Raj caste

Raj or Maimar
Total population
(70,000[1])
Regions with significant populations
 Pakistan India
Languages
UrduHindiAwadhi
Religion
Islam 100% •
Related ethnic groups
BhatiaraMuslim HalwaiShaikh

The Raj are a Hindu - Punjabi mainly community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat etc in India.

History and origin

There are two communities having Raj caste: Rajputs and Muslims. Raj caste is not only Muslim. There are Raj people who are rajputs. Like other Muslim artisan castes, the community has a mixed origin, with what was once a guild evolving into an caste. In western Uttar Pradesh, a fair number of the community is of Chamar origin. The community gets its name from the Hindi word rajah or headman. They are Sunni Muslims, and are found throughout Uttar Pradesh. The Raj are found in greater numbers in the districts of Moradabad, Bijnor, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar. They speak both Urdu and Khari boli.[2]

See also

References

  1. http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php?peo3=17759
  2. Tribes and Castes of North-Western Provinces and Oudh by William Crook Volume IV pages 208
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