Muslim Kolis

Muslim Koli
मुस्लिम कोली
Muslim Koli; मुस्लिम कोली
Religious subgroup of Koli caste
Ethnicity	Koli people
Location	In India; Gujarat and Maharashtra In Pakistan; Sindh
Parent tribe	Hindu Kolis of India
Branches	Wadha Muslim Koli; Sipahi Muslim Koli; Mahigir Muslim Koli; Makwana Muslim Koli;
Language	Koli; Gujarati; Marathi; Sindhi; Urdu;
Religion	Islam
Surnames	Patel;

The Muslim Koli, or Musalman Koli (Gujarati: મુસ્લિમ કોલી) (Marathi: मुस्ळिम कोळी) is a religious subgroup of Hindu Koli caste in India and Pakistan. Most of the Muslim Kolis lives in Maharashtra^[1] and Gujarat of India and Sindh province of Pakistan. Muslim Kolis were Hindu by religion but later they were converted to Muslim and accept Islam.^[2]

The Muslim Kolis Maharashtra lives familiar with Hindu and Koli Christians of the state.^[3]

Titles

Patel, the muslim Kolis of Gujarat use the Patel as their title like Hindu kolis.^[4]

Subcastes

The Muslim Kolis of Gujarat are known as Wadha Koli mostly found in Kutch district of the state.^[5]
The Muslim Kolis of Konkan in Maharashtra known as Mahigir Muslim Kolis whose forfathers were Hindu Kolis.^[6]
Makwana Muslims of Gujarat are Koli by caste who were converted to Islam during Muslim rule in Gujarat.^[7]

Notable

Yakut Khan, admiral of Mughal Navy and administrator of Janjira State.^[8]

References

^ Soni, Paroma (2021-03-13). "'One cup of kadak chai': How Mumbai's Koli women survived the coronavirus pandemic". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
^ "Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai!". The Times of India. 2019-10-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
^ Jacobsen, Knut A. (2015-08-11). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-40358-6.
^ Sheikh, Aziz; Gatrad, Abdul Rashid (2000). Caring for Muslim Patients. New Delhi, India, Asia: Radcliffe Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-85775-372-1.
^ Mishra, N. K. Singh and A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim(3 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-297-9.
^ "KONKANI MUSLIMS: AN INTRODUCTION OMAR KHALIDI". Masjid Al Falaah. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
^ Assadi, Muzaffar (2023-11-24). Colonial and Post-Colonial Identity Politics in South Asia: Zaat/Caste Among Muslims. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-003-80246-4.
^ Ali, Shanti Sadiq (1996). The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. New Delhi, India, Asia: Orient Blackswan. p. 174. ISBN 978-81-250-0485-1.

[1] Soni, Paroma (2021-03-13). "'One cup of kadak chai': How Mumbai's Koli women survived the coronavirus pandemic". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

[2] "Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai!". The Times of India. 2019-10-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

[3] Jacobsen, Knut A. (2015-08-11). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-40358-6.

[4] Sheikh, Aziz; Gatrad, Abdul Rashid (2000). Caring for Muslim Patients. New Delhi, India, Asia: Radcliffe Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-85775-372-1.

[5] Mishra, N. K. Singh and A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim(3 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-297-9.

[6] "KONKANI MUSLIMS: AN INTRODUCTION OMAR KHALIDI". Masjid Al Falaah. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

[7] Assadi, Muzaffar (2023-11-24). Colonial and Post-Colonial Identity Politics in South Asia: Zaat/Caste Among Muslims. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-003-80246-4.

[8] Ali, Shanti Sadiq (1996). The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. New Delhi, India, Asia: Orient Blackswan. p. 174. ISBN 978-81-250-0485-1.

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Titles

Subcastes

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References