Asimuddin Bhoongar
| Bhungar I Soomro | |||||
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| Asimuddin | |||||
| 3rd Sardar of Soomra dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 1054 – 1068 | ||||
| Predecessor | Soomar bin Rao Soomar | ||||
| Successor | Dodo I | ||||
| Born | 1015 | ||||
| Died | 1068 (aged 53) Thari, Badin, Sultanate of Sindh (present-day Sindh, Pakistan) | ||||
| Issue | Dodo I | ||||
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| House | House of Soomar | ||||
| Dynasty | Soomra dynasty | ||||
| Father | Soomar | ||||
| Mother | unknown(Daughter of Arab Chieftain Sa'd) | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Asimuddin Bhungar I[1] (Sindhi: عاصم الدين ڀونگر اول, romanized: Āsimuddīn Bhūngar Awal; Persian pronunciation: [aːs̤ɪm'ʊd'iːɳ bʱuːŋgər əwəl], born Asimuddin Bhungar I bin Khafif I bin Rao Soomar Soomro (Sindhi: عاصم الدين ڀونگر اول بن خفيف اول بن راؤ سومر سومرو), was the 3rd Sardar of Sindh, who ruled from 1054 when his uncle, Soomar Soomro, died issueless till his own death in 1068. Bhungar is credited with establishing Soomra dominance throughout Sindh. He was succeeded by his son, Dodo I.
Biography
Asimuddin Bhungar I (also spelled Bhungar Soomro; born 1053 – died 1068) was the son of Soomar Soomro, the head of the Soomra dynasty.[2] His mother, though her name is not known, was the daughter of the powerful Arab chieftain Sa'd.[3]
He succeeded his father to the hereditary states and ruled actively. He was the father of Dodo I, also known as Asamuddin Daula Dodo,[4] and the grandfather of Zainab Tari Soomro.
References
- ^ His name is also spelled as Azamuddin.
- ^ Elliot, H. M., and John Dowson. (1867). The History of India as Told by Its Own Historians. Vol. 1, p. 249. London: Trübner & Co.
- ^ Historians of Sindh, Volume 3, p. 95.
- ^ Daftary, Farhad. (2007). The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines. (See: The Beginning of Ismaili Da‘wa in Northern India, p. 11.) Cambridge University Press.