Turk Jamat

History of the Turkic peoples between 6th and 14th centuries. Although the chronology of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm is covered in this timeline, for a more detailed timeline for the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm see Timeline of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm. For a timeline of the modern Turkish state and its legal predecessor see Timeline of the Ottoman Empire and Timeline of Turkish history. Beyond what is described in this timeline, Turkic peoples have lived outside of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, such as in Azerbaijan and the Central Asian republics of former USSR as well as Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan & India.

Turk
Total population
2500000~ 3000000 est.
Regions with significant populations
India, Pakistan
Languages
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
History of the Turkic peoples pre–14th century
History of the Turkic peoples
Tiele people
Göktürks
Khazar Khaganate 618–1048
Xueyantuo 628–646
Kangar union 659–750
Turk Shahi 665-850
Türgesh Khaganate 699–766
Kimek confederation 743–1035
Uyghur Khaganate 744–840
Oghuz Yabgu State 750–1055
Karluk Yabgu State 756–940
Kara-Khanid Khanate 840–1212
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom 848–1036
Qocho 856–1335
Pecheneg Khanates 860–1091
Ghaznavid Empire 963–1186
Seljuk Empire 1037–1194
Cuman–Kipchak confederation 1067–1239
Khwarazmian Empire 1077–1231
Kerait Khanate 11th century–13th century
Delhi Sultanate 1206–1526
Qarlughid Kingdom 1224–1266
Golden Horde 1240s–1502
Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) 1250–1517

The Turk Jamat are a Muslim community found in India.[1] Many members of Turk Jamat Muslim community migrated to Pakistan after the independence in 1947 and settled in Karachi.

History and origin


The Turks descent from Turk soldiers who served in the army of the Nawabs of Junagadh. They claim to be the earliest Muslim settlers to the Sorath region of Kathiawar• Turks, community found mainly in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Udham Sing Nagar district of Uttarakhand. Turks of Rohilkhand claim descent from individuals of the Turk ethnicity from Central Asia. The first known mention of the term Turk applied to a Turkic group was in reference to the Göktürks in the 6th century, who were based in modern Mongolia. Over time, the term has devolved onto the Turks of modern day Turkey, but historically was also used to describe Central Asian Turkic groups. The Turk biradari claim their descent from the latter group.

Turks of Rohilkhand and the Terai region. One such tradition claims that the Turks came to India as soldiers who accompanied the 11th century warrior-saint Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud or Ghazi Miyan (circa 1014 – 1034 CE). The Turk settlement took place at a latter date. Indeed some Turks groups, particularly those in Rampur, that are originally emigrants from Central Asia, and came in the army of Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad of Ghor & Timur. These Turks had come from Turkistan region in what is now Central Asia, especially the modern Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan.

Turk ancestors came to India during the period of the Slave Dynasty (1206 to 1290). During the rule of second sultan Illtutmish (1211-1236), who conquered Badaun and Aonla (Katehr) in Rohilkhand, that their first settlement took place near Aonla. During the rule of Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-86), who made Badaun an important centre of his empire, was when the second settlement of Turks occurred. After ascending the throne, Balban broke up the Amir-i-Chahalgani group of up to the forty most important nobles in the court which was by Iltutmish. As a result, these nobles fled to different villages in Rohilkhand and settled down in the region. The Turks claim descent from these nobles.

Some of these claim to be descended from a certain well-known and pious Abdullah Turk who originally settled in the village of Ronda in the Moradabad district, where his tomb still exists. His descendants do not intermarry with other clans, The author of the Rampur State gazetteer took the view the Turks are really a branch of the Muslim Banzaras to have come from Central Asia as soldiers in the army of Alauddin Khalji. The community are still found mainly in the taluka of Verawal in Junagadh District. They are also found in the talukas of Keshod, Una, and Mandvi of Junagadh District. The community are Gujarati speaking, using the Kathiawari dialect.[2]

Göktürk wave (5th-8th c.)
The First Turkic Khaganate in 568
Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
Main article: Göktürks

Present circumstances

The Turks live in northern India, mainly in Delhi, Gaziabad, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Bijnor, Muzzafer Nagar and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital, Haldwani and Dehradun in Uttrakhand, and Bhopal and Junagarh in Gujarat. The region has 40 to 55% Muslim electorate, with a majority of them proud of their Turkic descent. They upset electoral calculations in five Parliament and 17 provincial Assembly constituencies.

