Bubak | |
Settlement Type: | Union council |
Other Name: | Būbak |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan Sindh#Pakistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sindh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sindh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jamshoro |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name3: | Sehwan |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 5563 |
Coordinates: | 26.4454°N 67.7213°W[1] |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Pushpin Relief: | o |
Bubak is a town and union council[2] in Sehwan taluka of Jamshoro District, Sindh.[3] [4] It is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Manchar, 9 miles west of Sehwan.[3] Besides Sehwan, it is connected by road with Bhan and Talti.[3]
As of 2017, Bubak has a population of 5,563, in 1,152 households,[5] while the total population of the Bubak union council is 28,776.[2] It is the seat of a tappedar circle, which also includes the villages of Jaffarabad and Jaheja.[5]
The name "Bubak" is alternately derived from its supposed Jamot founder or from a plant that grows near the town.[3] 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]
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.[3] It was hit hard by an outbreak of cholera in 1869.[3]
Around 1874, Bubak's population was estimated at 4,234 people, including 4,120 Hindus and 114 Muslims.[3] The Muslims mainly belonged to the Kori, Chaki, Jamot, and Machhi tribes, while the Hindus were mainly Brahmins and Lohanos.[3] The population was mainly employed in agriculture and trade.[3] 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.[3] Bubak was then well known for its carpets and bhang, although it was not a significant commercial centre in its own right.[3] It had a government vernacular school, a police outpost with three officers, and a cattle pound at the time.[3]