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Many Shaikhs from North India are descended from Arabs, and adopted 'Shaikh' as their last name through marriage or their job. In Frontier Regions , Punjab of Pakistan, or Kashmir , the title shaikh was given to those who had descended from upper caste natives such as the Brahmins , Kayasthas and Rajputs .
Pages in category "Shaikh clans" ... Shaikhs in North India; Shaikhzada; Sindhi Shaikh This page was last edited on 26 October 2024, at 18:24 (UTC). ...
Mughal clans of Pakistan (1 C, 5 P) S. Samma tribes (2 C, 44 P) Shaikh clans (19 P) Sindhi tribes in India (2 C, 20 P) T. Talpur dynasty (1 C, 21 P)
Shaikh or Sheikh (Sindhi: شيخ), is a Sindhi tribe or caste. The "Shaikh" word is an Arabic term meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar . The Shaikhs of Sindh are one of the major tribe of the Sindhi Muslims ethnic group; they are converted from Sindhi Hindu Lohana / Brahmin tribes.
They are mostly settled in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India and Karachi, Pakistan. [1] [2] They are also settled in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and also in areas of the Middle East specifically, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Qatar. [3] The Qidwai, together with the Milki, Malik and Chaudhary form a community of substantial landowners.
Shaikh clans (19 P) T. Tribes of Rawalpindi District (4 P) Pages in category "Punjabi tribes" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total.
Shershabadia, also known as Badia are a Bengali Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in India. [2] They belong to Shaikh community and also form a significant part of the Shaikhs of West Bengal and Bihar. Common surnames used by the community include Shekh, Sekh, Haque, Islam, Mondal. [3]
The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the Faisalabad, Chiniot and Rawalpindi District regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab.