Jat Muslim
Ethnoreligious subgroup on the Indian subcontinent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat (Punjabi: جٹ مسلمان; Sindhi: مسلمان جاٽ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt (Punjabi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəʈːᵊ]), are an elastic and diverse[1] ethno-social subgroup of the Jat people, who are composed of followers of Islam and are native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.[2] They are found primarily throughout the Sindh and Punjab regions of Pakistan.[3][4] Jats began converting to Islam from the early Middle Ages onward and constitute a distinct subgroup within the diverse community of Jat people.[5]
For historical Jat community in lower Iraq, see Zutt.
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Pakistan | |
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Punjabi (and its dialects) • Lahnda • Sindhi (and its dialects) • Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi) • Khariboli | |
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Islam | |
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Jat people • Gujars • Med people • Baloch |
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