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|group= Nalband<br />
|population = <br />
|popplace = India • Pakistan • Turkey<br />
|langs = • [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Khari boli]] • [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] <br />
|rels= • [[File:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]] 100% • <br />
|related= • [[Lohar]] • [[Nalbandian]] • [[Nalci]] • [[Saifi]] • [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nalband''' is a [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] word with the meaning ''manufacturer of horseshoes''. The word is derived from the Persian word ''nal'', meaning horseshoe and ''band'', a fastener.<br />
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People with the name are found in the states of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India, and the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in Pakistan, and in the Persian influenced [[Turkey]], where they adopted the soft ''t'' sound spelling of ''Nalbant''.<br />
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== Origin ==<br />
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Originally in Indian and Pakistan they were [[Saifi|Muslim Lohar]]s and who were found mainly in western [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. The community claims to have been [[Mughal (tribe)|Mughal]] who took to the manufacturing of horseshoes, and as such separated from the parent community. There is no intermarriage between the two groups now. Other traditions point to the community being [[Muslim]] converts from the [[Lohar]] [[caste]]. At the time of [[partition of India]], a majority of the Nalband migrated to [[Pakistan]]. There is only a rump community left in [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. In [[Haryana]], they are found throughout the state, and speak [[Haryanvi]]. While in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], they are found mainly and around the town of [[Malerkotla]], with a small number found in [[Ropar District]]. They speak [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], with some members of the community having some knowledge of [[Urdu]].<br />
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In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community have two sub-divisions, the Pathan and Shaikh. Each of these two sub-divisions have their own origin myth. The community is concentrated in western [[Uttar Pradesh]], in particular the [[Doab]] region. Unlike the Nalband of Punjab and Haryana, the majority of [[Uttar Pradesh]] Nalband have remained in the state.<br />
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In [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], there is a large Hindu family from [[Vishwabrahmin]] caste who migrated from [[Devarakonda]], [[Nalgonda]], [[Telangana]] in 1800s. They carry surname as Nalubandhu, Nalbandu, Nalband.<br />
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== Present circumstances ==<br />
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The Nalband of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] are divided into two major groups, the Deshwali and the Multani. The former are said to be natives of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]], while latter were migrants from [[Multan]] in [[Pakistan]]. Both groups intermarry, and unlike other [[Haryana]] Muslims, they do not practice clan exogamy. In [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], the community practices village [[exogamy]], and have been strongly influences by [[Sikhism]], as they live in villages that tend to be dominated by the [[Sikh]] community.<br />
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The Nalband are a landless community, that has seen a decline in its traditional occupation. Most are employed as daily wage labourers. A small number of Nalband are petty businessmen. A small number of Punjab Nalband are now cultivators.<br />
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The Nalband of [[Uttar Pradesh]] intermarry with the [[Saifi]] community, with whom they share many cultural traits. They are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s, and speak [[Urdu]] as well as local dialects of [[Hindi]], such as [[Khari boli]]. The community perceives itself to be of [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]] status.<br />
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The majority of the Nalband are now found in [[Pakistan]], mainly in the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. They have been resettled in districts in central Punjab, such as [[Faisalabad District|Faisalabad]] and [[Sahiwal District|Sahiwal]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Saifi|Muslim Lohar]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Mughal clans of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]<br />
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Punjab, Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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