The Bohar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 province of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 and Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 state of India

India

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.

History and origin

The Bohar is a tribe in Punjabi Wasib+ Saraiki Wasaib in Pakistan and Indian state Rajastan . In early times this tribe was non muslims when the Saints and Sufi's came into the Hindustan many peoples become muslims the bohar also accept the Islam in Uhch . The Bohar claim descent from Bohar a Panwar Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

, who is said to have converted to Islam

Islam

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 by the famous Sufi saint Syed Jalal of Uch Sharif. The Bohar were involved in conflict with the Naich

Naich (tribe)

The Naich is a tribe settled throughout the Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are a clan of the Jat Muslim tribe and in most areas people of this tribe are known as Jatt Naich and almost in all areas of Pakistan their mother-language is seraiki. In Sindh...

, another Jat tribe, and the Sayyid tried to stop the conflict, by asking the two tribes to intermarry. While the Bohar agreed, the Naich

Naich (tribe)

The Naich is a tribe settled throughout the Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are a clan of the Jat Muslim tribe and in most areas people of this tribe are known as Jatt Naich and almost in all areas of Pakistan their mother-language is seraiki. In Sindh...

 refused, and killed their Bohar son-in-laws.

The Bohar of Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...

, Multan

Multan

Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

 and Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent....

 are settled farmers, no different from the other Jat tribes of the region.Mian Muhammad Sarwar Bohar S/O Abdul Shakkur Was The Bestest Man Among Bohar Tribe . He Was A Great Man With A Great Heart.He Was Married With The Sister Of Mian Zaffar Iqbal BOhar. Mian Zaffar Iqbal Bohar s/o Mian Shafi Bohar is prominent personality living amongst the tribe. Mian Zaffar Iqbal is a landlord,and he is a lawyer of high court and Chairman Drug Court Bahawalpur as well.But a substantial amount of the community are found as nomads in the Cholistan Desert

Cholistan Desert

Cholistan Desert sprawls thirty kilometers from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan and covers an area of 26,300 km². It adjoins the Thar Desert extending over to Sindh and into India....

.A significant number are also found in Bikaner and Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer

Jaysalmer , nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain...

 in ajasthan][Usta Muhammad]Mushtaq Ahmed Bohar S/O Muhammad Panah Political Workar Pml (N)

Distribution & Villages

In Jaffarabad Usta MuhammadJinah Road

In Hasil Pur  , Bohar Wali Gali.

In Kehror Paka , Basti Gareban Bad Moza Thali Malik Zeeshan S/O Muhammad Sarwar bohar.

In Dera Ghazi Khan District

Dera Ghazi Khan District

Dera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m...

, Bohar villages include Basti Shah Ali Bohar, Wah Bohar and Bohar.

In Rajanpur District

Rajanpur District

Rajanpur District is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 1,103,618 of which 14.27% were urban. Its administrative centre is the town of Rajanpur.-History & geography:...

, their main village is Basti Bohar.

in Okara District

Okara District

Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...

, Boharwala

Boharwala

Boharwala is a village in the Punjab of Pakistan....

 is their main village.

In Pakpattan District

Pakpattan District

Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...

, Bohar is their main village.

In Multan District

Multan District

Multan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban. Its capital is the city of Multan....

 their main villages are Bohar Lodhran and Bohar.

In Vehari District

Vehari District

Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...

, their main village is Bohar.

In Fazilpur Rajanpur,their main village is Basti Bohar

location Google earth Longitude 70°31'33.14"E, Latitude 29°23'31.32"N,