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	{{infobox ethnic group		{{infobox ethnic group
	\| group = Sindhi		\| group = Sindhi Diaspora
	\| native_name = سنڌي ~~ماڻھو~~		\| native_name = ٻاهري ملڪي سنڌي
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| ~~langs~~ = [[~~Sindhi language~~\|~~Sindhi~~]], [[~~Urdu~~]]		\| regions = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Kashmir]], [[Baluchistan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]], [[India]], [[United States\|America]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[Gibraltar]]
	\| religions ~~= Predominately:~~ [[File:Star and Crescent.svg\|18px]] [[Islam]]		\| langs = [[Sindhi language\|Sindhi]]\|religions [[File:Star and Crescent.svg\|18px]] [[Islam]]<br>, [[File:Om.svg\|15px]] [[Hinduism]] and [[File:Khanda.svg\|15px]] [[Sikhism]]
			\| related_groups =
			}}
			{{Sindhis}}

	~~Minority:~~ [[~~File:Om.svg~~\|~~15px~~]] [[~~Hinduism~~]], [~~[File~~:~~Khanda~~.~~svg~~\|~~15px~~]] [[~~Sikhism~~]]		The '''Sindhi diaspora''' ({{Langx\|sd\|ٻاهري ملڪي سنڌي}}) consists of [[Sindhi people]] who have emigrated from the historical [[Sind Province (1936–55)\|Sindh]] province of [[British India]],<ref name="Markovits2000">{{cite book\|last=Markovits\|first=Claude\|title=The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750–1947: Traders of Sind from Bukhara to Panama\|url=https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark\|url-access=limited\|date=22 June 2000\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|language=en \|isbn=9781139431279\|page=[https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark/page/n294 277]\|quote=The partition of British India brought in its wake a large-scale exodus of non-Muslims from Sind to independent India.}}</ref> as well as the modern [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/222691-The-Sindhi-diaspora\|title=The Sindhi diaspora\|last=Rajpar\|first=Mushtaq\|date=10 August 2017\|publisher=[[The News International]]\|language=en\|access-date=28 January 2018\|quote=Sindhis living abroad have attempted to have an organised one voice for decades. In many ways those who migrate from Sindh to North America remain connected to and deeply concerned about Sindh.}}</ref> to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.
	\| ~~related_groups~~ =
	}}

	~~The '''~~Sindhi ~~diaspora''' consists of~~ [[~~Sindhi people~~]] ~~who have emigrated from the historical~~ [[~~Sind Province (1936–55)~~\|~~Sindh~~]] ~~province of~~ [[~~British India~~]],<ref ~~name="Markovits2000"~~>{{~~cite book~~\|last=~~Markovits~~\|first=~~Claude~~\|title=~~The Global World of Indian Merchants~~, ~~1750–1947: Traders~~ of ~~Sind from Bukhara to Panama~~\|url=https://~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~details~~/~~globalworldindia00mark~~\|~~url~~-~~access=limited\|~~date=~~22 June 2000~~\|~~publisher~~=~~Cambridge University Press~~\|language=en \|isbn=9781139431279\|page=[https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark/page/n294 277]\|quote=The partition of British India brought in its wake a large-scale exodus of non-Muslims from Sind to independent India.}}</ref> ~~as well as the modern [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]],~~<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://~~www~~.~~thenews.com.pk~~/~~print~~/~~222691~~-~~The~~-~~Sindhi~~-~~diaspora\|title=The Sindhi diaspora\|last=Rajpar\|first=Mushtaq\|date=10 August 2017\|publisher=[[The News International]]\|~~language~~=en~~\|access-date=~~28 January 2018~~\|~~quote~~=~~Sindhis living abroad have attempted to have an organised one voice for decades. In many ways those who migrate from Sindh to North America remain connected to and deeply concerned about Sindh.~~}}</ref> ~~to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.~~		Apart from the [[Indian subcontinent]], Sindhi communities exist in [[Malaysia]], [[Oman]], [[Singapore]], [[United Arab Emirates\|UAE]], [[United States\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom\|UK]],{{cn\|date=December 2024}} where they have established themselves as a trade diaspora.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Service \|first=Tribune News \|title=‘The Sindhis — Selling Anything, Anywhere’ is story of the quintessential Sindhi businessman \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/the-sindhis-%E2%80%94-selling-anything-anywhere-is-story-of-the-quintessential-sindhi-businessman-428441 \|access-date=2023-02-08 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Aggarwal \|first=Saaz \|author-link=Saaz Aggarwal \|date=August 19, 2022 \|title=For Sindhis, Partition Meant Loss of a Homeland, of a Culture and a Language \|url=https://thewire.in/history/for-sindhis-partition-meant-loss-of-a-homeland-of-a-culture-and-a-language \|access-date=2023-02-08 \|website=The Wire}}</ref>

