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	The '''Pathans''' are an ] ] ~~community~~ in the ] state in ]<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkkK6SZOo_gC&dq=uttar+pradesh+indian+pathans&pg=PA1139 \|title=People of India: The Communities: Nai-Yadav. Bio-Anthropological Indormation. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Maps. Index \|author=Amir Hasan, Anthropological Survey of India, Baqr Raza Rizvi, J. C. Das, K. S. Singh \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|date=February 27, 2019 \|isbn=9788173041143 }}</ref> who form one of the largest ] communities in the state.<ref>{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ShFPAQAAIAAJ&q=pathans+indian+muslim+community\|title= Religions of IndiaA Multidimentional Study\|quote=A well known Indian Muslim community is Pathan \|page=36 \|isbn= 9788178845340\|last1= Shaji\|first1= U. S.\|year= 2010}}</ref> 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 ] community of eastern ] are also commonly known as Khan. The phrase ''Pathan Khanzada'' is used to describe Muslim ~~Rajput~~ groups, found mainly in ], who have been absorbed into the Pathan community. There are communities of partial ] ancestry in the ] region and in parts of the ] and ] regions, such as the ~~agricultural farmers community of~~ ].~~<ref name~~=~~"ReferenceA">People~~ ~~of India Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hassan & J C Das page 1139 to 1141 Manohar Publications</ref>~~		The '''Pathans''' are an ] community of ] descent in the ] state in India<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkkK6SZOo_gC&dq=uttar+pradesh+indian+pathans&pg=PA1139 \|title=People of India: The Communities: Nai-Yadav. Bio-Anthropological Indormation. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Maps. Index \|author=Amir Hasan, Anthropological Survey of India, Baqr Raza Rizvi, J. C. Das, K. S. Singh \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|date=February 27, 2019 \|isbn=9788173041143 }}</ref> 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 <ref>{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ShFPAQAAIAAJ&q=pathans+indian+muslim+community\|title= Religions of IndiaA Multidimentional Study\|quote=A well known Indian Muslim community is Pathan \|page=36 \|isbn= 9788178845340\|last1= Shaji\|first1= U. S.\|year= 2010\|publisher= Cyber Tech Publications}}</ref> 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 ] community of eastern ] are also commonly known as Khan. The phrase ''Pathan Khanzada'' is used to describe Muslim warrior groups, found mainly in ], who have been absorbed into the Pathan community. There are communities of partial ] ancestry in the ] region and in parts of the ] and ] regions, such as the agrarian ] community.{{cn\|date=October 2023}}
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	==History==		==History==
			The Pathan are divided into sixteen groupings, who generally take their name from the ancestral ]. These include the ], ], Dustukhel, Luni (Miani), ], Bakarzai, ], ], ], ], Ghorghushti, Toia Mehsud Khel, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Sultani and ], all of which are well known Pashtun tribes. A further differentiation exists based on an identity known as the qabila or ], based on territorial subgroupings and community ties.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkkK6SZOo_gC&dq=uttar+pradesh+indian+pathans&pg=PA1139 \|title=People of India: The Communities: Nai-Yadav. Bio-Anthropological Indormation. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Maps. Index \|author=Amir Hasan \|year=2005 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|page=1139 \|isbn=9788173041143 }}</ref>
	Many ] emigrated from their homeland of ] to what is now northern ] during the ]. Many of them were traders, soldiers and civil servants during the ] era.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.khyber.org/articles/2007/Study_of_the_Pathan_Communitie.shtml\|title=Study of the Pathan Communities in Four States of India\|website=www.khyber.org}}</ref> A process of indigenization has occurred, and the Pathan community became indistinguishable from neighbouring Muslim communities due to social factors such as assmilation as well as intermarriage with the local castes. They now speak Hindustani (Khari Boli) as well as various localised dialects of the language such as Awadhi, Braj Bhasha and Kannauji and are found throughout Uttar Pradesh with settlements in Moradabad, Farrukhabad, Hathras, ] and a dense population of them found in the Rohillkhand region. In addition, a significant amount of them are found in parts of Azamgarh, Sultanpur and Jaunpur.

