Indian Shah?

What is the history of these non-Muslim Shahs of India like Bharat Shah (bollywood), Amit Shah (BJP).

Are they inspired of Muslims Shahs or they were there even before Islam?

Re: Indian Shah?

Isn’t Shah last/family name of Gujraties… :hmmm:

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yeah its a gujarati surname, and it doesnt have much to do with persian shah.

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Is it Shah or Shaw like Bernard-Shaw?

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:D i think most gujaratis say it as sah.. but maybe im mistaken. wheres ninja hattori these days? this is close to his area.

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Ninja was in Poetry forum (Timepass thread last weekend) and it was conversation with him that lead to this thread. He was telling about Indian elections, BJP , Moodi and Amit Shah. :D

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Shah (Indian family name) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Interesting. Sadhu and Sahukar are two extremes and the term came from one of these terms.

This Sahukar is Shahukar in Sindhi, which means rich.

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In abundance.