Kumbar
Khubar[1][2][3][4] also known as Kumbar[5][6] is a clan of the Gujjars. this clan group is extremely based in the north and central Indian states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Dehli NCR with small pockets of their population their also located in Pakistani side Kashmir as well as in Punjab.[5]
Lineages[edit]
The Khubars Gujjars in the 84 villages of Rampur fargana are supposed to have descended from a man called Phule Singh, whose seven sons were (Dalpath, Galpath, Jhandu, Mathal, Tetha, Raya, and Ruda). This is the line of lineage that the Khūbar Gujars of Pahansu trace. The Pahansu Khūbars trace their lineage back to Jhandu, albeit it took several generations for his descendant Hetham to make Pahansu village his home. His four boys were Hetham's. The first, Munshi, did not have any children, and the second, Hirdha, is reported to have established another village close to Pahansu.[7]
In Pahansu now, there is only one home left: that of Birkhan, the third son. Ramsa, the fourth son, is the ancestor of the other Khubars. Of the three sons Ramsa had now, only Mohan had male progeny. The main social divisions among the Pahansu Khubars may be traced back to Mohan's 6 sons, or the generation.[7]
History[edit]
The Gujjars have been landowners in Pahansu for twelve generations, or around 250-300 years. According to oral stories, Hindu Gurjars from Khubar clan were residing in Islamnagar, a hamlet near the Yamuna River. Khabars/Kumbars relocated to Dhedpur after disagreements with Muslim landowners in their previous hamlet. Some of the tribe moved on to inhabit other villages in the khadir (low-lying area along the river), while others went to Pahansu and started grazing cattle. According to oral tales, Muslims of the Saini caste owned Pahansu territory during the time later they migrated to another villages.[3]
Reference[edit]
- ^ Chauhan, Brij Raj (2009). Rural Life: Grass Roots Perspectives. Concept Publishing Company. p. 112. ISBN 978-81-8069-614-5.
- ^ Majumder, Bhaskar (2011). Rethinking Villages. Concept Publishing Company. p. 43. ISBN 978-81-8069-764-7.
- ^ a b Raheja, Gloria Goodwin (1988-09-15). The Poison in the Gift: Ritual, Prestation, and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village. University of Chicago Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-226-70729-7.
- ^ Cambridge Anthropology: A Journal of the Department of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University. Department of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University. 1993. p. 72.
- ^ a b Kamran Azam, Sohrowardi. Encycolopedia Aqwam-e-Pakistan. Pakistan. p. 98.
Khubar in Punjab, also known as Kumbar (Khumbar), is a clan (qabila) of the Gujjars found in northern Punjab and KPK provinces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- ^ Singh, K. S.; Bhalla, V.; Singh, Swaran (1997). Chandigarh. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-7304-119-8.
The Gujars take tobacco they chew as well as smoke. The community has a number of clans In Haryana. The principal clans are Barsoi, Kumbar, Dhanga and Chamayan. With small clans, Chhokar, Khatana, Rawal, Khare, Seradra, Pilwara, Awana,Chechi and some other.
- ^ a b Raheja, Gloria Goodwin (1988-09-15). The Poison in the Gift: Ritual, Prestation, and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village. University of Chicago Press. pp. 9_10. ISBN 978-0-226-70729-7.
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