Rajar (tribe)

Rajar or Rajer (Sindhi: راڄڙ) is a Sindhi Rajput tribe of Sindh and Punjab provinces in Pakistan.[1][2][3] Rajar tribe is also found in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[4][5]

Rajar
راڄڙ
Regions with significant populations
Sindh, Rajasthan
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi Rajputs

Clans

Abupotro, Bājeed, Baidhani, Dhairan, Komunjo, Pāto, Rukan, Rājpār, Sāhiyo, Tagāchi/Togāchi.[4]

Notable people

  • Khuda Bux Rajar
  • Ghulam Mustafa Rajar S/O Haji muhmmad Rajar at Bhopi
  • Qazi Shams Din Rajar

References

  1. Siddiqui, Habibullah (1987). Education in Sind: Past and Present. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind. p. 112. ISBN 978-969-405-009-6. Sindhi tribes namely Samejas, Unars, Lakhas, Chandias, Shoras, Noohanis, Nahmardis, Dals, Jokhias, Sahtas, Bhans, Rajars, Thebas, Panhwars, Dharejas and Jats...
  2. 1998 District Census Report of Sanghar. Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. p. 6.
  3. division, Pakistan Statistics (2000). 1998 District Census Report of Umerkot: Census Publication No. 61. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan.
  4. Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani (2005). ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا (in Sindhi). p. 380.
  5. Tod, James (1920). Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan: Or The Central and Western Rajput States of India. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. p. 1299.
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