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hmmm i have found something for u
Muslim Rajputs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaudhary : is used by landowning ethnic group and tribes, mainly by Rajputs and Jats. Traditionally, the term is used as a title indicating the ownership of ancestral land, but in contemporary usage it is often taken as a surname or title. The spelling of the word varies in different areas. In some cases it may also mean “power”.
Malik : The title Malik (meaning king) is used by a branch of the Jhelum Jodh branch of Janjua. Malik Darwesh Khan and Malik Hast (Asad) were known by these titles. Janjuas of Shadia Dist Mianwali are also referred to as Malik. (They are in dominance in Shadia and have the following sub clans; Mulkai Khel, Pattu Khel, Aziz Khel, Longi, Musi, Shah Mir Khel, Janu Khel, Ahmed Khel, Shah-wali Khel, Mehrwan Khel, Zaid Khel, Malu Khel and Sikandri Janjua.is also used by Khokhars and Khokhran, and refers to chiefs.
Chaudharies are the landowning group (mainly jats and rajputs), where as Malik is some tribal chieftain (janjuas) in some areas according to this article which have some pashtun influence (like Mianwali)
so many zaats, they just go over my head…
chaudhry is title…like Sardaar or Mian… doesn’t necessarily indicate a caste…but usually referring to land-owner /zameendars..
Maliks are of many different types, Awans, Khokars use it as indicative of caste sometimes…and there are so many different types…i don’t know all about them…
Thanks for information.
My personal view was that both groups possess lands.. Chohdri are the local people and Malik are descendents of the outsiders like Arabs, as many Maliks (including Awans) claim to be descendent of family of the Prophet (SAW).
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maybe Rahman Malik
Firdous Ashiq Awan (as Awan are also Malik)
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Its Shoaib Malik
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Its Shoaib Malik
So Sania Mirza is the reason behind that.. BTW Is Sania a relative of Mirza from ‘Mirza Sahiba’?
NomiCA
March 7, 2012, 4:03pm
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now this descendency business i don’t like to go into… every other caste claims descent from the arab… but my personal view is its all quite far fetched
no offence to anyone who likes to believes they are holy-progeny
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which mirza the infamous one…
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Sanu ki paway jitho mrzi howay Sania Mirza :cobra:
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hahaha. true. tu nahin koi aur sahi, koi aur nahin koi aur sahi.
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So Mirza’s are Mughals. right? but I was talking about the hero of folklore ‘Mirza Sahiba’.
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Well said. There are many casts, who claimed to be descendent of Arabs. My cousin says, there are two types of Syeds. One, who are actually Syeds and others who were born on Fridays and there are countless who born on Fridays.
NomiCA
March 7, 2012, 4:10pm
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^ i think there is only one type…the 2nd one
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Here is link for a book ’ Punjabi castes’. Let me go through the book and see what it says about the difference between Chohdris and Maliks.
English e-Book: Punjabi Castes
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