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| 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.<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}} | 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 Pashtun tribes. These include the Bangash, Afridi, Dustukhel |
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> | ||
| ==Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh== | ==Pathans in Western Uttar Pradesh== | ||
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Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaEthnic group
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| India (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand), | |
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| 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.
See also
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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