	The Pathan are divided into sixteen groupings, who generally take their name from the ancestral Pashtun tribes. These include the Bangash, Afridi, Dustukhel, Tanoli, Luni (Miani), Jadoon, Bakarzai, Barech, Daudzai, Dilazak, Durrani, Ghorghushti, Toia Mehsud Khel, Ghori, Khalil, Lodi, Mohmand, Mohammadzai, Orakzai, Rohilla, Sherwani, Suri, Sultani and Yousafzai, all of which are well known Pashtun tribes. A further differentiation exists based on an identity known as the qabila or ], based on territorial subgroupings and community ties.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkkK6SZOo_gC&dq=uttar+pradesh+indian+pathans&pg=PA1139 \|title=People of India: The Communities: Nai-Yadav. Bio-Anthropological Indormation. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Maps. Index \|author=Amir Hasan \|year=2005 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|page=1139 \|isbn=9788173041143 }}</ref> In older parts of the Muslim areas of the towns in UP, the Pathan have maintained their own residential neighbourhoods. The Pathan are not an endogamous group and arranged marriages do occur with other Sunni Muslim communities of similar social status, such as the Mughal and Muslim Rajput, although there is still a preference of marriage within the community. In Rohilkhand, they are still a community associated with agriculture, having historically been a community of land owners.

	The Pathan have also been prominent in the Muslim religious sphere in UP, having produced many Ulama and Huffaz and have built and have financed many Mosques and Madrasahs which were established by this community. In terms of formal education, they are seen as a Muslim community that has a favourable attitude towards education, and many are now in professional occupations, such as medical and the legal fields.

	==Pathans of Lucknow in Western Uttar Pradesh==

	Most Pathans of Lucknow are settled in Malihabad district in which there are Afridi Pathans, Yousafzai and Bangash, whereby the Pathans of Malihabad worked as agricultural landowners of mangoes that are famous internationally through the ownership of extensive orchards. The Afridi of Malihabad are known throughout as expert mango growers.

	==Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh==		==Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh==
			The Pathans of the Barah-Basti villages of Bulandshahr produced a large number of volunteers who joined the British ], many of whom rebelled during the ] under Abdul Latif Khan of Khanpur and Walidad Khan of Malagarh.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxbjAAAAMAAJ&q=pathan+basti+irregular+cavalry \|title=Bengal, Past & Present:Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society · Volume 86 \|page=47 \|date=1967 \|publisher=Calcutta Historical Society }}</ref>{{full\|date=October 2023}}

	The Pathan population in the Doab, with the exception of Kasganj, Kaimganj, Saraiaghat, Amanabad and Farrukhabad, Lucknow is fairly thin on the ground. The upper Doab, a region roughly covering an area from Aligarh to Saharanpur is home mainly to the Ranghar, Muslim Gujjar, and Muley Jat communities. However, the region is still home to a number of Pathan settlements. Starting with Saharanpur District, the Pathan population is found mainly in the city and villages nearby. The only large Pathan colony is that of the Kakars in Deoband tehsil, where there are several villages. There is also a very ancient settlement of Ghori Afghans in Roorkee, and settlements of Lodis in Saharanpur tehsil, and Yousafzais in Nakur. In addition to these, the district is also home to small numbers of Mohammadzais, Tareens, Durranis (mainly Barakzais and Achakzais), Bangash, Khalils and Afridis.

	Deoband town itself has small communities of Yusufzais in Mohalla Qila and Kakars in Mohalla Pathan Pura. Until 1947, Mohalla Qila was predominantly a Pathan area and also houses a mosque, known as Masjid-e-Qila or Qila Wali Masjid, built by the Pathan King Sikander Bahlol Lodhi in the year 616 AH (1219 AD).

	The mosque is still managed and administered by Yusufzais believed to be the descendents of Sajid Khan, the then ruler of the area. Like the Pathans of other parts of western Uttar Pradesh, Kakars and Yusufzais of Deoband were either small zamindars, served in the armed forces, the police force or were involved in transportation and logistical business.

	In neighbouring Muzaffarnagar District, the Pathan settlements are found mainly in a tract between the Hindan and Kali rivers, there is a cluster of villagers known as the Bara Basti. These Pathan are for the most part belong to the Daudzai and Lodi tribes. Further west, the Kakar of what is known as the Bawan Basti were at one time substantial landowners. They are of the same stock as the Kakar of Deoband tehsil in neighbouring Saharanpur District. There is also a settlement of Afridis north of the town of Thana Bhawan, who were settled by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to control the turbulent Ranghars of the region. Their main settlement is the village of Jalalabad.

