Shah (caste)

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Shah are a Jain and Hindu-Garhwali and Kumaoni caste found in the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and cities like Mumbai.^[1] Shah is short form for Shahryar - which is of Persian origin. Shah means 'very large' in Persian, and it was ^[when?] common practice to prefix "Sah" before a king's name.

See also

Kuthaliya Bora

References

↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 1291 to 1294 Manohar Publications

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