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	The '''Attarwala''' are a [[Muslim]] community found mostly in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name=Mohideen>{{cite book \|title= Gujarat \|volume= XXI \|series= People of India Part One \|editor-last= Singh \|editor-first= KS \|chapter= Attarwalla \|last= Mohideen \|first= AM \|pages= 78–81 \|isbn= 9788179911044 \|date= 2003 \|publisher= [[Popular Prakashan]] \|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA78}}</ref>		{{pp-extended\|small=yes}}
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			The '''Attarwala''' are a Muslim community found mostly in the state of [[Gujarat]] in India.<ref name=Mohideen>{{cite book \|title= Gujarat \|volume= XXI \|series= People of India Part One \|editor-last= Singh \|editor-first= KS \|chapter= Attarwalla \|last= Mohideen \|first= AM \|pages= 78–81 \|isbn= 9788179911044 \|date= 2003 \|publisher= [[Popular Prakashan]] \|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA78}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Samiuddin \|first1=Abida \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qEXFxCK-ulUC&dq=global+encyclopaedic+ethnography+of+indian+muslim+by+abida+samiuddin%2C+r.+khanam+volume+0&pg=RA1-PA361 \|title=Global Encyclopaedic Ethnography of Indian Muslim \|last2=Khanam \|first2=R. \|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House \|isbn=978-81-8220-299-3 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== History and origin ==		== History and origin ==

	The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Hazara people\|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation of the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny\|Indian War Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], India, the community took up the occupation of manufacturing of perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some ~~member~~ immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad,India and some of them in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name=Mohideen/>		The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Hazara people\|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation in the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny\|Indian War of Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], India, the community took up the occupation of manufacturing perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some members immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad, India and some of them in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name=Mohideen/>

	== Present circumstances ==		== Present circumstances ==

	The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community ~~marry~~ among close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages.<ref name=Mohideen/>		The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community marries among close kin and practice both cross-cousin and parallel-cousin marriages.<ref name=Mohideen/>

	The Attarwala are a landless community, and are still involved in the manufacture of attar, the traditional perfume of [[North India]]. Many now are wage labourers, involved in pulling [[Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaw]]. They are [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s and have their own caste association, the [[Jafari jurisprudence\|Shia Jafria]] Attarwala Jamat. The caste association runs a [[madrasa]] as well as other welfare ~~activity~~.		The Attarwala are a landless community and are still involved in the manufacture of attar, the traditional perfume of [[North India]]. Many now are wage labourers, involved in pulling a [[Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaw]]. They are [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s and have their own caste association, the [[Jafari jurisprudence\|Shia Jafria]] Attarwala Jamat. The caste association runs a [[madrasa]] as well as other welfare activities.{{cn\|date=October 2023}}

	== See also==		== See also==

	* [[Hazara tribes]]		* [[Hazara tribes]]
	* [[Hazara people]]
	* [[Hazara diaspora]]

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	The '''Attarwala''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name=Mohideen>{{cite book \|title= Gujarat \|volume= XXI \|series= People of India Part One \|editor-last= Singh \|editor-first= KS \|chapter= Attarwalla \|last= Mohideen \|first= AM \|pages= 78–81 \|isbn= 9788179911044 \|date= 2003 \|publisher= [[Popular Prakashan]] \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC~~&lpg=PP1~~&pg=PA78}}</ref>		{{Hazara people}}
			The '''Attarwala''' are a [[Muslim]] community found mostly in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name=Mohideen>{{cite book \|title= Gujarat \|volume= XXI \|series= People of India Part One \|editor-last= Singh \|editor-first= KS \|chapter= Attarwalla \|last= Mohideen \|first= AM \|pages= 78–81 \|isbn= 9788179911044 \|date= 2003 \|publisher= [[Popular Prakashan]] \|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA78}}</ref>

	== History and origin ==		== History and origin ==

	The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Hazara people\|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation of the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny\|Indian War Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], the community took up the occupation of manufacturing of perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some member immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad, ~~while those in Pakistan are found mainly~~ in [[Karachi]].<ref name=Mohideen/>		The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Hazara people\|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation of the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny\|Indian War Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], India, the community took up the occupation of manufacturing of perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some member immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad,India and some of them in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name=Mohideen/>

