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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 ...
It was the second largest Muslim princely state in pre-independence India, after Hyderabad State. In 1949, the state acceded to the Dominion of India (see Pathans of Madhya Pradesh for more information). Kurwai State (1713–1948), founded by Muhammad Diler Khan, a Pashtun rising through merit in the Mughal Army.
Pages in category "Indian people of Pashtun descent" The following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The majority of Mohyal Brahmins identify as Hindu, with some also identifying as Sikh. Guru Nanak, continuing in the tradition of Bhakti Saints, revitalised Sanatan ('Hindu') wisdom in order to make to accessible for the common people of late Medieval India.
Pathans (Pashtuns) In Oudh State, India. There are many Pashto-speaking Pakhtuns in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. [28] Although their exact numbers are hard to determine, they are at least more than 100,000, for it is known that in 1954, over 100,000 nomadic Pakhtuns living in Kashmir Valley were granted Indian citizenship. [29]
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 ...
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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 ...