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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Sindh-Sipahi''' ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: سنڌي سپاهی ) ({{lang-ur|سندھی سپاهی }}) are a converted [[Muslim]] community found in the province of [[Sindh]] in [[Pakistan]] and state of [[Rajasthan]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Rajasthan by K S Singh</ref><br />
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==History and origin==<br />
The Sindh-Sipahi originally belonged to the family of [[Chandravanshi]] [[Rajput]]s. They are said to have converted to [[Islam]], at the time of the conquest of [[Sindh]] by the [[Arabs]], around 8th Century A.D. The Sindhi Sipahi form a large part of the [[Muslim Rajput]]s population of [[Marwar]] and [[Mewar]]. According to their traditions, they were [[Chauhan]] and [[Bhati]] [[Rajput]]s who converted to [[Islam]] in the Middle Ages.<ref name="ReferenceA">pages 13 & 14, 32 in Memories and movements : borders and communities in Banni, Kutch, Gujarat by Rita Kothari New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, 2013 {{ISBN|8125050493}}</ref> They are concentrated in [[Mallani]], Sheo, Sanchor in [[Marwar]] and in [[Udaipur]].<ref name="B.K Lavania, D pages 880">People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 880 to 883 Popular Prakashan</ref><br />
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They are sub-divided into various tribes. They have a common origin with the [[Sindhi Rajput]] tribes of [[Pakistan]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The community are now mainly settled agriculturist, although many are still herdsmen. Many of their villages are situated in the [[Thar Desert]], and are affected by environmental changes. They have their own Panchayat (community council), which deals with disputes within the community. The community are [[Sunni]] [[Hanafi]] [[Muslim]]s, and speak the [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and [[Mewari]] dialects of [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]],<ref name="B.K Lavania, D pages 880"/> [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and [[Urdu]].<br />
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==Distribution==<br />
The Sindh-Sipahi were initially settled in [[Tharparkar]] and [[Sanghar]] districts of [[Sindh]]. But now a majority of them resides in [[Karachi]], [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Shahdadpur]], [[Mirpur Khas]] and [[Sukkur]]. They are found mainly in the western districts of [[Rajasthan]] state, such as [[Bikaner]], [[Jaisalmer]], [[Barmer district|Barmer]], Churu, and [[Jodhpur]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sindhi people]]<br />
* [[Silawat]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Indian Muslim}}<br />
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[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Rajput clans of Sindh]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]</div>->Narky Blert