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<p>2402:8100:2589:C8AE:71FC:C9B:4FE3:C288: minor change</p> <hr /> <div>{{Multiple issues|<br /> {{Orphan|date=March 2013}}<br /> {{More citations needed|date=June 2020}}<br /> {{Unreliable sources|date=June 2020}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}<br /> <br /> '''Shah''' are a [[Jain]] and [[Hindu]] caste found in the Indian states of [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and cities like Mumbai.&lt;ref&gt;People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan &amp; J C Das pages 1291 to 1294 Manohar Publications&lt;/ref&gt; Shah is short form for Shahryar - which is of Persian origin. Shah means 'very large' in Persian, and it was {{when|date=May 2021}} common practice to prefix &quot;Sah&quot; before a king's name. In Kumaon Sah are Vaisya and In Gharwal Shah is title used by Pawar rajput.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Indian castes]]<br /> [[Category:Social groups of Uttarakhand]]<br /> [[Category:Indian surnames]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-ethno-stub}}</div>

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