	~~Apart from~~ [[~~South Asia~~]], ~~there is a large and well-established~~ community ~~of Sindhis throughout different continents of~~ the ~~world - including~~		==India==
	[[~~Malaysia~~]], [[~~Oman~~]], [[~~Singapore~~]], [[~~UAE~~]], [[~~United_States\|USA~~]] and [[UK]] ~~etc~~.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web~~\|last1=Sindhi\|first1=people\|title=Sindhi diaspora~~\|url=http://www.~~peoplegroups~~.~~org~~/~~explore~~/~~groupdetails~~.~~aspx?peid=24016~~\|~~access-date~~=~~16 October 2014~~}}</ref>		{{See also\|Sindhis in India}}
			After the [[partition of India]] in 1947, about half of the [[Sindhi Hindu]] community had to migrate to the [[Dominion of India]] from the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. {{As of\|pre=the\|2011}} census, there were about 2.7 million Sindhis living in the [[Republic of India]] settled mostly in Western states like [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf\|title=2011 Indian Census}}</ref>

	==~~India~~==		==Sri Lanka==
	~~In 1947, about half~~ of the ~~Sindhi~~ [[~~Hindu~~]] ~~community migrated to~~ [[~~India~~]]. {{As of\|~~pre~~=the\|~~2011~~}} ~~census~~, ~~there~~ were ~~about 2~~.~~7 million Sindhis living in India~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.~~censusindia~~.gov.in/~~2011Census~~/~~Language-2011~~/~~Statement~~-1.pdf\|~~title~~=~~2011 Indian Census~~}}</ref>		{{See also\|Sindhis in Sri Lanka}}
			Earliest groups of [[Sindhis]] came to the island of [[British Ceylon]] (modern-day [[Sri Lanka]]) estimated two centuries ago in hopes for business and trade.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nazim \|first=Aisha \|title=Why the Partition of India was a tectonic event for Sri Lankan Sindhis \|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/845217/why-the-partition-of-india-was-a-tectonic-event-for-sri-lankan-sindhis \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=Scroll.in \|language=en-US}}</ref> A majority of them had migrated from [[Hyderabad, Sindh\|Hyderabad city of Sindh]] via the [[Arabian Sea]],<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-10-20 \|title=The story of the Lankan Sindhis \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/the-story-of-the-lankan-sindhis/story-y8boKWXJt1i9BZeXiIJDqJ.html \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> and most were [[Hindus]] who had come for business.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Proud of their heritage; proud to be Lankans \|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180204/plus/proud-of-their-heritage-proud-to-be-lankans-279390.html \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=The Sunday Times Sri Lanka}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=India \|first=Ministry External Affairs \|title=India-Sri Lanka Relations \|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/MEA_Website_Brief_-_August_2015_en.pdf \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=MEA.gov.in}}</ref>

	==Foreign lands==		==Foreign lands==
	{{~~Main~~\|British Sindhis\|Sindhi ~~Americans~~}}There is a sizeable population of Sindhis in the ~~U.K.~~ and ~~U.S.A~~.		{{See also\|Sindhi Americans\|British Sindhis\|Sindhi Australians\|Sindhis in Afghanistan\|Sindhi Canadians}}
			Outside the subcontinent, it is estimated that around 24,000 Sindhi of [[Afghanistan]] are part of a much larger Sindhi people group. Almost all of the Sindhis in Afghanistan are [[Hanafi school\|Hanafite Muslim]].{{cn\|date=December 2024}}

			There is also a sizeable overseas population of [[Sindhis]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]], other populations include in [[Australia]] and [[Canada]].

