Present Day
Kambojs and Kambohs today are estimated to number around 1.5 million. The rest of the original Kamboja tribe was assimilated into other social groups and castes of the Indian sub-continent. Consequently, many sub-caste names overlap with those of other communities of northern India like the Khatris, Rajputs, Tarkhans, Jats, Brahmins, Arains and others. The Kambojs of the north, by tradition, are divided into 52 and 84 clans. 52 line is stated to be descendants of Cadet branch and 84 from the elder Branch. This is claimed as referring to the young and elder military divisions under which they had fought the Bharata War. Numerous of their clan names overlap with other Kshatriyas and the Rajput castes of the north-west India, thereby suggesting that some of the Kshatriya/Rajput clans of north-west must have descended from the Ancient Kambojas. The Kambojs/Kambohs practiced weapon-worship in the past but the practice is now going out of vogue.
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