Dakhini Muslims

The Dakhini Muslims, or Deccani Muslims, are a community of diverse peoples from various ethnic backgrounds who inhabit the Deccan region of Southern India, and speak the Dakhini language.[1] The community now has their own separate ethnic identity, but the Dakhini Muslims come from from various native, and foreign ethnic backgrounds. Notable communities include the Hyderabadi Muslims of the erstwhile Hyderabad State.[2] Their history can be traced to the Bahmani Sultanate, which was the first Independent Muslim kingdom in southern India,[3] and the Deccan Sultanates which followed its demise.[4] Dakhini Muslims are mainly descended of Semitic peoples from the Arabian peninsula,[5] and to a certain extent, Persian, and Turkish peoples who mixed in with the local Dravidian and Indo Aryan populations, of Southern India.

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  1. ↑ "Kya ba so ba – Learning to speak south-indian urdu". www.zanyoutbursts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Hyderabadi heritage: Deccan diaries - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Bahmani sultanate | historical Muslim state, India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 Opulence and Fantasy | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Hammad Syed's answer to Urdu (language): Why do Muslims of Karnataka have their mother tongue as Urdu unlike those Muslims in Kerala and Tamilnadu where they speak respective native languages(Malayalam & Tamil)? - Quora". www.quora.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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