Kamboj

The Kamboj (Devanagari: कंबोज, Nastaliq: کمبوج, Gurumukhi: ਕੰਬੋਜ ALA-LC: ), also Kamboh (Nastaliq: کمبوہ ALA-LC: ), is a caste and cultivating community of India and Pakistan, spanning a region from the Sutlej Valley in the north, the Multan in the west and the Karnal area of the Yamuna valley in the east. By religion, most Kambojs follow Hinduism, with a considerable minority following Sikhism and Islam. Muslim members of the community are called as Kamboh. The Hindu Kambojs and the Sikh Kambojs are found in the Punjab, Haryana and Jammu regions in India, while most of the Muslim Kambohs are found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. In the United Provinces, the Kamboh Sheikhs were found among the irregular cavalry but rarely enlisted in the infantry.