	In Meerut District, including Baghpat, the Pathan are found throughout these two districts. They belong for the most part to the Yousafzai and Ghori tribe. The city of Meerut has been said to be the earliest settlement of the Pashtuns in North India, and the Ghori have been settled for at least eight hundred years. Other Pathan tribes in the district include the Kakar, Bangash, Tareen and Afridi.

	The district of Bulandshahr is home to a number of important Pathan colonies. Perhaps the most important settlement is that of the city of Khurja. The Keshgis of Khurja were brought over from Kasur in Punjab by Firuz Shah Tughlaq. They are often referred to as Kasuria, on account of that being their original settlement in India. There also exists a barah basti, or twelve towns of Lodi Pathans near the banks of the Ganges. These Pathans are connected through marriage with the larger Pathan settlement in Rohilkhand, across the river. The Pathans of the Barah-Basti villages of Bulandshahr produced a large number of volunteers who joined the British ], many of whom rebelled during the ] under Abdul Latif Khan of Khanpur and Walidad Khan of Malagarh.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxbjAAAAMAAJ&q=pathan+basti+irregular+cavalry \|title=Bengal, Past & Present:Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society · Volume 86 \|page=47 \|date=1967 \|publisher=Calcutta Historical Society }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J5BeAAAAcAAJ&dq=bustee+fanatic+cavalry&pg=PA57 \|title=Narrative of Events Attending the Outbreak of Disturbances and the Restoration of Authority in the District of Meerut in 1857-58 \|page=59 \|publisher=Government Press \|author= Fleetwood Williams \|year=1858 }}</ref> The Pathans of Malakpur, who are Yousafzai were settled their by the Emperor Akbar. In additions to these communities, there are also settlements of Afridis, in the city of Bulandshahr, as well as Bangash.

	The Pathans in Aligarh District belong to a number of clans, perhaps the most important from a historic point are the Sherwani of Bhikampur and Datauli, in Aligarh tehsil. These Sherwani were substantial landowners, and were practically independent rulers in the period between the collapse of Mughal power and the rise of the British. Their oldest settlement is at Jalali, which contains several families of Lodis and Ghoris. The Popolzai Durani of the village of Barla were settled their by Ahmed Shah Abdali. In the city of Aligarh, there are settlements of Yousafzais and Mohammadzais. Other Pathan settlements include the Lodis in Sikandra Rao, the Afridis in Khair and the Ghoris in Atrauli.

	==Pathans of Saharanpur==

	There are many settlements of various tribes of Pashtuns in the district of Saharanpur. Khanalampura colony in the city came in to existence before the city at the banks of ''Paun Dhoi'' river.

	In Saharanpur district, there are more than fifty villages and colonies where Kakar Pathans are living from the Mughal period which is called ''Kakro Ki Bawni'' means fifty two villages of Kakar Pathans in Hindustani. Some are Khera Afghan, Titro, Ambehta Peer, Dhurala, Jajwa, Papri, Nagla Jhanda (Jhandia), Sansarpur, Harpal, Pathed, Chaura Kalan, Pithori, Sarsawa, Deoband, Nakur, Kairana, Kailashpur, Nanauta etc. where Nakur Deoband and Sarsawa also have a significant population of ]s among the Pathans and the city has considerable population of various type of Pathans from different tribes. Mansoor Ali Khan, an ex-member of parliament from the Saharanpur Lok Sabha seat, is a Kakar Pathan and his father Mahmood Ali Khan had been elected as an MLA several times.

	==Pathans of Aliganj and Kasganj==

	The most important Pathan colonies in the Doab are that of Aliganj and Kasganj, both in Etah District. These Pathans belong mainly to the Lodi tribe, but there are also important settlements of Ghoris, Mohammadzais and Yousafzais. Both the settlements of Aliganj and Kasganj were founded by a Yaqut Khan. Yaqut Khan is said to have invited Pathans to settle in these two towns. A further settlement was founded at Kadirganj and Sajawar. Most of the early settlers belonged to the Lodi tribe, who still form the largest sub-group. In addition to these settlements, Bhai Khan Toiakhel, a courtier of the Bangash Nawab of Farrukhabad founded the village of Sarai Aghat in which the still settlement of Toiakhel Pathans, another name of this tribe is Toia Mahsud Khel and this tribe is a sub-tribe of both Mehsud and Waziri tribes.

	A common ancestor, Shahbaz Khan came to India from Afghanistan in 1680.

