Timeline of 16th-century conversion of Hindu clans to Islam

Sudhan-Many Sudhans are of the opinion that they are descendants of Hindus. Research on this subject was conducted by Col. Dr. Khalil, a Sudhan who lived in Rawalpindi. There are a lot of Hindus and Sikhs who are members of the Sudhan tribe, most of these live in Kashmir.[1][2]

According to Dr. Khalil Sudhans were converted to Islam by Auranzeb

Mian-Quote -"... In the case of Kashtwar, the rulers of which were Muslim from the time of Aurangzeb. They still, however, retained their Hindu names and customs, and to the present day their descendants are called Mian. The rulers of Aknur and Rihasi belonging to branches of the Jammu family seem also to have embraced Islam ..."[3]

Meo- Like most Indian Muslims, the Meos were originally Hindu; when and how their conversion to Islam came about is unclear. It seems probable they were converted in stages: first by Salar Masud in the eleventh century, by Balban in the thirteenth century, and then during Aurangzeb's rule in the seventeenth century.

Bhat :

“ In Hisar they date their conversion to Alamgir s reign, and still continues to minister to Mahajans and other Hindu as well to Mughals and Pirzadas, but Shaikhs only fee them at a daughters wedding, as do also oilmen and weavers who give them 8 annas. But they get fees on the birth of a son. In Rohtak they have only three sections, Bijhan, Sil Saha and Gur Deva, of whom the latter recite genealogies and compose songs.

Their patrons are Muslim Rajputs and Hindu Mahajans.[4]

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References

  1. ↑
    Din, Mohammad (1932). The History of Poonch Tribes. India.
  2. ↑ Tribes & Castes of Punjab & North West Frontier Province by Ebbetson.
  3. ↑ page 88 Volume 111 A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab and North -West Frontier Province compiled by H. A. Rose and based on the Census Report for the Punjab 1883, by Sir Denzil Ibbetson and the census report for the Punjab 1892 by Sir Edward Maclagan. Published By the Asian Educational Services
  4. ↑ A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North -West provinces, compiled by H A Rose vol II Page 98
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