Punjabi MusalmansManohar, 1991 - 130 pagina's The work originally published in 1915 is a sociological and anthropological study relating to Musalmans located between the Indus and the Sutlej rivers to the south of the main Himalayan range in the undivided Punjab and North Western Frontier Provinces. It studies the divisions, origin and ancestry of various Punjabi Musalman tribes, sketches the history of Punjab starting from Alexander's invasion and provides useful statistical data regarding the population and geographical distribution of the tribes besides tracing the history of Islamic religion and its doctrines. It covers their characteristics, religious observances, festivals, food habits, customs and ceremonies relating to marriage and burial, language, manners, gestures, laws of inheritance, amusement, games and superstitions, etc. In addition to the Punjabi Musalman tribes described in details, the book also provides a very useful table of other tribes classed as Rajputs and Jats in the Census of 1911, indicating their names, habitat and population. |
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Amritsar ancestor appear Army Attock Awáns Bábar Baluch best known Bhatti Brahmans bridegroom Central Punjab century Chief families claim clan Delhi descendants Dhúnds enlist Ferozepur found chiefly Gakkhars Ghazni Ghebas Ghori give their daughters Gujar Khan Gujranwala Gujrat Gurdaspur Headmen Hindu History and particulars Hoshiarpur India Indian Officers Indus inter-marry Jammu Janjuas Jat tribes Jhang Jhelum district Jullundur Kahuta Kashmir Kassars Kharrals Khattars Khokhars Korán Koreshis Lahore large number Leading families Locality Ludhiana Lyallpur Mahmud Mahmud of Ghazni Mairs Male population marriage Mianwali Military service Moghal Montgomery Muhammad Muhammadan Muharram Multan Murree Muzaffargarh Name of tribe North West Punjab Numbers serving origin Patháns physique Poonch Prophet Punjabi Musalmán race Rája Rajput Rájpút descent rank Rawalpindi district Recruiting Officer regiment Salt Range Sattis Sayads Shah Shahpur Shahpur district Sheikhs Shiahs Sialkot Siáls Sikh small numbers social soldiers status Súdhans Sutlej tahsil Tanaolis Throughout the Punjab Tiwánas tract villages Zaildar