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Name: Bachar Tribes of Thal: Thal is a large desert situated around and in between the Jhelum and Sindh rivers, just south of the Pothohar Plateau. This region is home to a number of tribes that can be grouped under the name Jat. Among the larger tribes of the region that come under the rubric Jat include the Aheer, Aulakh Baghoor, Bachar, Bhidwal, Cheena, Gahi, Ghallu, Jhammat, Johiya/Joiya, Kanyal, Khokhar, Majoka, Mammak, Naich, Parhar, Panwar, Rahdari, Saigra, Sandhila Sial, Talokar, Tiwana, Uttra, Wahla etc and Baloch tribes namely Kulachi, Lashari and Waghra Magsi. All these tribes spoke Saraiki and Thalochi dialect of Punjabi. Here we discuss only Bachar tribe. Bachar (بچڑ) tribe:- Bachars are mainly found in the town of Wann Bhachran Mianwali, Bhakkar, Mohibpur, Jehlum, Khushab, Talokar Village, Jhajha, Mehro, Shah Wala Shumali, Dera Atta Muhammad Wala, Mandi Bahauddin, Dera Ismail Khan and at the northern edge of the Thal desert etc. According to information, their original home was in the Gujrat, where from firstly they migrated to Buggi Bhooki near Girot in Shahpur (now called Sargodha and Khushab), and later to their present sites, which was chosen on account of the “wan” or large well built by Emperor Sher Shah Suri. These wells were placed at intervals of about a day’s march apart on the road from Gujrat to Bannu, while others believe that Mandi Bahauddin, Mianwali, Bhakkar and Dera Ismail Khan are their ancestral areas. Actual name of the caste is Bachr (Bachar) بچڑ mean to save or protect, but latter it become famous as Bhachar (calf) or Bachri (heifer or feminine of bhachar/calf), a form of endearment applied by some forgotten Pir from the word Bhachra/a calf. Buchar and Buchari names are also common but very rare. Many villages are named as Bhachar & Bachri and both the said names have created their own empathy. There is still village called Bachar/Bhachar near the town of Mandi Bahauddin, although the population of the village is largely Gondal with no Bhachr family. However, the Wara Chamian near Malakwal in Mandi Bahauddin districts is still home of some Bhachr families and Wan Bhachran Mianwali being their chief village. Similarly, there are places/villages called Bachri and people of Bachri caste i.e. Govt Girls Primary School Bachri Dera Ismail Khan, Village Bachri in Naivela Union Council of Dera Ismail Khan, Malik Bahdar Bachri etc. Besides this, the word Bachri is predominantly found at international level i.e. in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, West & East Java, United States, Sarimpur Bachri (a village of Bhojpur district in Bihar), Syamsul Bachri Chaeruddin (Indonesian former footballer) etc.

According to J.M Wikeley (who authored a manual of military called Punjabi Musalman) added that during 1931 census, male population of Bachars was 2,000 in District Mianwali only. J.M Wikeley further disclosed that Bachars are Khokhar Rajput and according to the 19th century gazetteer of Bannu District, the Bachr is really a branch of Khokhars. The Bachar caste was labelled as Jats by 1911 census of India and was considered to be the sub caste of Khokar. Whether Bachr is clan of Khokhar or not but they are closely connected with the Khokhar, Dhap, Bandial and Ghangera tribes while, Ganjial, Nutqal and Balqal etc are the sub-castes of Bachrs clan. They also all share a common tradition of migration, with an ancestor leaving territory in India and migrating to the Thal. Wilson author of the Shahpur observed that "on both side of the Jhelum from about Bhera down to the Jhang border and on into Jhang itself" there are many villages owned by clans calling themselves Khokhar although Bachrs are also residing in these areas. Use of word Bachar in Global: Surprisingly, many notable people of international community also use Bachar as surname, for example: John Bachar (American rock climber), Carmit Bachar (member of The Pussycat Dolls), Dian Bachar (American actor), Mohamed Bachar (Nigerien football player), Oshrat Bachar, Shai Bachar, Yossi Bachar etc. You can see how Bachar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bachar family name was also found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bachar families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 03 Bachar families living in Ohio. This was 100% of all the recorded Bachar's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Bachar families in 1840. Use census records and voter lists to see their names of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences and occupations etc. Mother tongue of Bachar families is Saraiki and like other tribes, they are subdivided into clans that go by the name khels and waly i.e. Ali Khel, Balqaal Khel, Mohammad Khel and Bahadar Waly, Shahnawaz Waly etc Well known elders of the tribe are: Malik Bahadar, Haji Malik Shah Nawaz, Malik Sona and Malik Ahmad Khan Bachar etc.