Bubak, Sindh

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Bubak
Bubak (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 26°26′44″N67°43′17″E / 26.445423°N 67.721323°E / 26.445423; 67.721323 [1]
CountryPakistan
Region Sindh
District Jamshoro
Taluka Sehwan
Population
 (2017) [2]
 • Total5,563
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)

Bubak is a town and union council [3] in Sehwan taluka of Jamshoro District, Sindh. [4] [5] It is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Manchar, 9 miles west of Sehwan. [4] Besides Sehwan, it is connected by road with Bhan and Talti. [4]

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As of 2017, Bubak has a population of 5,563, in 1,152 households, [2] while the total population of the Bubak union council is 28,776. [3] It is the seat of a tappedar circle, which also includes the villages of Jaffarabad and Jaheja. [2]

Name

The name "Bubak" is alternately derived from its supposed Jamot founder or from a plant that grows near the town. [4] Historically, Bubak was also known as Bubakan. [6]

The trematode Paramonostomum bubaki is named after Bubak, as it was originally discovered in the waters of nearby Lake Manchar in 2006. [7]

History

During the reign of the Samma dynasty ruler Jam Nizamuddin II, aka Jam Nindo, the peasants of Bubak constructed a massive dam south of Lake Machar under the supervision of Darya Khan, the Jam's commander-in-chief. [8]

Under the Mughal Empire, Bubak (or Bubakan) was the seat of a pargana; its inhabitants were considered relatively recent converts to Islam. [9] Later, during the era of the Talpur dynasty, the madrasa at Bubak was one of the most prominent in Sindh. [6]

Bubak was made a municipality in July 1854. [4] It was hit hard by an outbreak of cholera in 1869. [4]

Around 1874, Bubak's population was estimated at 4,234 people, including 4,120 Hindus and 114 Muslims. [4] The Muslims mainly belonged to the Kori, Chaki, Jamot, and Machhi tribes, while the Hindus were mainly Brahmins and Lohanos. [4] The population was mainly employed in agriculture and trade. [4] At the time, Bubak was surrounded by a large moat which was intended to protect against inundation from the waters of Lake Manchar; such inundation had already claimed some of the best farmland outside the town, leading to the financial decline of the zamindars. [4] Bubak was then well known for its carpets and bhang, although it was not a significant commercial centre in its own right. [4] It had a government vernacular school, a police outpost with three officers, and a cattle pound at the time. [4]

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