Bosan (tribe)
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The Bosan 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...

. They are said to have come from Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...

 in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 at the invitation of the Sufi Bahawal Haq some eight centuries ago. The saint is said to have allocated lands in what has now become the town of Bosan
Bosan
Bosan is a town in Multan District, Pakistan. It is an agricultural area known for mango and orange production, and is one of the largest mango producers in Pakistan. Boson Town is also famous for its rich livestock. Most of the people here have adopted livestock as their livelihood...

 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....

. According their traditions, they have a common origin with the Sangi
Sangi (tribe)
Saangy is a Muslim Jat clan found in provinces of Punjab and Sindh, in Pakistan.-History and origin:The Saangy are a branch of the Samma tribe of Sindh...

 tribe, while they are closely allied to the Waince
Bains (Jat)
Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....

 tribe, whom they intermarry.

The Bosan are found mainly in villages near the town of Bosan, and have customs similar to neighboring Seraiki
Saraiki people
The Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...

tribes.
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