	=== Pathans of Lucknow District ===
	The district of ] is a home to a number of Pathan communities, most found in towns referred to locally as kasbas, such as ]. In the city of ], there are communities of ]s, ], ]s, ], ] and Ghori Pathans. While in the district, the Pathans are found mainly in the kasbas of Malihabad, Mirzaganj, Bhaktiyarnagar, Khalispur, Malakpur Badi Garhi, Rasoolpur and Garhi Sanjar Khan. Unlike other Uttar Pradesh Pathans who are predominantly ], a large significant number are ]. Among the oldest settlers are the Bazid Khel Pathans of Jowaki Division of Adam Khel clan who are an Afridi tribe from Kohat mentioned in several historical records including the ''Gazetteer of the Kohat District'', published in 1883–84.<ref>''Gazetteer of the Kohat District'', 1883-84</ref>

	The Garhi Sanjar Pathans belong to the Amazai clan of the ] tribe. They claim descent from Daler Khan Amazai, who arrived in Awadh in 1656. Daler Khan, also known as Jalal Khan Jadoon, was appointed governor of Awadh. Daler Khan brought with him two brothers, Kawal Khan and Khan Bahadur Khan. They settled initially in Bulakinager, while the son of Khan Bahadur Khan, Sarmast Khan founded the settlement of Garhi Sanjar Khan. The Jadoons are now found mainly in Bulakanagar, Bhakitiyarnagar, and Garhu Sanjar Khan.<ref name="HRNeville_Gazetteer">''A Gazetteer of Lucknow District Volume XXXVII: Gazetteers of the United Provinces'' edited by H. R Neville</ref>

	The Malihabad Pathan belong mainly to the Jowaki Khel Afridis and Shinwari tribe, and were settled in the district during the rule of ] ]. Their ancestor was Faqir Mohammad Khan, who sought service under the ]. He brought with him members of his tribe, and they now form an important element in Malihabad's Muslim population.

	The ]s of Khalispur claim descent from Yousaf Khan Qandhahari, who settled during the rule of ], who was the grandson of Yahya Khan, who was one of the brothers of the King of Afghanistan, Mir Wais Hotak and Yusuf Khan was the real son-in-law of Mir Wais Hotak. Yusuf Khan was granted the village of Khalispur as an ]. He is said to have brought his kinsmen from present-day ], and a village now contains a large settlement of Durranis.<ref name="HRNeville_Gazetteer"/>

	In neighbouring ], the town of Fatehpur is also an important centre of the Pathans in Awadh. The town was founded by a Fateh Khan, who was a Pathan, in 1321. As a frontier settlement, with the countryside still held by ] chiefs, Fateh Khan established a colony of Pathans. They belong mainly to the Yousafzai and Lodi tribes. In addition to the Fatehpur Pathans, there are also settlements in Ramsanehighat tehsil, belonging mainly to the Afridi and Shinwari tribe.<ref name="HRNeville_Gazetteer"/>

