Qaimkhani

Qaimkhani or Kaimkhani (also spelled Qaim Khani and Kaim Khani) is a Muslim community that claims a Rajput descent from Hindu Chauhan Rajputs. They converted to Islam in the 14th century.[1][2] They are found in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

The historian Dirk Kolff has queried whether the Kaimkhani have Turkbachcha origins.[3]

Between 1384 and 1731, when they were defeated by the Shekhawats, Qaimkhani nawabs ruled in Fatehpur, Jhunjhunu and Singhana.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Chandra, Satish (2005). Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals 2. Har-Anand Publications. p. 112. ISBN 978-8-12411-066-9.
  2. ↑ Stern, Robert W. (1988). The Cat and the Lion: Jaipur State in the British Raj. BRILL. p. 265. ISBN 978-9-00408-283-0.
  3. ↑ Kolff, Dirk H. A. (2002). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850. Cambridge University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-52152-305-9.
  4. ↑ Weinberger-Thomas, Catherine (1999). Ashes of Immortality: Widow-Burning in India. University of Chicago Press. p. 176. ISBN 0-226-88568-2.