Asimuddin Bhoongar
| Bhungar I Soomro | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | unknown | ||||
| Mother | unknown | ||||
| 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
[edit]Asimuddin Bhoongar was born to the unknown parents, and he became a king. He was a Muslim ruler.
With an unknown woman (a wife or a concubine), he fathered at least one child — a son, Asamuddin Daula Dodo. Asimuddin Bhoongar died in 1064–65,[2] and he was succeeded by his son — who was also known as Dodo-I — and through him, Asimuddin Bhoongar was the grandfather of the Queen Zainab Tari (زينب تاري)[3] and the King Shahabuddin Sanghar.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ His name is also spelled as Azamuddin.
- ^ Queen Zainab Tari Soomro. 2010.
- ^ Mahar Abdul Haq Sumra (1992). The Soomras. Multan, Beacon Books. OCLC 301088925.
- ^ Zainab Tari Soomro: The Absolute Queen of Sindh Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. Author: Sindhi Dunya.