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The document provides a history of the caste system in Pakistan. It discusses the origins of major castes such as Sheikh, Aryan, Chaudhry, Malik, Jatt, Gujjar, Pathans, Rajputs, and Mughals. It describes their historical backgrounds, locations within Pakistan, and some customs or titles associated with each caste. The Mughals are discussed in more depth, outlining the history of the Mughal Empire in South Asia from the 16th to 18th centuries.

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Caste System in Pakistan

The document provides a history of the caste system in Pakistan. It discusses the origins of major castes such as Sheikh, Aryan, Chaudhry, Malik, Jatt, Gujjar, Pathans, Rajputs, and Mughals. It describes their historical backgrounds, locations within Pakistan, and some customs or titles associated with each caste. The Mughals are discussed in more depth, outlining the history of the Mughal Empire in South Asia from the 16th to 18th centuries.

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Pakistan Studies

Caste System in Pakistan


Presented By
• Ayesha Pervez
• Arooj Bashir
• Samira Malik
• Sara Akhtar
Introduction
• A caste is combined social system of
occupation, endogamy, culture, social
class, and political power.
History
• Indus valley
civilization
• Mohenjodaro
• Harrapa
History
• Aryans came in 1700
BC
History
• After Aryans armies
of Cyrus The Great
came to this land.
History
• Alexander the great
passed through the
Khyber pass in 326
BC.
History
• After a century
Ashoka came to this
land.
History
• Pakistan then came
under the rule of
Sultan’s of Delhi.
History
• Muslim rule was then
demolished by Sikhs
History
• Then the Sikhs were
defeated by the
Britain's.
• Then the Muslims of
India asked for a
separate land and got
in 1947.
Different Castes in Pakistan
Sheikh
• Mostly Shieks in Pakistan are Punjabi. The
Punjabi Shaikh are a multi-ethnic community
who are partly descended from Arabs, Persians,
Afghans and Turks.
• Their origin is from middle east and Arabian
countries.
• They are found in Punjab as Punjabi speaking
Shaikhs and also found in Sindh as Sindhi
speaking Shaikhs.
Aryan
• The Aryan race is a concept historically
influential in European culture and
American culture in the period of the late
19th century and early 20th century.
• Then mixed with other castes and became
part of indian society. There descendents
are in India and Pakistan. Those who
converted to islam are mostly found in
Punjab.
Chaudhry
• Chaudhry has roots in 15th century.
• The title became significant during the
Mughal era.
• Although the title has lost its original
exclusivity, in both Indian and Pakistani
Punjab regions a Chaudhry is still
considered a leader of a tribe in some
villages and small towns. They are usually
landowners in rural Punjab and Sindh.
Malik
• Malik putatively of Arab origin, living
predominantly in northern, central, and western
parts of Punjab, Pakistan.
• The Awans subscribe to the belief that they are
the descendants of the fourth Caliph and call
themselves Alvi.
• Those who consider themselves awan but not
Alvi, they claim that they are descendents of
Qutb Shah.
• There desendants are found in Rawalpindi,
Jhelum, Sialkot and Attock.
Jatt
• The Jat people are a historical Indo-Aryan tribal
group native to the Punjab region.
• The Jats rose to prominence following the 1669
Jat uprising against Mughal rule, during british
raj they were given the title of “martial race”.
• A large number of Jat muslims are present in
punjab,in addition to punjab they are in
kashmir,in sindh, kacchi a region of balochistan
and dera ismael khan.
Gujjar
• The Gujjar are an ethnic in Pakistan. While the
origin of the Gujjars is uncertain, the Gujjar clan
appeared in modern Pakistan and northern India
about the time of the Huna invasions of the
region.
• They were primarily classed as Kshatriya and
Brahmin, and many of them later converted to
Islam during the Muslim rule in South Asia.
• Pakistan the Muslim Gujjars are considered as
tribe.
Pathans
• The history of the pathan people is
ancient, and much of it is not fully
researched.
• In pakistan, they are living all over the
country. But have tribes in NWFP and
Baluchistan. These tribes use different
surnames such as orakzai, yousafzai,
khan, sadozai, sardars and durrani.
Rajputs
History of rajputs
• The history of Muslim
rajputs coincides with
the Muslim conquest
of south Asia

• At the time of arrival


of Islam the north and
west regions of south
Asia were ruled by
rajputs clans
Customs

• Marriages

• Mostlt muslim rajputs still


marry in to other Muslim
rajputs only..
• Tradition of marriages in
to only one group

• r
Titles

• Some muslim raajputs use the title of honor


Jam. Jam means having the prince equal to
Rajput.
• Majority of Muslim Rajput use their ancient title
such as Raj, Rana,Rao and Rai.
Mughal

The term Mughal is


simply the Persian
form of the word
Mongol

They use title of Agha


Baig and Mirza
Mughal History
• Mughal are descendents of various Mongol
armies that invaded Iran and South Asia under
Genghis Khan, Timur and Babar.
Clans of Mughal
• Clans of Mughals are

• Turks
• Chughtai
• Barlas
• Qizilbash
Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
• The Mughal Empire was an Indian-
Islamic imperial power that ruled a large
portion of Indian subcontinent which
began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of
Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th
and early 18th centuries by forming
alliance with Indian Maharaja, and ended
in the mid-19th century.
Mughal Dynasty
Mughal Architecture
Mughal Dressing
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