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Patthan is village of 3 brothers in a baju kalan village in Gaya district and there is a pathan in it, there name is ishtiyaq Khan and two brothers ''' ({{Lang-hi|बिहार के पठान}}; {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|بہار کے پٹھان}}|}}) in [[India]] are either descendants of various [[Pashtun diaspora|Pashtun settlers]] in [[Bihar]] or are Hindu converts to [[Islam]] from [[Bhumihar ]] and [[Rajput castes.<ref>''People of India Bihar'' Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal and Hetukar Jha Seagull Books</ref> The [[Pashtuns|Pathan]] proper of [[Bihar]] belong to eleven sub-groups, the main ones being the [[Suri (Pashtun)|Suri]], [[Shirani (Pashtun tribe)|Sherwani]], [[Yousafzai]], [[Durrani]], [[Bangash]], [[Afridi (Pashtun)|Afridi]], [[Khattak]],[[ Bettani]], [[Lodi (Pashtun tribe)|Lodhi]], [[Tanoli]], [[Orakzai]] and Ghori. These [[Pashtun people]] are known as ''[[Pathan]]'' in the [[Hindustani language]]. Another common name for the community is [[Khan (title)|Khan]], which also a common surname. | Patthan is village of 3 brothers in a baju kalan village in Gaya district and there is a pathan in it, there name is ishtiyaq Khan and two brothers.. ''' ({{Lang-hi|बिहार के पठान}}; {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|بہار کے پٹھان}}|}}) in [[India]] are either descendants of various [[Pashtun diaspora|Pashtun settlers]] in [[Bihar]] or are Hindu converts to [[Islam]] from [[Bhumihar ]] and [[Rajput castes.<ref>''People of India Bihar'' Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal and Hetukar Jha Seagull Books</ref> The [[Pashtuns|Pathan]] proper of [[Bihar]] belong to eleven sub-groups, the main ones being the [[Suri (Pashtun)|Suri]], [[Shirani (Pashtun tribe)|Sherwani]], [[Yousafzai]], [[Durrani]], [[Bangash]], [[Afridi (Pashtun)|Afridi]], [[Khattak]],[[ Bettani]], [[Lodi (Pashtun tribe)|Lodhi]], [[Tanoli]], [[Orakzai]] and Ghori. These [[Pashtun people]] are known as ''[[Pathan]]'' in the [[Hindustani language]]. Another common name for the community is [[Khan (title)|Khan]], which also a common surname. | ||
The name Pathan in Bihar refers to two distinct but related Muslim communities, the Nasli (from the Arabic word ''nasl'', meaning racial or by birth) and Divani (from the [[Arabic]] word ''[[Divan|diwan]]'', meaning a royal court). It is said to have settled in the region from the 13th century CE onwards. They are considered one of the [[Ashraf]] communities meaning they have a powerful status among the Muslims of the state.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSceVSL-3C8C&q=pathans+in+bihar&pg=PA20|title=Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921-1937|last=Alam|first=Jawaid|date=2004-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170999799|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=num2I4NFGqIC&q=ruhella+landowners+in+bihar&pg=PA119|title=Community Warriors: State, Peasants and Caste Armies in Bihar|last=Kumar|first=Ashwani|date=2008-01-01|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=9781843317098|language=en}}</ref> | The name Pathan in Bihar refers to two distinct but related Muslim communities, the Nasli (from the Arabic word ''nasl'', meaning racial or by birth) and Divani (from the [[Arabic]] word ''[[Divan|diwan]]'', meaning a royal court). It is said to have settled in the region from the 13th century CE onwards. They are considered one of the [[Ashraf]] communities meaning they have a powerful status among the Muslims of the state.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSceVSL-3C8C&q=pathans+in+bihar&pg=PA20|title=Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921-1937|last=Alam|first=Jawaid|date=2004-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170999799|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=num2I4NFGqIC&q=ruhella+landowners+in+bihar&pg=PA119|title=Community Warriors: State, Peasants and Caste Armies in Bihar|last=Kumar|first=Ashwani|date=2008-01-01|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=9781843317098|language=en}}</ref> | ||