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[[Turkic peoples]] have historically been associated as one of the primarily [[Chagatai language|Chagatai]]-speaking peoples to have ruled [[North India]]. Various dynasties of the [[Late Medieval India|later medieval era]] and [[Early modern India|early modern era]] in India were of far descendants of Turkic and mixed Indian or Afghan descent. Two of the dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate, viz. the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] and [[Khaljis]], for instance, were of far descendants mixed Turkic origin, with Indian and Afghan ancestry respectively. The terms '''Indo-Turkic'''<ref>{{cite book|author=Audrey Truschke|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipNNDwAAQBAJ|title=The Language Of History|date=2021}}</ref> or '''Turco-Indian'''<ref>{{cite book|author=Giv Nassiri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0xOAQAAMAAJ|title=Turco-Persian Civilization and the Role of Scholar's Travel and Migration in Its Elaboration and Continuity|date=2002}}</ref> is used to refer to people and [[dynasties]] of mixed [[Turkic people|Turkic]] and [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Indian]] descent, as well as the fusion culture formed as a result.<br />
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==Present day==<br />
The community had traditionally served as soldiers in the armies of the various [[princely states]] in the [[Kathiawar Agency]]. They are also good traders. Like other [[Gujarati Muslim]]s, they have a caste association known as the Jamat, which acts both as a welfare organization and an instrument of social control.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1394-1399</ref><br />
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==Dynasties==<br />
*[[Ghaznavid dynasty]]<br />
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*[[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk dynasty]] of Delhi<br />
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*[[Khalji dynasty (Bengal)]]<br />
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*[[Khalji dynasty]]<br />
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*[[Bahmani Kingdom]]<br />
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*[[Malwa Sultanate]]<br />
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*[[Sultanate of Bijapur]]<br />
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*[[Bidar Sultanate]]<br />
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*[[Qutb Shahi dynasty]]<br />
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*[[Timurid dynasty]]<br />
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*[[Mughal Empire]]<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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*[[Taj al-Din Yildiz]], general of the Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Shah Turkan]], mistress of Iltutmish<br />
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*[[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji]], general of the Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Muhammad Shiran Khalji]], the 2nd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Iwaz Khalji]], the 3rd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Ali Mardan Khalji]], the 3rd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Malik Balkha Khalji]], the last Khalji governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Saifuddin Aibak]], 1st governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Awar Khan Aibak]], 2nd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Tughral Tughan Khan]], 3rd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Tughlaq Tamar Khan]], 4th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak]], 6th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki]], 7th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Nasiruddin Bughra Khan]], 13th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Rukunuddin Kaikaus]], 1st governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Balban Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Shamsuddin Firuz Shah]], 2nd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Balban Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah]], 3rd governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Balban Delhi Sultanate<br />
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*[[Izz al-Din Yahya]], 6th governor of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Tughlaq Delhi Sultanate<br />
*[[Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I]]<ref>Jaswant Lal Mehta · 2005, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813, page;142</ref><ref> Military History of India, Jadunath Sarkar · 2022 page;132 </ref> first Nizam of Hyderabad<br />
*[[Munim Khan]], 1st Mughal Subahdar of Bengal Subah<br />
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*[[Khan Jahan I]], 2nd Mughal Subahdar of Bengal Subah<br />
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*[[Jahangir Quli Beg]], Mughal Subahdar of Bengal Subah<br />
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*[[Nasir ad-Din Qabacha]], Governor of Multan<br />
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*[[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III]], 1st Nawab of Baoni State<br />
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*[[Dürrüşehvar Sultan]], Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire wife of prince Azam Jah<br />
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*[[Princess Niloufer]], Princess of the Ottoman Empire wife of prince Moazzam Jah<br />
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*[[Princess Esra]], wife of Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad<br />
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*[[Manolya Onur]], wife of Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad<br />
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*[[Muhammad Beg Khan-e Rosebahani]], was Qiladar and Jagirdar of Banganapalle<br />
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*[[Nawab of Banganapalle|Nawabs of Banganapalle]]<br />
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*[[Amb (princely state)|Rulers of Amb State]]<br />
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*[[Jackie Shroff]], Indian actor<br />
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*[[Anara Begum]], was the concubine of [[Gaj Singh I]], the Rathore ruler of the [[Kingdom of Marwar]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Indians in Turkey]]<br />
*[[India–Turkey relations]]<br />
*[[Rowther]]<br />
*[[Abdal people (West Asia)|Abdal of Turkey]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]<br />
[[Category:Turkic peoples of Asia]]</div>SheenaBayles