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The term "Hindu Pathan" is used for Hindus who hailed or were born in the predominately Pashtun regions of British India (now Pakistan), [23] [24] as well as those who arrived from Afghanistan. [25] The 1947 partition of India led to an exodus of Hindus settled in the former North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Baluchistan , which are part ...
Paatni people are members of a hill raja clan that migrated from Patan, Rajasthan in India to Bhaaloaagar and then to their current location in Uttarakhand in the early 16th century. [1] Atkinson described them as the groups holding small principalities in Kumaon at the end of Katyuri rule and the advent of the Chand dynasty in Kumaon. After a ...
The Pathans are an Urdu-speaking community of Pashtun descent in the Uttar Pradesh state in India [1] who form one of the largest Muslim communities in the state with a population of 5-6 million and 2.9% of the total population of Uttar Pradesh [2] They are also known as Khans which is a commonly used surname amongst them; although not all those who use the surname are Pathans, for example the ...
In India's Rohilkhand region, Pashtuns had made large settlements between 14th century and 20th century. In fact, according to the 1911 edition of Encyclopædia Britannica , the number of Pashtuns in the British India was nearly 3.5 million, but the speakers of Pashto numbered less than 1.25 million. [ 25 ]
The early Pathan settlers in what became the princely state of Bhopal were known as Barru-kat, because they initially used reeds for roofing their houses, in which it became an aspect of their local architecture. [1] Bhopal became a hub for Pathan settlement, with others arriving to be soldiers in the Begum's army.
Gujarati Pathans are a group of Pashtuns, who are settled in the region of Gujarat in western India. They now form a distinct community of Gujarati and Urdu/Hindi speaking Muslims. They mainly speak Urdu with many Pashto loanwords, but most of them have been Indianized so some may have Gujarati as their first language as well, few elders in the ...
Patthargarh fort outside Najibabad, built by Najib-ud-Daula in 1755. 1814–15 painting.. The founder of the state of Rohilkhand was Ali Muhammad Khan who was a Jat [33] [34] boy of age of eight when he was adopted by Daud Khan Rohilla.
Pathans of Sind or Sindhi Pathan (Sindhi: پٺاڻ) are communities of Pashtun descent settled in Sindh and can be referring to Sindhified Pashtun communities. They are living in Sindh for centuries and have adopted the norms and culture of Sindh. Many bear the tribes Tareen, Naghar, Agha, and Kakar.