	== Present circumstances ==		== Present circumstances ==

	The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community marry among close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages.<ref name=Mohideen/>		The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community marry among close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages.<ref name=Mohideen/>


	The Attarwala are a landless community, and are still involved in the manufacture of attar, the traditional perfume of [[North India]]. Many now are wage labourers, involved in pulling [[Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaw]]. They are [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s and have their own caste association, the [[Jafari jurisprudence\|Shia Jafria]] Attarwala Jamat. The caste association runs a [[madrasa]] as well as other welfare activity.		The Attarwala are a landless community, and are still involved in the manufacture of attar, the traditional perfume of [[North India]]. Many now are wage labourers, involved in pulling [[Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaw]]. They are [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s and have their own caste association, the [[Jafari jurisprudence\|Shia Jafria]] Attarwala Jamat. The caste association runs a [[madrasa]] as well as other welfare activity.

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	== History and origin ==		== History and origin ==

	The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Hazara people\|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation of the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny\|Indian War Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], the community took up the occupation of manufacturing of perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some member immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad, while those in Pakistan are found mainly in [[Karachi]]. <ref name=Mohideen/>		The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Hazara people\|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation of the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny\|Indian War Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], the community took up the occupation of manufacturing of perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some member immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad, while those in Pakistan are found mainly in [[Karachi]].<ref name=Mohideen/>

	== Present circumstances ==		== Present circumstances ==

	The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community marry among close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages. <ref name=Mohideen/>		The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community marry among close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages.<ref name=Mohideen/>

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The '''Attarwala''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name=Mohideen>{{cite book |title= Gujarat |volume= XXI |series= People of India Part One |editor-last= Singh |editor-first= KS |chapter= Attarwalla |last= Mohideen |first= AM |pages= 78–81 |isbn= 9788179911044 |date= 2003 |publisher= [[Popular Prakashan]] |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA78}}</ref>

== History and origin ==

The Attarwala claim to be descended from a group of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Hazara people|Hazara]] soldiers who were initially settled in [[Agra]], during the rule of the Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=Mohideen/> According to their recorded documents, they then migrated to [[Ahmedabad]] via [[Gwalior]], [[Ratlam]] and [[Godhra]]. This migration followed their participation of the community in the 1857 [[Indian Mutiny|Indian War Independence]]. Once settled in [[Gujarat]], the community took up the occupation of manufacturing of perfumes known as [[ittar]]s.<ref name=Mohideen/> The word attarwala means the manufacturer of perfumes. A second migration took place in 1947 from [[Agra]], after the [[partition of India]], with some member immigrating to [[Pakistan]], while others joining their co-ethnics in Ahmedabad. The Attarwala are now found mainly in Ahmedabad, while those in Pakistan are found mainly in [[Karachi]]. <ref name=Mohideen/>

== Present circumstances ==

The Attarwala are distinct from other [[Gujarati Muslims]], as their mother tongue is [[Urdu]]. They are divided into fourteen lineages, the main ones being the Peer Baksh, Ammer Ali, Khorata, Mandusa, Hussainsa, Zahur Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Khodar Baksh, Barkhan, Mashoob Khan and Ghulam Khan. These lineages are named after an ancestor. There is no system of clan hierarchy, and all the clans intermarry. The community marry among close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages. <ref name=Mohideen/>

The Attarwala are a landless community, and are still involved in the manufacture of attar, the traditional perfume of [[North India]]. Many now are wage labourers, involved in pulling [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaw]]. They are [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s and have their own caste association, the [[Jafari jurisprudence|Shia Jafria]] Attarwala Jamat. The caste association runs a [[madrasa]] as well as other welfare activity.

== See also==

* [[Hazara tribes]]
* [[Hazara people]]
* [[Hazara diaspora]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}
{{Indian Muslim}}
{{Hazara tribes}}
[[Category:Hazara tribes]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Hazara diaspora]]
[[Category:Muhajir communities]]