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[[File:Bhesties-John Luard-1838.jpg|220px|thumb|''Bhesties'', an 1838 illustration showing Bhishtis]] | [[File:Bhesties-John Luard-1838.jpg|220px|thumb|''Bhesties'', an 1838 illustration showing Bhishtis]] | ||
[[File:Bhishti (water carrier) in 1880.jpg|thumb|A Bhishti in 1880]] | [[File:Bhishti (water carrier) in 1880.jpg|thumb|A Bhishti in 1880]] | ||
The '''Bhishti''' ([[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a [[Muslim]] tribe or {{transl|hi|biradari}} found in [[North India]] and [[Pakistan]]. | The '''Bhishti''' or '''Bhisti''' ([[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a [[Muslim]] tribe or {{transl|hi|biradari}} found in [[North India]] and [[Pakistan]]. | ||
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The Bhisthi belong to the Abbasi or Sheikh Abbasi and the Saqqa, the former being an Arab tribe (Banu Abbas). | |||
==Depiction in the arts== | |||
The title character of [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s [[Gunga Din]], an intrepid water-carrier for a British Army regiment in India, is a Bhishti.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46783/gunga-din |title=Gunga Din |website=[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285 | |||
* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty". ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|Encyclopædia Britannica]]''. '''3''' (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845> | |||
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<ref> People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285 </ref> | |||
<ref>Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845></ref> | |||
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 A bhishti in India, 1870 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 529,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India •  Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi | |
| Religion | |
 Islam 100% | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bhahisti • Saifi |
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The Bhishti or Bhisti (Hindustani: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a Muslim tribe or biradari found in North India and Pakistan.
The Bhisthi belong to the Abbasi or Sheikh Abbasi and the Saqqa, the former being an Arab tribe (Banu Abbas).
Depiction in the arts[edit | edit source]
The title character of Rudyard Kipling's Gunga Din, an intrepid water-carrier for a British Army regiment in India, is a Bhishti.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845>
- ↑ "Gunga Din". Poetry. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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