Muslims in the Sixteenth Century (summary) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44142802 |url-status=live |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=53 |pages=328–330 |issn=2249-1937 |jstor=44142802 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901195449/https://www.jstor.org/stable/44142802 |archive-date=1 September 2024 |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref> | |||
=== Numbers === | |||
As per the [[2017 Pakistani census]], Kamboh made around 5% of [[Lahore District|Lahore]]'s population, which back then amounted to some 550,000 individuals out of a total population of 11 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Profile |url=https://lahore.punjab.gov.pk/district_profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127195943/https://lahore.punjab.gov.pk/district_profile |archive-date=27 November 2023 |website=District Lahore - [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Government of Punjab]]}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The Kamboj (Devanagari: कम्बोज, Nastaliq: کمبوج, Gurumukhi: ਕੰਬੋਜ ALA-LC: Kamboj), also Kamboh (Nastaliq: کمبوہ ALA-LC: Kamboh), is a caste and agrarian community of India and Pakistan.[1][2]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
Religion[edit | edit source]
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%).[3]
The Hindu Kambojs and the Sikh Kambojs are found in the Punjab, Haryana and Jammu regions in India, while most of the Muslim Kambojs, known as Kambohs, are found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.[4]
The Muslim Kambohs were particularly influential in the administration and the military of the Mughal Empire from the times of Akbar onward. Some famous personalities include Mughal general Shahbaz Khan Kamboh and 16-century Sufi saint Shaikh Gadai Kamboh.[5]
Numbers[edit | edit source]
As per the 2017 Pakistani census, Kamboh 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]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ali, Imran (14 July 2014). The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947. Princeton University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4008-5958-0.
- ↑ Singh, K. S.; Bhatia, A. K.; Sharma, Madan Lal (1994). Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 284. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
- ↑ Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables.: Census Reports - 1931 (Report). 1933. pp. 291–292. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (27 March 2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. OUP Oxford. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-19-100411-7.
- ↑ Umar, Mohammad (1992). "The Kambohs: A Prominent Community of Indian Muslims in the Sixteenth Century (summary)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 53: 328–330. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44142802. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "District Profile". District Lahore - Government of Punjab. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023.