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Muslim Rajputs or Musalman Rajpoots are the descendants of Rajputs in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent who generally are followers of Islam. [1] They converted from Hinduism to Islam from the medieval period onwards, creating various dynasties and states while retaining Hindu surnames such as Chauhan.
Maharaja Kam Dev Misir, a Sikarwar Rajput and a ruler of the Pahargarh Estate. [19] Rao Shekha, King of Amarsar [20] Rai Bular Bhatti, a Muslim Rajput who donated 18,750 acres of land to Guru Nanak [21] Man Singh Tomar, King of Gwalior, who defended his kingdom for nearly two decades against relentless attacks from the Lodi dynasty [22]
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
This is a strong tradition that exists among the most distinguished of Rajputs of all faiths, the registration of surnames and the length of the family tree. Prominent Muslim Rajputs remain and continue to record their family trees from their Hindus beyond even after their conversion to Islam, right up to the present day.
Rajput (from Sanskrit rājaputra meaning "son of a king"), also called Thakur, [5] is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Ranghar are a community of Muslim Rajputs in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh; [1] and in Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan. [ 2 ] History and origin
Jamwal is a toponymic surname for a Dogra Rajput clan of the same name from Jammu, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. They claim descent from the traditional founder of Jammu, Jambu Lochan , and there at one time some of their members were rulers of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir , often referred to as the Dogra dynasty .
the various Hindu Rajput Bhati sub-clans, like Saran, Moodna, Seora as well as Muslim groups like Bhatti, Bhutto...and the trading community of Bhatiya, all link their origins to the Bhatis; Erskine, K. D. (1909). A Gazetteer Of The Jaisalmer State And Some Statistical Tables. Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries. pp. 11–12. Fisher, R. J. (1997).