	=== Distribution of tribes by district in Awadh 1891 ===

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	\| Baqarzai{{efn\|name=fn1}}\|\| 18 \|\| 48 \|\| \|\| 23 \|\| 1,163 \|\| 340 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|4 \|\|1,596
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	\| ] \|\| 180 \|\| 162 \|\|187 \|\| 119 \|\| 421 \|\| 256 \|\| \|\| 400 \|\| 191 \|\| 80 \|\| 60 \|\| 58 \|\| 1,292
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	\| ] \|\| 9 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 4 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|13
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	\| ]{{efn\|name=fn2}} \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 20 \|\| \|\| \|\|20
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	\| ] \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 5 \|\| \|\| 622 \|\| \|\| 6 \|\| 16 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|649
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	\| ] \|\|102 \|\| 129 \|\| \|\| 22 \|\| 43 \|\| 86 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 423 \|\| 33 \|\| \|\|838
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	\| ] \|\| 55 \|\| 129 \|\| 25 \|\| 80 \|\| 69 \|\| 7 \|\| 4 \|\| \|\| 40 \|\| \|\| 8 \|\| \|\| 417
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	\| Sur \|\| 1,788 \|\| 5,672 \|\| 768 \|\| 2,515 \|\| 5,780 \|\| 3,369 \|\| 523 \|\| 410 \|\| 2,315 \|\| 414 \|\| 1,266 \|\| 85 \|\|24,905
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	\| ] \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 20 \|\| 2 \|\| 198 \|\| 45 \|\| 23 \|\| \|\| 286
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	\| ] \|\| 215 \|\| 263 \|\| 540 \|\| 1,249 \|\| 1,534 \|\| 697 \|\|1,210 \|\| 10,057 \|\|2,909 \|\| 279 \|\| 82 \|\| 327 \|\|19,362
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	\| ] \|\|38 \|\|24 \|\| 27 \|\| 48 \|\| 129 \|\| 5 \|\| \|\| \|\| 11 \|\| \|\| \|\| 16 \|\|298
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	\| ] \|\| 41 \|\|25 \|\| 15 \|\| 8 \|\| 20 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 8 \|\| 73 \|\| 164 \|\|17 \|\|371
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	\| ] \|\| 2,678 \|\| 2,175 \|\| 3,609 \|\| 3,306 \|\| 1,538 \|\| 2,812 \|\| 2,800 \|\| 8,080 \|\| 4,427 \|\| 2,621 \|\| 6,028 \|\| 3,778\|\|43,852
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	\| ] \|\| 123 \|\| 34 \|\| \|\| \|\| 307 \|\| 38\|\| \|\| \|\| 7 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|509
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	\| ] \|\| 158 \|\| 61 \|\|33 \|\| 216 \|\| 487 \|\| 246 \|\| \|\| 6 \|\| 447 \|\| 9 \|\| \|\| 7 \|\|1,670
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	\| ] \|\| 2,678 \|\| 2,175 \|\| 3,609 \|\| 3,306 \|\| 1,538 \|\| 2,812 \|\| 2,800 \|\| 8,080 \|\| 4,427 \|\| 2,621 \|\| 6,028 \|\| 3,778\|\|43,852
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	\| Qazi Pathan \|\| 197 \|\| 75 \|\| 48 \|\| 109 \|\| 386 \|\| 237 \|\| 57 \|\| 101 \|\| 139 \|\| 32 \|\| 65 \|\| 28 \|\|1,474
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	\| ] \|\| 199 \|\| 76 \|\| 31 \|\| 8 \|\| 375 \|\| 185 \|\| \|\| \|\| 24 \|\| \|\| 42 \|\| 10 \|\|950
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	\| ]{{efn\|name=fn4}} \|\|131 \|\| 411 \|\| 250 \|\| 55 \|\| 12 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 30 \|\| \|\| \|\| 4\|\|893
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	\| ] \|\| 59 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 29 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|88
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	\| Yaqubzai \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 8 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|8
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	\| ] \|\| 7,172 \|\| 959 \|\| 641 \|\| 2,525 \|\| 1,173 \|\| 2,116 \|\| 4,025 \|\|3,121 \|\| 3,821 \|\| 1,192 \|\| 1,170 \|\|2,164 \|\|30,079
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	\| ]\|\| 183 \| 74 \|\| 115 \|\| 93 \|\| 37\|\| 289\|\| 327\|\| 84 \|\| 374 \|\| 227 \|\| 312 \|\| 232 \|\| 25 \|\|\|2187
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	==Notes==

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	{{efn\|name=fn1\|The Baqarzai are sub-clan of the ] tribe}}
	{{efn\|name=fn2\|The Bunerwal are ], and originate in the ], and the word Bunerwal literally means an inhabitant of Buner. Most Bunerwal are ] ]s}}
	<!-- {{efn\|name=fn3\|The Urmuz are a sub-tribe of the ]}} -->
	{{efn\|name=fn4\|The Warakzai or ] are largest sub-division of the ] confederacy.}}
	<!-- {{efn\|name=fn5\|The lodhi Section comprise on all Lodhi sub-sections included ShahuKhel, Daulat Khel ], ] and other Nohani/Lohani.}} -->
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	==References==		==References==
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Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh, India

Ethnic group

Pathans of Uttar Pradesh
Regions with significant populations
India (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand),
Languages
Hindi (Kannauji, Braj, Awadhi) • Urdu • Bhojpuri • English
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Urdu-speaking people, Pathans of Gujarat and the Pathans of India

The Pathans are an Urdu-speaking community of Pashtun descent in the Uttar Pradesh state in India 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 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 Khanzada community of eastern Uttar Pradesh are also commonly known as Khan. The phrase Pathan Khanzada is used to describe Muslim warrior groups, found mainly in Gorakhpur, who have been absorbed into the Pathan community. There are communities of partial Pashtun ancestry in the Rohilkhand region and in parts of the Doab and Awadh regions, such as the agrarian Rohilla community.

