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Kambojas are a very ancient Kshatriya Tribe of the north-western parts of the Indian Subcontinent and what is now Afghanistan , frequently mentioned in ancient texts, although not in the Rig Veda . They apparently belong to the Indo-Iranian Branch of the Indo-European family. The Kambojas still live as , and as Kams / Kamoz / Kaumoj and Katirs / Kamtoz of the Siyaposh tribe in the Nuristan (''former Kafirstan '') province of Afghanistan See refs: M. Elphinstone, "An account of the kingdom of Caubol", fn p 619; ''Journal of Royal Asiatic Society'', 1843, p 140; ''Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal'', 1874, p 260 fn; ''Die altpersischen Keilinschriften: Im Grundtexte mit Uebersetzung, Grammatik und Glossar'', 1881, p 86, Friedrich Spiegel; ''Political History of Ancient India'', 1996, p 133, fn, Dr H. C. Raychaudhury, Dr B. N. Banerjee; ''The Achaemenids and India'', 1974, p 13, Dr S Chattopadhyaya . Cf: ''There is an apparent trace of their (Kambojas') name in the Caumogees of Kaferistan, who may have retreated to the mountains before the advance of the Turk tribes'' (Dr H. H. Wilson). See fn 374:15: {Link without Title} . Cf: ''" The tribe (Kambojas), who most likely occupied Paropamisan mountains and the plains to the northward, which are still famous for their breed of horses, may have perhaps subsequently extended to east, as we find traces of the name in the Hindukush, as a part of the Kafirs bearing the appellation of Kaumojees, which we can scarcely doubt to represent the ancient denomination Kambojas"'' (See Ref: Art. XV, Notes on Sabhaparva of Mahabharata, illustrative of some Ancient Usages and Articles of Traffic of Hindus, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843, p 140, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland). Cf: ''"The geographical title of Kamboja is retained to present days in the Kamoj of Cafferistan"'' (See: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1990, p 97, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland). Cf: "Kambojas must have inhabited the Hindukush mountain and the adjoining country, as its Kafirs, says Elphinstone, still call them Kamoj" (Peter weiss: Von existentialistischen Drama zum marxistischen Welttheater, eine kritische Bilanz, 1971, Otto F. Best). Kāmarūpaśāsanāvalī, 1981, p 137, Dimbeswar Sarma, Premadhar Chowdhury, Rajani Kanta Deva Sarma; Raghuvamsa of Kalidasa, 1991, p 114, M. R. (Moreshvar Ramchandra) Kale, Kālidāsa, Mallinātha. Cf: ''"Thus traces of the old Kamboja tribe exist at the present day in the Badakshan and the Pamirs regions. In the west, the tribe (Kamboja), in the ancient days, seems to have extended as far as the eastern part of Afghanistan, for here we find peoples who call themselves Kamoja and in which we can trace probably the survival of the name Kamboja”'' (See: The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1963, p 192 ). Cf: ''Die Kafirs werden Kamoze oder Kamboja genannt (nach Elphinstone)'' (Adolf Bastian) (See: Die Voelker des Oestlichen Asien Studien und Reisen, Band I. Die Geschichte der Indochinesen, p 456: See link: . Cf: ''"A trace of Kambojas, in their original seat, seems to remain in the Kaumojas of the Hindukush" ('''See foot note 4''': [http://books.google.com/books?id=0bkMAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA498&dq=Kambojas+Bombay+Presidency+trace ). Cf: ''"The Kambojas were probably represented by the Kafir tribe of Kamoj. And it seems not unlikely that a remnant of the Kambojas may have been driven into the mountains by some of the invaders of the country. Popular tradition says, in fact, that the Kamoj were driven out of the country of Candahar (Gandhara)"'' (Ref: The Sun and the Serpent: p 127-128, Charles Fredrick Oldham: See link: See also: Die altpersischen Keilinschriften: Im Grundtexte mit Uebersetzung, Grammatik und Glossar – 1881, Page 86, '' (See: Revue d'ethnographie, 225. See link: [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0GEBDsgd1aTrYldrkI&id=sjm_emXotKEC&pg=PA225&lpg=PA225&dq=Silar+Hilar ). See: Mid-Decade World Conference on Women: Bengaladesh Perspective, 1980, (Published in 1981), Women Development Unit, Bhanudatta Misra, Dimbeswara Sarma. A Treatise on Nepali Language, 1978, p 46, Gokul Sinha.. Their numbers have greatly dwindled, and the total population still known by these forms of their ancient name is currently estimated to be about 1.5 million. ETHNICITY & LANGUAGE OF KAMBOJAS Main article: Numerous classical sources indicate that ancient Kamboja was a center of language they spoke.Nirukuta II/2; Patanjali's Mahaabhaa.sya is p. 9, in Vol. 1 Kielhorn's Edition |
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