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[[File:Bhesties-John Luard-1838.jpg|220px|thumb|''Bhesties'', an 1838 illustration showing Bhishtis]]
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[[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]].
==History and origin==
 
They are classified as ''Ajlaf'' in the [[Caste system among South Asian Muslims|South Asian Muslim caste system]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Vempeny|first=Sebastian|title=Minorities in Contemporary India|publisher=Kanishka Publishers|year=2003|pages=117}}</ref>
 
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==
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* 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.&nbsp;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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Bhishti
A water carrier or “bhisti” in India,.jpg
A bhishti in India, 1870
Total population
529,000[citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
 India •  Pakistan
Languages
Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi
Religion
Allah-green.svg Islam 100%
Related ethnic groups
Bhahisti • Saifi
Bhesties, an 1838 illustration showing Bhishtis
A Bhishti in 1880

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]

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]

  • 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>


  1. ↑ "Gunga Din". Poetry. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

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  1. ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845>
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