Muslim communities of Bihar: Khanzada, Mirasi, Momin Ansari, Qassab, Shaikh of Bihar, Muslim Teli, Muslim Rangrez, Darzi, Hajjam

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Khanzada, Mirasi, Momin Ansari, Qassab, Shaikh of Bihar, Muslim Teli, Muslim Rangrez, Darzi, Hajjam, Pathans of Bihar, Chik, Malik, Muker, Bisati, Abdal, Bhatiara, Nat, Rayee, Sai, Iraqi biradri, Thakurai, Churihar, Mirshikar, Shershahabadia, Pamaria, Turuk Pasi, Sapera, Kulhaiya, Bakho, Chamail. Excerpt: The Khanzada or Khan Zadeh (Urdu: , Hindi: ) are a community of Hindu converted Muslim Rajputs, found in the Awadh region of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. A few are also found in the state of Bihar. This community is distinct from the Rajasthan Khanzadas, who are also a community of Muslim Rajputs. They also refer to themselves as Musalmaan Rajputs, or sometimes just Rajputs. In Bihar, they are also known as Diwani Pathans, from the Persian word divan دیوان, which means a royal court, on account of the Rajput converts being giving the status of Pathan by the royal court. In addition, a small number of Khanzada are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, many members of this community migrated to Pakistan and settled mainly in Karachi. The word Khanzada in Persian means son of a khan, or king. This has literally the same meaning as the word Rajput, which also means son of a king in Sanskrit. The term khanzada originally applied to the Bachgoti Rajput family of the Rajahs of Hassanpur. They were said to have converted to Islam during the rule of Sher Shah Suri. This family claimed descent from Bariar Singh, a Bachgoti Rajput, who said to have emigrated from Sultanpur in the 13th Century. The Bachgoti had started off as a clan of the Chauhan Rajputs of Mainpuri. Bariar Singh's grandson, Tilok Chand was captured in battle by the Mughal Emperor Babar, who was allowed to choose between the adoption of the faith of Islam and a quick release, or a long imprisonment. Tilok Cha...