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territories – relying, instead, on alliances with tribal elite and local power struggles. Against the Sumras, Khiljl advanced the cause of the Lohana tribe of Samma. The conflict guaranteed a rolling supply of princes and tribal chiefs wanting alliances with the center. The tussle for dominance between the Sumras and the Samma lasted until the reign of Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351–1388), when the Jam emirs of Samma were finally able to end Sumra dominance, taking over lower Sindh.
1784: 312: : The "upper section" of educated Lohanas who served the Muslim dynasties as scribes in Sindh. In the 18th–19th century, they began working for the British. They currently are generally involved in clerical jobs in government offices, as working in posts of revenue collectors and other senior positions. They originally composed 10–15% of the Lohana community continued to draw members from those castes. 1818: 710:
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With the exception of Bhatias and Brahmins, the various Hindu Sindhi jatis are all grouped under the Lohana caste which subsumes a vast conglomerate of Vaishya jatis. Lohanas are usually distinguished as being either Sindhi or Kutchi. These two share a common kinship metaphor and myth of (Kshatriya)
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Ala al-Din Khilji (1296–1316) mounted a number of campaigns in the region battling the Sumra princes whose cycle of capitulation/rebellion could be charted exactly to the perceived military stress on the metropole. Yet, the Delhi Sultans and their governor rarely resorted to invading Sumra held
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district of Punjab (now in Pakistan). Before their traditional occupation of traders, both the Lohanas and Bhatias were involved in the profession of agriculture. Goswami states that their ritual position was "ambiguous", and, "they were considered neither a high nor a low caste".
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are Lohanas. Sindhi Lohanas have since been divided into several groups, among which are a traditionally more educated "upper section" called "Amils", who served as scribes to the Muslim rulers and a less educated "lower section" called "Bhaibands", who were traders:
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Mathew Cook, for example, argues that many Punjabis migrated to Sindh during the eighteenth century and were eventually absorbed into the Lohana community, an all-encompassing community that includes the vast majority of the Hindus of
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The majority of Hindus in Sind were not Rajputs. They were Lohanos who had emigrated from the Punjab in the distant past. They may have been descended from the people also known as Lohanos who fled from Sind after the Arab conquest of
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The Lohanas are divided into many separate cultural groups as a result of centuries apart in different regions. Thus there are significant differences between the culture, language, professions and societies of
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Lohana— The Lohana are an Indian caste, traditionally merchants. Although considered to be Vaishya in the Hindu ritual ranking system known as varna, they favour a mythical origin as members of the Kshatriya
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Probably the success of the most prominent Lohana families in Uganda, Nanji Kalidas Mehta and Sons, M. P. Madhvani and D. K. Hindocha had much influence on Lohana migration from Porbandar and Jamnagar
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and Lohanas even intermarried. Schaflechner cites the historian Rowe who states that "low ranking" Saraswat Brahmins originating in Balochistan formed a symbiotic relationship with castes such as
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of Lohanas, who were in favour in court of that Samma king. He was persuaded by ruler and the Qadri to convert to Islam. However, not all Lohanas were ready to convert from
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to protect them. Lohanas claim that the fort "disappeared" after 21 days and the Rathores were then called "Lohana", a word the community interprets as "those of iron".
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The community's oral history says that the decline of their kingdom began after the death of Veer Dada Jashraj. It also says that their name derives from the city of
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The Lohana, Lakha, Samma, Sahtah, Chand (Channa)....which appear, at least in the Muslim sources, to be subdivisions of the Jats or to be put on a par with the Jats.
