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The '''Bachgoti Khanzada''' is a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. They are a sub-group within the larger [[Khanzada (Awadh)|Khanzada]] community of eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Common surnames include [[Khan (title)|Khan]] and [[Kunwar (title)|Kunwar]].<ref>A Gazetteer of Sultanpur District Volume XLVI: Gazetteers of the United Provinces edited by H. R Neville</ref>

== Origin ==

The Bachgoti Khanzada claim descent from Tilok Chand, a Bachgoti [[Rajput]] chieftain, who was a contemporary of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Babur|Babar]]. Tilok Chand is said to have been captured by the Emperor, after an unsuccessful rebellion, and given the option to convert to [[Islam]], or face long incarceration. He chose the former option, and took the new name Tatar Khan. His sons, Barid Khan and Jalal Khan adopted the name the khanzada, which literally means a son of a khan. Hasan Khan, a son of Barid Khan, is said to have founded the town of [[Hasanpur]], which was the headquarters of the tribe. The Bachgoti Khanzada were substantial landowners in eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]], and provided the [[taluqdar]] families of [[Hasanpur]], Maniarpur and Gangeo.<ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke</ref>

== Present Circumstances ==

The Bachgoti Khanzada are found mainly in the districts of [[Faizabad District|Faizabad]] and [[Sultanpur District|Sultanpur]]. They are [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s, the Bachgoti speak both [[Awadhi]] and [[Urdu]]. They were at one time substantial landowners, but with the carrying out of land reform by the [[government of India]] after independence in 1947, they lost many of their larger estates. The community are now small to medium-sized farmers, growing wheat, sorghum, pulses and sugar cane. They have no caste council or panchayat, although there are localized panchayats in their villages. Although the community did practice clan exogamy, this is no longer the case.<ref>Tribes and Castes of Northwestern Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke page 38</ref>

The sense of belonging to the [[Rajput]] community remains strong, with the Bachgoti Khanzada still strongly identifying themselves with the wider [[Rajput]] community of [[Awadh]], and often refer to themselves as simply [[Rajput]]. This is shown by the persistence in their marriages of Rajput customs, like bursting of fire crackers and sending specially made [[Laddu|laddoos]] to biradati members. Many members of the community continue to serve in the armed forces of [[India]], an activity traditionally associated with the Rajputs. However, like other [[Indian Muslim]]s, there is growing movement towards orthodoxy, with many of their villages containing [[madrasa]]s. The madrasas have also facilitated the growth of [[Urdu]], with it beginning to replace the [[Awadhi]] dialect they traditionally spoke.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20070708/muslim-rajputs-india/ai_n39451474/?tag=content;col1</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Mandarkia]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Khanzada]]
[[Category:Rajput clans]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]

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