History

The Pathan are divided into sixteen groupings, who generally take their name from the ancestral Pashtun tribes. These include the Bangash, Afridi, Dustukhel, Luni (Miani), Jadoon, Bakarzai, Barech, Daudzai, Dilazak, Durrani, Ghorghushti, Toia Mehsud Khel, Ghori, Khalil, Lodi, Mohmand, Mohammadzai, Orakzai, Kakarzai, Rohilla, Sherwani, Suri, Sultani and Yousafzai, all of which are well known Pashtun tribes. A further differentiation exists based on an identity known as the qabila or biradari, based on territorial subgroupings and community ties.

Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh

The Pathans of the Barah-Basti villages of Bulandshahr produced a large number of volunteers who joined the British Irregular Cavalry, many of whom rebelled during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 under Abdul Latif Khan of Khanpur and Walidad Khan of Malagarh.

References

Amir Hasan, Anthropological Survey of India, Baqr Raza Rizvi, J. C. Das, K. S. Singh (27 February 2019). People of India: The Communities: Nai-Yadav. Bio-Anthropological Indormation. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Maps. Index. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788173041143.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Shaji, U. S. (2010). Religions of IndiaA Multidimentional Study. Cyber Tech Publications. p. 36. ISBN 9788178845340. A well known Indian Muslim community is Pathan
Amir Hasan (2005). People of India: The Communities: Nai-Yadav. Bio-Anthropological Indormation. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Maps. Index. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1139. ISBN 9788173041143.
Bengal, Past & Present:Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society · Volume 86. Calcutta Historical Society. 1967. p. 47.

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Minority	Assamese Bengali Bhili Dogra Gondi Gujarati Konkani Nawayath Marathi Marwari Meitei Odia Punjabi Tamil Telugu Labbay Goan Muslims Alavi Bohras
Bihari	Abdal Ansari Bisati Chamail Churihar Chik Gaddi Idrisi Khanzada Kulhaiya Lal Begi Malkana Malik of Bihar Mirasi Mirshikar Mughal Muker Muslim Chhipi Pasi Nat Pathans Rayeen Sai Sapera Sayyid Syed (Mallick) Shaikh of Bihar Shershahabadia Thakurai Teli
Gujarat	Abdal Alavi Bohras Ansari Arabs Attarwala Bafan Baloch Banjara Behlim Bhadala Bharbhunja Bhishti Chhipa Chunara Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Dhobi Dhuldhoya Doodwala Faqir Galiara Ghanchi Ghanchi-Pinjara Halaypotra Hingorja Hingora Juneja Kadia Kagzi Ker Khalifa Khaskheli Khoja Machiyar Makrani Maliks of Gujarat Mandali Makwana Manka Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Mughal Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Node Panar Parmar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans Salaat Samma Sandhai Muslims Sanghar Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Soomra Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari
Karnataka	Baghban Beary Chaush Chhaparband Kodava Maaple Konkani Muslims Nawayath Pinjara Siddi Assadi
Kerala	Mappilas Pusalans Ossans Tangals (the Sayyids) Vattakkolis (the Bhatkalis) or Navayats Labbais Nahas Marakkars Keyis Koyas Nainars Dakhnis or Pathans Ravuthars Bohras (Daudi Bohras)
Madhya Pradesh	Chhipa Ansari Banjara Dawoodi Bohra Dhobi Mughal Muslim Chhipi Pathans Shaikh Sayyid
Maharashtra	Attar Baghban Bhishti Chaush Chhipa Chhaparband Dawoodi Bohra Dhawad Faqir Garodi Gavandi Kachar Kagzi Konkani Muslims Momin Muslim Raj Gond Qassab Saiqalgar Tadvi Bhil
Rajasthan	Ansari Anderkoti Chhipa Cheetah Chadwa Dawoodi Bohra Deshwali Gaddi Ghosi Hela Mehtar Hiranbaz Kandera Khadem Khanzada Langha Manganiar Merat Meo Mughal Pinjara Kayamkhani Rangrez Rath Shaikhs of Rajasthan Silawat Sindhi-Sipahi Singiwala Sorgar
Tamil Nadu	Rowther Kayalar Labbay Marakkar Deccani Muslims (Pathans) Nawayath Dawoodi Bohra
Uttar Pradesh	Alvi Ansari Atishbaz Bachgoti Khanzada Baghban Baluch Bandhmati Banjara Barhai Behlim Banu Israil Behna Bhand Bharbhunja Bhale Sultan Khanzada Bhatti Khanzada Bhatiara Bhishti Muslim Bhumihar Bisati Chik Dakhini Dafali Dhagi Dharhi Dhobi Musalmaan Dogar Fareedi Faqir Gaddi Gautam Khanzada Ghosi Goriya Gujjar Musalmaan Halalkhor Halwai Idrisi Iraqi Biradari Jhojha Kabaria Kakorvi Shaikh Kamangars Kamboh Kasgar Kayastha Musalman Khanzada Khokhar Khanzada Khumra Kingharia Kunjra Lal Begi Lalkhani Rajput Madari Mandarkia Malkana Manihar Meo Milki Mirasi Mughal Mujavir Muker Muslim Chhipi Muley Jats Nagar Muslims Nalband Nanbai Naqqal Panchpiria Pankhiya Pathans Putliwale Qalandar Qassab Qaum-e-Punjabian Qidwai Rai Bhatt Raj Garha Rajput Musalmaan Ramaiya Rangrez Rayeen Rohilla Sadaat Amroha Sadaat-e-Bara Sadaat-e-Bilgram Sai Salmani Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh Shaikh Ja'fri Shaikhzada Siddiqui Teli Musalmaan Turk Tyagi Musalmaan
West Bengal	Abdal Dawoodi Bohra Bedia Faqir Ghosi Iraqi Biradari Kahar Kan Kela Khotta Lodha Malla Nashya Patua Sapuria Shershahabadia Shamsi

