Turk (caste)
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Total population | |
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c. 2,500,000—3,000,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
India, Pakistan | |
Languages | |
Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi), Gujarati Historically: Karluk Turkic (Chagatai), Persian | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
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History of the Turkic peoples pre–14th century |
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Tiele people |
Göktürks |
(Tokhara Yabghus, Turk Shahis)
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Khazar Khaganate 618–1048 |
Xueyantuo 628–646 |
Kangar union 659–750 |
Turk Shahi 665-850 |
Türgesh Khaganate 699–766 |
Kimek confederation 743–1035 |
Uyghur Khaganate 744–840 |
Oghuz Yabgu State 750–1055 |
Karluk Yabgu State 756–940 |
Kara-Khanid Khanate 840–1212 |
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Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom 848–1036 |
Qocho 856–1335 |
Pecheneg Khanates 860–1091 |
Ghaznavid Empire 963–1186 |
Seljuk Empire 1037–1194 |
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Cuman–Kipchak confederation 1067–1239 |
Khwarazmian Empire 1077–1231 |
Kerait Khanate 11th century–13th century |
Delhi Sultanate 1206–1526 |
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Qarlughid Kingdom 1224–1266 |
Golden Horde 1240s–1502 |
Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) 1250–1517 |
The Turk Jamat are a Muslim community found in India.[1] They claim they are descended from the various Turkic tribes that settled in the region. Many members of the community migrated to Pakistan after India's independence and subsequent partition, settling in Karachi.
Göktürk wave (5th-8th c.)[]
Turkic dynasties[]
The community had traditionally served as soldiers in the armies of the various Turkic dynasties which ruled Indian subcontinent. They were and still are a community of small to medium-sized farmers. A good many are also 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.[1]
Present circumstances[]
The Turks live in northern India, mainly in Delhi, Gaziabad, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital, Haldwani and Dehradun in Uttrakhand, Bhopal and Junagarh in Gujarat. The region has 40 to 55% Muslim electorate. They upset electoral calculations in five Parliament and 27 provincial Assembly constituencies in uttar Pradesh.
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.[1]
References[]
- Muslim communities of India