An "Extinct" community of Pashtuns that used to exist in Uttarpradesh especially in the Rohillkhand region.
The community no longer exists as they've mixed up & assimilated with the rest the North Indian and Pakistani population post the India/Pakistan partition of 1947.
The community no longer exists as they've mixed up & assimilated with the rest the North Indian and Pakistani population post the India/Pakistan partition of 1947.
by Teachology December 24, 2022
A mass settlement of Central Asian Muslims since the 16th Century granted by the Mughal Empire as a land grant . Ofc most of these were Pashto speakers with some Dari speakers as well . Most were Sunni with some being Shia ( Specifically of the Bangash tribe ) .
Ofc some could've been Hindu and Sikh that continued to speak the Scythian dialect however matters on this is unknown .
They were allies to Ahmad Shah Durrani during his raids in India since the 1700s...
Post Indias 1857 mutiny, the community was active in Islamic reform movements such as the Khilafat movement and the Islamic reformists groups "Brelvis" and "Deobandi".
Ofc some could've been Hindu and Sikh that continued to speak the Scythian dialect however matters on this is unknown .
They were allies to Ahmad Shah Durrani during his raids in India since the 1700s...
Post Indias 1857 mutiny, the community was active in Islamic reform movements such as the Khilafat movement and the Islamic reformists groups "Brelvis" and "Deobandi".
by Teachology November 5, 2022
Not extinct but rather an ubiquitous patrilnieal line among Indian Muslims and Urdu speaking Muhajirs of Karachi
Found when the Mughal Empire as a land grant of the Kateher region in Uttar Pradesh I'm the 16th century
Rohilla settlers were mostly Pashto speaking settlers , with a smaller extent being Dari speakers. Notable tribes being Yousafzai, Afridi, Bangash, Mehsud etc. Most were Sunni but a small number of them were Shia.
Rohillas had an unknown and ambiguous relationship with Kshatriyah or rajput converts to Islam in Uttar Pradesh
In terms of Phenotypes , Rohillas did have a high frequency of fair skin, blue/green/hazel eyes and Reddish/Golden hair however that began to decrease due to mixed marriages with other Muslim communities ( or possibly because after conversion to Sunni Islam, the dark pigmented folks of the population began to reproduce more than their fair skinned members , hence the population ending up dark as a whole )
In present times the community has almost completely assimilated into Khariboli Muslim culture, with no connection to Pashto speaking Pashtun community in the present time . And sure the Pashto speaking community are not going to accept assimilated Descendants as Pashtuns
Found when the Mughal Empire as a land grant of the Kateher region in Uttar Pradesh I'm the 16th century
Rohilla settlers were mostly Pashto speaking settlers , with a smaller extent being Dari speakers. Notable tribes being Yousafzai, Afridi, Bangash, Mehsud etc. Most were Sunni but a small number of them were Shia.
Rohillas had an unknown and ambiguous relationship with Kshatriyah or rajput converts to Islam in Uttar Pradesh
In terms of Phenotypes , Rohillas did have a high frequency of fair skin, blue/green/hazel eyes and Reddish/Golden hair however that began to decrease due to mixed marriages with other Muslim communities ( or possibly because after conversion to Sunni Islam, the dark pigmented folks of the population began to reproduce more than their fair skinned members , hence the population ending up dark as a whole )
In present times the community has almost completely assimilated into Khariboli Muslim culture, with no connection to Pashto speaking Pashtun community in the present time . And sure the Pashto speaking community are not going to accept assimilated Descendants as Pashtuns
by Teachology November 5, 2023
Rohillas were blessed for looking like White people but have been cursed with a disease called revitiligo , the opposite of what Michael Jackson got , that lucky b*****d, as a consequence of following Orthodox Sunni Islam ( albeit a few were Shia ), after generations Rohillas started to end up looking like brown people , ofc not unlike whatever happened to their Christian counter parts , the Anglo Indians ...
This I consider part of "original sin" of Pakistans Urdu Speaking Muhajir community , Indian Muslims and the Pashtun community as a whole
I whole heartedly believe the moment Muhajirs of Pashtun Ancestry meet Pashto speaking Pashtuns and the fact of how those two cultures have diverged ... that is Original Sin talked about in mainstream Christianity .... the whole world got screwed up because of the Fate of Rohillkhand Pashtuns
This I consider part of "original sin" of Pakistans Urdu Speaking Muhajir community , Indian Muslims and the Pashtun community as a whole
I whole heartedly believe the moment Muhajirs of Pashtun Ancestry meet Pashto speaking Pashtuns and the fact of how those two cultures have diverged ... that is Original Sin talked about in mainstream Christianity .... the whole world got screwed up because of the Fate of Rohillkhand Pashtuns
by Teachology November 6, 2023