Turkic peoples in India

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Not to be confused with Turks in India.

Turkic peoples have historically been associated as one of the non-native peoples to have ruled areas of the Indian subcontinent. Various dynasties of the later medieval era and early modern era in India were of Turkic and mixed Indian or Afghan descent. Two of the dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate, viz. the Tughlaqs and Khaljis, for instance, were of mixed Turkic origin, with Indian and Afghan ancestry respectively. The terms Indo-Turkic[1] or Turco-Indian[2] is used to refer to people and dynasties of mixed Turkic and Indian descent, as well as the fusion culture formed as a result.

Present day

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The community had traditionally served as soldiers in the armies of the various princely states in the Kathiawar Agency. They are also good traders. Like other Gujarati Muslims, they have a caste association known as the Jamat, which acts both as a welfare organization and an instrument of social control.[3]

Notable people and dynasties

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  • Iwaz Khalji, the 3rd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Delhi Sultanate
  • Saifuddin Aibak, 1st governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate
  • Awar Khan Aibak, 2nd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate
  • Izz al-Din Yahya, 6th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Tughlaq Delhi Sultanate

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Audrey Truschke (2021). The Language Of History.
  2. ^ Giv Nassiri (2002). Turco-Persian Civilization and the Role of Scholar's Travel and Migration in Its Elaboration and Continuity.
  3. ^ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1394-1399
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