Kashmiri Shaikh
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Kashmiri Shaikh (Urdu: کشمیری شيخ ) mainly live in Kashmir regions of Pakistan and India. The Kahmiri Shaikhs are considered to be a clan of Punjabi Muslims of Kashmiri origin found predominantly in Pakistan Punjab and also in India .
After the advent of Islam into Afghanistan and South Asia, a significant number of Buddhists andHindus including (Brahmin and Khatri) converted to Islam and adopted the title of Shaikh. In Punjab, they are known as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are mostly urban and non agriculturist.
| “ | 'According to the census return the number of Kashmiri Musulmans , who make up 60% of the inhabitants of the Jhelum valley , was 765,442. They are no doubt mostly descendents of various Hindu castes , perhaps in the main of Hill Brahmans , but Islam has wiped out all tribal distinctions . [1] | ” |
| “ | 'The Hindu Kashmiri Pandits numbered 55,276. [2] | ” |
[edit] See also
- Shaikh
- Shaikhs in South Asia
- Punjabi Shaikh
- Khawaja Shaikh
- Qanungoh Shaikh
- Shaikh Siddiqui
- Siddiqui
- Khatri
- Dogra
