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[[File:Kamdangar, a bowmaker - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.357v - BL Add. 27255.jpg|thumb|Kamangar, a bowmaker – ''Tashrih al-aqvam'' (1825)]] |
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The '''Kamangar''' is a [[Muslim]] community in [[North India]], Dist. Chiniot, [[Punjab (region)|South Punjab]], North [[Sindh]] and South [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] [[Pakistan]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 688 to 690</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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The name of the community is derived from the two [[Persian language|Persian]] words ''Kamaan'', which means a bow, and ''Gar'' which means maker. Thus ''Kamangar'' means bow-makers or weapon-makers. |
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Kamangar must not confused with [[Kamboh]]. |
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==History and origin== |
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Some Kamangars trace their ancestry to a tribe by the name of Bani Saad, while some claim descent from [[Chughtai|Chughtai Mughals]]. They migrated into [[Sindh]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] from [[Rewari]] in [[Haryana]], accompanying the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] armies. Some sections claim to belong to the [[Quraishi]] community.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 690</ref> |
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==Present circumstances== |
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The Kamangar found throughout [[North India]], with communities in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Gujarat]]. They are also found in [[Pakistan]], particularly in the province of [[Sindh]] and [[Punjab (region)|South Punjab]]. |
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===In North India=== |
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The traditional occupation of the Kamangar was the making of bows and arrows. They now manufacture toys made of bamboo, as well as [[Ta'ziya]] for [[Day of Ashura|Ashura]]. The community is urban and semi-urban, and many are now wage labourers. Many have also been involved in drawing pictures of [[Hindu]] gods and goddesses. They have other [[Backward caste]] status. The community in [[Uttar Pradesh]] are found in [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]], [[Ferozabad]], [[Budaun]], [[Agra]], [[Varanasi]], [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] and [[Eta]], while in [[Gujarat]] they are found in [[Kutch]], [[Mandvi]], [[Bhuj]], and Mundra. In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community speak [[Urdu]] and various local dialects like [[Braj Bhasha]] and [[Khari Boli]]. They have a caste council that deals with disputes within their community. The community belong to the [[Sunni]] sects of [[Islam]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 507</ref> |
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===In Pakistan=== |
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There is a community of Kamangar found in the districts of [[Sukkur District|Sukkur]], [[Shikarpur District|Shikarpur]], [[Multan District|Multan, Vehari (Fatehpur Mailsi), Bahawalpur (Khairpur)]], and [[Dadu District|Dadu]], in the provinces of [[Sindh]] and [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]]. A well known Kamangar family is living in [[Chiniot district]], [[Punjab]]. They migrated from [[Afghanistan]] in 17th century and permanently settled at Mohallah Kamangran Chiniot. In Chiniot this family is considered as the most educated and landlord family of the city form about a hundred years. The majority is in government services especially in education Ch zulfiqar Ahmad also a land loard, Pakistan Railway, and Law department. Ch Ch Muhammad Hussain, Rana Ghulam Shabbir. Ch. Altaf Hussain Ch. Iqbal Hussain and Ch. Mehboob Elahi were on key posts in different departments. Ch Nayyer Mehboob (Land Loard), Ch Asif Naveed advocate-Ch Imran Mahboob advocate Ch Waseem Ahmad advocate and Ch Badar Munir advocate and other names are well known names in field of law |
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===In West Iran=== |
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Kamangar is a tribe in Iran. Living in the West, Kurdistan province (Kavana; Pirmogha, Voshtrml village) and Kermanshah province (Gharavays and Satyari village), [[kamyaran]] City (Koreh Dare olya and sofla, Afrian olya and sofla, Marab, Gorgan, Masan, Kolasara, Taa, Tfen, Hane man, Sarchi, Dolaw, Kalateh village) and [[Marivan]] (Dadane Kamangar Village) |
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===In Iraq=== |
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There is some evidence that a branch of this family are living in Klar, Sharazor (in Kani Hamza and Darah Shiish village), Kfri (Ashtokan), Dozkormato, Darbandikhan city (Plis village). |
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==Religion and Sect== |
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[[Sunni Islam]] is dominant following [[Deobandi]] and [[Salafi]] School of Thoughts. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Mughal (tribe)|Mughal]] |
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* [[Khan Mughal]]chiniot Punjab |
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* [[Farzad Kamangar]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Indian Muslim}} |
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[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]] |
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[[Category:Muslim communities of India]] |
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[[Category:Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir]] |
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[[Category:Mughal clans of Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]] azam |
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