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Buzdar (or Bozdar (Urdu: بزدار) is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Buzdar tribe is settled mainly in the mountaineous area of theKoh e Suleiman range situated both in the Balochistan and in Punjab provinces.

[edit]Etymology

According to some people^[who?], the word "Buzdar" means "person with a blue horse", with the person referred to considered the forefather of the tribe a horse unique in colour. After centuries during which it had grown into a tribe, his family was named "Buzdar" meaning "Blue Horse Keeper (booz=nae of the blue horse, dar=keeper)". But some people^[who?] take it from the Persian language, in which the word "Buzdar" means those people who possess goats because in Persian booz means "goat".

[edit]Tribes

There are many subcastes of Bozdar, such as Jahanani, Shahwani, Chakrani, Jalalani, Dostilani, Mirkhani, and Shdmani.

Baloch tribes are scattered in different areas of Pakistan. Some members of this tribe are also settled in Sindh. The Buzdar tribe has numerous subtribes, among which Rustumani is perhaps the most prominent. Among others the Rustumani tribe is widely distributed in Balochistan, Punjab, and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. The part of Buzdar tribe resides in conjoined areas of Balochistan and Punjab in the mountain ranges of Koh e Suleman. These areas generally do not have access to electricity, telecommunication, transportation, and sewerage systems.

Bozdar, a Baluch tribe of Rind (Arab) extraction, usually associated with the mountain districts of the frontier near Dera Ghazi Khan. They are also to be found in Zhob, Thal-Chotiali and Las Bela, whilst the majority of the population are said to live in the Punjab. The bozdar are settled inBaghalchur,Ronghanand (Taunsa Sharif) areas of Punjab.

[edit]History

The high esteem of the tribe resides in the bravery they have shown in various battles locally and at distances with other tribes of the same kingdom. Within the limits of their mountain home on the outer spurs of the Sulaiman Mountains, they have always been a turbulent race, mustering about 2700 fighting men, and they were formerly constantly at feud with the neighboring Ustarana and Sherani tribes. In 1857 their raids into the Punjab drew upon them an expedition under Brigadier-General Sir N. B. Chamberlain. The Sangarh pass was captured and the Bozdars submitted.