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A case study of urban ethnicity: Harrow Gujaratis (Doctoral dissertation, London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom)
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Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World. Early medieval India and the expansion of Islam 7th-11th centuries. Vol. 1
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Contested terrains: negotiating ethnic boundaries in the city of Leicester since 1950 (Doctoral dissertation, History)
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The Lohana migrants to East Africa, of which there were 40,000 in 1970, came mainly from the Saurashtran cities of
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and Gujarati Lohana communities. At that time, however, there was already a bustling merchant class diaspora of
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origin based on their belief that they are from the lineage of Ram. They claim that they are the descendants of
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In the later part of 20th century, following the independence of British colonies, and particularly after
1652: 682:. The Sun is also worshipped by the community. Some Lohana branches worship Hinglaj as a clan goddess. 300: 567:. Many Lohanas set up businesses in those countries, two of the most successful being those set up by 328:: placed somewhere between Amils and Bhaibands, they could be either in government service or traders. 598:. In the UK, the highest concentration of Lohanas and other Gujarati Hindu communities is around the 1847: 429:, played a role in the forming of a new ethnic caste-like grouping. This group came to be known as 217: 1218:
Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh: Contested Practices and Identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and Beyond
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as per Schaflechner. A "mytho-historic" legend prevalent in the community is that the Hindu God
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Popular Hinduism, Stories and Mobile Performances: The Voice of Morari Bapu in Multiple Media
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The many histories of Muhammad b. Qasim: Narrating the Muslim conquest of Sindh – page – 99
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Devotion, Religious Authority, and Social Structures in Sindh: Khojas, Vanyos, and Faqirs
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These Saraswat Brahmins from Balochistan were considered low caste and called 'Sindhur'.
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For hundreds of years, the Sindhi Lohanas absorbed other communities from the western
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after the Arab conquest of 711. Matthew A. Cook argues that many Punjabis migrated to
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The Muslim communities of Gujarat: an exploratory study of Bohras, Khojas, and Memons
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Hinglaj Devi: Identity, Change, and Solidification at a Hindu Temple in Pakistan
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The rise and fall of philanthropy in East Africa : the Asian contribution
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during the eighteenth century and got assimilated into the Lohana community.
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Tapan Raychaudhuri; Dharma Kumar; Irfan Habib; Meghnad Desai (1983).
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However, as per Pierre Lachaier, their name derives from the city of
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in 1947, Lohanas from Kutch and Sindh migrated in large numbers to
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Globalization before Its Time: The Gujarati Merchants from Kachchh
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Firmes et entreprises en Inde: la firme lignagère dans ses réseaux
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The Cambridge Economic History of India: Volume 2, C.1757-c.1970
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Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016-11-17).
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of the Ramayana. This claim was more common in the Lohanas of
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The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
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Aishani, Agahni, Anandani, Aneja, Ambwani, Asija, Bablani,
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U.T Thakur writes that there are many similarities between
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became an important trading community in Sindh during the
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Dying, death and bereavement in a British Hindu community
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Cátia Antunes; Karwan Fatah-Black, eds. (14 April 2016).
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Cosmopolitan connections: the Sindhi diaspora, 1860–2000
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Cosmopolitan Connections: The Sindhi Diaspora, 1860–2000
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Kothari, Rita; Thadhani, Jasbirkaur (October 2016).
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in the 15th century. As Lohanas were worshippers of
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Lohana women in western India (c. 1855–1862).
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Edinburgh University Press. pp. 58–. 1627:Young bilingual children in nursery schools 1181: 1088:"Sindhi Sikhs in India: The Missing People" 925: 685:Sindhi Lohanas eat meat and drink alcohol. 1789:Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Lohana 1746: 1092:South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 440:In 1422, Jam Rai Dan was tribal leader in 1277:Explorations in History and Globalization 952: 873:, Vishnani, Visrani, Virwani and Valbani 1623: 1596: 1418: 1391: 1385: 1160: 1056: 983: 959:Mark Anthony Falzon (1 September 2004). 584:expulsion order for South Asians in 1972 299: 1578: 1551: 1498: 1430: 1398:. Ajanta Publications. pp. 42–44. 14: 1830: 1719: 1677: 1241: 654:in the form of Ravirandal Mataji, and 625: 154:mostly in India and also in Pakistan. 1650: 1531: 1348: 1342: 1331: 1214: 53:India, Pakistan, South Africa, Europe 1583:. Syracuse University. p. 182. 1458: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1098:(4). 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Index

Lohanas
Lohani (disambiguation)
Gujarati
Kutchi
Sindhi
Hinduism
Islam
Gujarati people
Sindhi people
Khoja
Memon
Dawoodi Bohras
Sulaymani Bohras
Alavi Bohras
jāti
Gujarati
Kutchi
Gujarat
Sindhi
Sindh
Kshatriya
Lava
Sindh
Varuna
Rathore
Rajputs
André Wink
Chacha's Sind
Sindh
Sindh

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