Kashmiri Shaikh

Kashmiri Shaikh (Urdu: کشمیری شيخ ‎) mainly live in Kashmir regions of Pakistan and India. The Kashmiri 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 Hindu Brahmins and Kshatriya's converted to Islam and adopted the title of Shaikh. In Punjab, they are known as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are mostly urban and some are involved in agriculture.

“ '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 descendants 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] ”

Notables

▪Sheikh Afridi ,Martial arts players, Srinagar

Gilgit

References

  1. ↑ The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir by Sir James Douie 1901 published by Low priced Publications page 106
  2. ↑ The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir by Sir James Douie published by Low priced Publications page 107

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