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The Mutwa are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and a province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.[1]

History and origin

The Mutwa claim to be Qureshi Arabs, whose ancestors arrived in South Asia with Muhammad bin Qasim, the Arab conqueror of Sindh. They settled in the neighbourhood of Hyderabad in Sindh. One of the Talpur rulers demanded a bride from the community, and when they refused, had to flee Sindh and settled in the Banni region of Kutch.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 983-986
  2. ^ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 983-986
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