The community had traditionally served as soldiers in the armies of the various princely states in the Kathiawar Agency. They are also good traders Like other Gujarati Muslims, they have a caste association known as the Jamat, which acts both as a welfare organization and an instrument of social control.[3]

Notable people
  • Timur, Amir Timūr Gurkānī, and historically Amir Timur or Tamerlane, A Turco-Mongol conqueror & founder of Timurid Empire.
  • Akbar Akbar the Great Mughal Emperor of India.
  • Jahangir, Fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire
  • Khas Mahal, the fifth wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir
  • Akbar, Third Emperor of Mughal Empire
  • Jana Begum, was the was a Mughal Indian noblewoman
  • Humayun, Second Emperor of Mughal Empire
  • Bega Begum, the first wife and chief consort of Humayun
  • Babur, founder of Mughal Empire in Indian Subcontinent
  • Fakhr-un-Nissa, was a Mughal princess as the eldest child of the first Mughal Emperor Babur
  • Gulbadan Begum, was a Mughal princess as the child of Mughal Emperor Babur
  • Gulchehra Begum, was a Mughal princess as the child of Mughal Emperor Babur
  • Sabuktigin, was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Ismail, was the 2nd ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Mahmud, was the 3rd ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Muhammad , was the 4th ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Mawdud, was the 6th ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Toghrul, was the 10th ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Farrukh-Zad, was the 11th ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Ibrahim, was the 12th ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Bahram Shah, was the 16th ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
  • Iwaz Khalji, the 3rd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Delhi Sultanate
  • Saifuddin Aibak, 1st governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate
  • Awar Khan Aibak, 2nd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate
  • Izz al-Din Yahya, 6th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Tughlaq Delhi Sultanate
  • Sikandar Shah, 3rd Sultan of Bengal Sultanate Ilyas Shahi Dynasty
  • Azam Jah, was the eldest son of the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Asif Jah VII
  • Moazzam Jah, was the 2nd son of the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Asif Jah VII
  • Princess Niloufer, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire wife of prince Moazzam Jah
  • Mir Najaf Ali Khan , was the youngest son of the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Asif Jah VII
  • Prince Azmet Jah, son of Mukarram Jah, a descendant of the Asif Jahi dynasty of Hyderabad and the Imperial House of Osman
  • Muffakham Jah, is the son of Azam Jah and Durru Shehvar, the ex Nizams of Hyderabad
  • Ali Quli Khan, was the ancestor of Nawabs of Banganapalle and Masulipatam
  • Faiz Ali Khan, was a ruler of the princely state of Banganapalle, including the Chenchelimala territory
  • Jamal of Hunza, was the last Mir of the former princely state of Hunza
  • Aman ul-Mulk, was the ruler of the former princely state of Chitral
  • Afzal ul-Mulk, was the ruler of the former princely state of Chitral
  • Sher Afzal, was the ruler of the former princely state of Chitral
  • Amir ul-Mulk, was the ruler of the former princely state of Chitral
  • Shuja ul-Mulk, was the ruler of the former princely state of Chitral
  • Nasir ul-Mulk, was the ruler of the former princely state of Chitral
  • Dr Javed Ali, Indian Youngest Orthopaedic Surgeon, Public figure & Royal Indian Mughal Family Icon.
  • Dr Gaziuddin MohdAli Parwez Alemgir, General physician, Analyst, Director, & Writer, Royal Mughal Family Icon.
  • Mohammed Shami, is an Indian international cricketer who plays in Indian national Cricket team

See also

References
  1. People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1394–1399
  2. People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1394-1399
  3. People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1394-1399
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