	~~It is estimated that around 10,700 Sindhi of~~ [[~~Afghanistan~~]] ~~are part of~~ a ~~much larger~~ Sindhi people ~~group. Almost all~~ of ~~the Sindhi~~ in ~~Afghanistan are Hanafite Muslim.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails~~.~~aspx?peid=24016\|title=Sindhi diaspora\|last1=People\|first1=Sindhi\|access-date=16 October 2014}}</ref>~~		[[Kenya]] has a small, established Sindhi trading community of about 45 families (200 people) of shop-keepers from [[Hyderabad, Sindh\|Hyderabad]], Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) rooted in a migration which began around 1887.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==

	{{Overseas Asians}}		{{Overseas Asians}}
	{{overseas Pakistani}}		{{overseas Pakistani}}
	{{~~NRI-PIO~~}}		{{Indian diaspora}}
	{{Sindh topics}}		{{Sindh topics}}
	{{Sindhi diaspora}}		{{Sindhi diaspora}}

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{{Short description|Ethnic Sindhis and their descendants living outside of the Sindh province of Pakistan}}
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{{infobox ethnic group
| group = Sindhi
| native_name = سنڌي ماڻھو
| native_name_lang =
| langs = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Urdu]]
| religions = Predominately: [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|18px]] [[Islam]]

Minority: [[File:Om.svg|15px]] [[Hinduism]], [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]] [[Sikhism]]
| related_groups =
}}

The '''Sindhi diaspora''' consists of [[Sindhi people]] who have emigrated from the historical [[Sind Province (1936–55)|Sindh]] province of [[British India]],<ref name="Markovits2000">{{cite book|last=Markovits|first=Claude|title=The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750–1947: Traders of Sind from Bukhara to Panama|url=https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark|url-access=limited|date=22 June 2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|language=en |isbn=9781139431279|page=[https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark/page/n294 277]|quote=The partition of British India brought in its wake a large-scale exodus of non-Muslims from Sind to independent India.}}</ref> as well as the modern [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/222691-The-Sindhi-diaspora|title=The Sindhi diaspora|last=Rajpar|first=Mushtaq|date=10 August 2017|publisher=[[The News International]]|language=en|access-date=28 January 2018|quote=Sindhis living abroad have attempted to have an organised one voice for decades. In many ways those who migrate from Sindh to North America remain connected to and deeply concerned about Sindh.}}</ref> to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.

Apart from [[South Asia]], there is a large and well-established community of Sindhis throughout different continents of the world - including
[[Malaysia]], [[Oman]], [[Singapore]], [[UAE]], [[United_States|USA]] and [[UK]] etc.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sindhi|first1=people|title=Sindhi diaspora|url=http://www.peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=24016|access-date=16 October 2014}}</ref>

==India==
In 1947, about half of the Sindhi [[Hindu]] community migrated to [[India]]. {{As of|pre=the|2011}} census, there were about 2.7 million Sindhis living in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf|title=2011 Indian Census}}</ref>

==Foreign lands==
{{Main|British Sindhis|Sindhi Americans}}There is a sizeable population of Sindhis in the U.K. and U.S.A.

It is estimated that around 10,700 Sindhi of [[Afghanistan]] are part of a much larger Sindhi people group. Almost all of the Sindhi in Afghanistan are Hanafite Muslim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=24016|title=Sindhi diaspora|last1=People|first1=Sindhi|access-date=16 October 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Hinduism in Gibraltar|Sindhi Hindus in Gibraltar]]
*[[Hinduism in Ghana]]
*[[Hinduism in Sindh Province]]
*[[Hinduism in Australia]]
*[[Hinduism in Afghanistan]]
*[[Indians in Afghanistan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Overseas Asians}}
{{overseas Pakistani}}
{{NRI-PIO}}
{{Sindh topics}}
{{Sindhi diaspora}}

[[Category:Sindhi diaspora| ]]
[[Category:Pakistani diaspora]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora by ethnic group]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Pakistan]]

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