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{{Short description|Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh, India}} |
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==Origin== |
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The Naqqal literally means mimicry in the [[Urdu]] language, and the Naqqal get their name from the fact they were mimics at the court of the [[Nawabs of Awadh]]. According to some traditions, they are a branch of the [[Mirasi]] community, while others consider them to be a sub-group of the [[Bhand]] community. They were invited by Nawab Nasir-ud-din Haider of Awadh from [[Kashmir]]. Most trace their descent from Ali Jan who arrived from [[Kashmir]], and served at the court of [[Wajid Ali Shah]]. His descendents kept the tradition of mimicry, entertaining the [[taluqdar]]s of [[Awadh]].<resi:>People of India Uttar Pradesh muzaffar nagar(shahpur),meerut,sardhana, bijnore,khurja shikarpur,bulandsher,rajasthan maharshtra(bombay),naqqal are OBC couta no.67,central govt and state govt. |
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==Present circumstances== |
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The Naqqal are distributed in the old parts of [[Lucknow]] city. They now speak [[Urdu]] and [[Awadhi]], and dislike the use of the word Naqqal, claiming to be [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]]. They are strictly endogamous, marrying close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages. The community have no system of exogamous clans.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1071 to 1075 Manohar Publications</ref> |
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The traditional occupation of the Naqqal was mimicry (as [[bahrupiya]]s), but like other guild based castes, they have seen a decline in their traditional occupation. Most Naqqal have now taking up shop keeping and peddling, while some are now wage labourers. They are in the process of acquiring a new identity as [[Kashmiri Shaikh]], and this has meant the progressive abandonment of their traditionally occupation. It is quite possible that if they succeed, the Naqqal name will be consigned to history. The Naqqal are [[Shia]], and their customs are similar to other [[Muslim]] communities in the city of [[Lucknow]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1071 to 1075 Manohar Publications</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Kashmiri Shaikh]] |
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*[[Behrupiya]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 19 November 2023
The Naqqal are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. They are also known as the Kashmiri Bhand and recently as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Naqqal are a sub-group within the larger Bhand community.[citation needed]
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