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The Sainthwar, or Mall,[1] are a group of castes settled from different locations to the Gorakhpur region. Sainthwar is not a single name but a group of Caste that accepted the democratic Mall kingdom. They are landholders[2] native to the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states.[3]
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The Sainthwars are related to the Kshatriyas,[2] and are sometimes described as a division of the Rajput.[3] They are the dominant landholding caste in some districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[4]
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The '''Sainthwar''', or '''Mall''', is an [[Indian]] [[caste]] of [[Zamindar|Landholders]]<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ck4jmD7H34UC&pg=PA58&dq=g+n+dutt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WNATUcePK8nZrQfcoIGABg#v=onepage&q=g%2520n%2520dutt&f=false</nowiki></ref> native to the [[Uttar Pradesh]] state.<ref name="KSS_OUP_1998">{{cite book |editor=Kumar Suresh Singh |title=India's Communities |volume=A-G |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ |year=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-563354-2 |page=2163 }}</ref>
The oral tradition of the Sainthwars trace their ancestry to Chandraketu, a son of the legendary hero Lakshmana.[3]
 
Bharatiya Janata Party politician RPN Singh belongs to the community and is a prominent leader from Eastern Uttar Pradesh.[5]
 
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The Sainthwar, or Mall, is an Indian caste of Landholders[1] native to the Uttar Pradesh state.[2]

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  1. ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ck4jmD7H34UC&pg=PA58&dq=g+n+dutt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WNATUcePK8nZrQfcoIGABg#v=onepage&q=g%2520n%2520dutt&f=false
  2. ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh, ed. (1998). India's Communities. Vol. A–G. Oxford University Press. p. 2163. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.