The Great Gama
Wrestler from British India (1878–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known by the title Rustam-e-Hind[lower-alpha 1] and by the ring name The Great Gama,[lower-alpha 2][7] was a pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India and later, Pakistan. In the early 20th century, he was an undefeated wrestling champion of British India.[8][9]
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The Great Gama | |
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Birth name | Ghulam Mohammed Baksh Butt[1] |
Born | (1878-05-22)22 May 1878 Jabbowal, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, India)[2][3][4] |
Died | 23 May 1960(1960-05-23) (aged 82)[5] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Family | Imam Baksh Pahalwan (brother) Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif (granddaughter) Maryam Nawaz (great-granddaughter) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Gama Pahalwan |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[6] |
Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg)[6] |
He was born in the Kashmiri Butt caste in Jabbowal village (Amritsar District) in the Punjab Province of British India in 1878,[2] and was awarded a version of the World Heavyweight Championship on 15 October 1910. Undefeated in a career spanning more than 52 years, he is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.[10] After the partition of India, Gama migrated to Pakistan, where he died in the city of Lahore on 23 May 1960.[3][11][12]
The prominent members of Great Gama Family includes, The Great Jahara Pehlwan, Nasir Bholu, Sohail Pehalwan, Abid Pehalwan, Kalsoom Nawaz, Bilal Yaseen (Ex-Federal Minister), Ibraz Butt (Youth Parliamentarian, Secretary of Information) [13] & Moazzam Zubair (Son of Jahara The Great)