v t e Muhajir communities
Originally from Telangana	Alids Alvi Sayyid Chaush Hamidi Hyderabadi Muslims Siddiqi
Originally from Bihar and Bengal	Ansari Bengali Bihari Muslims Bisati Chik Gaddi Idrisi Khanzada Malik of Bihar Mughal Muker Pathan of Bihar Rayee Shaikh of Bihar Stranded Biharis Thakurai Teli
Originally from Delhi	Abbasi Saqqa Ansari Arain Behna Bhatiara Dhobi Ghosi Gujjar Manihar Meo Mughal Pathans Qassab Qaum-e-Punjaban Rajput Muslim Rangrez Saifi Shaikh Sayyid Salmani
Originally from Gujarat	Alavi Bohra Ansari Arabs Banjara Behlim Bhadala Bharbhunja Bhishti Chunara Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Dhobi Dhuldhoya Doodwala Ghanchi Ghanchi-Pinjara Kadia Kagzi Ker Khoja Machiyar Makrani Malik of Gujarat Mandali Makwana Manka Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Mughal Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Node Panar Parmar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans of Gujarat Salaat Sanghar Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Surti Muslims Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari
Originally from Karnataka	Baghban Beary Chaush Kodagu Mappila Konkani Muslims Nawayath Siddi
Originally from Kerala	Koya Mappila Marikkar Thangal Thulukkar
Originally from Rajasthan	Ansari Cheetah Deshwali Gaddi Ghosi Khadim Khanzada Merat Meo Mughal Pinjara Qaimkhani Rangrez Rath Shaikhs of Rajasthan Silawat Sorgar
Originally from Tamil Nadu	Kayalar Labbay Marakkar Rowther
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh	Alvi Ansari Momin Nesba Panipati Ansaris Baghban Baluch Behlim Behna Bisati Dhobi Musalmaan Dogar Fareedi Gaddi Garha Ghosi Gujjar Musalmaan Halwai Idrisi Iraqi Jat Musalmaan Jhojha Kakorvi Shaikh Kamboh Kayastha Musalman Khanzada Khumra Lalkhani Rajput Malkana Manihar Meo Milki Mughal Mujavir Muker Nagar Muslims Pathans of Madhya Pradesh Pathans of Uttar Pradesh Qassab Qaum-e-Punjaban Qidwai Rajput Musalmaan Rangrez Rayeen Rohilla Sadaat Amroha Saadat-e-Bara Sadaat-e-Bilgram Saifi Salmani Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh Shaikh Ja'fri Siddiqui Shaikhzada Teli Musalmaan Turk Tyagi Musalmaan

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Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh

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