Salaams,

I am new to this board so please be nice

I need help on an assignment relating to the caste systems in pakistan , In particular I need some info on the caste "Khan" do they have sub castes, do they live in any particular region in Pakistan etc etc.

The only bit of info on the net I can find is on Wikipedia , not much I'm afraid.

Any information no matter however little will help.
Thank you in advance.
Rumi

khans or pathans

cani- tum khan tu nahin

Originally Posted by ~Iraj~

cani- tum khan tu nahin

nahi yar...kaash hoti...khan sonhi berdhi hoti hain..

from what I gathered on wikipdeia khan and pathans are two different caste , unless like Kashmiris you have sub castes Butt, Khawaja ,Mir Mughal etc.

So confusing.Is there a khan on this site , if so bring yourself forward, apparently you are a high caste Muslim

I thought Butts and khwajas were pathans?..

khair why dun u loook into another cast...like the Chaudharies..?

Originally Posted by rumi1999

Salaams,

I am new to this board so please be nice

I need help on an assignment relating to the caste systems in pakistan , In particular I need some info on the caste "Khan" do they have sub castes, do they live in any particular region in Pakistan etc etc.

The only bit of info on the net I can find is on Wikipedia , not much I'm afraid.

Any information no matter however little will help.
Thank you in advance.
Rumi

"Khan" is a Title...............

Not a Caste...............

Most well known being Ghenjiz Khan or Chengez Khan as he is known in Asia
His real name was "Temüjin"

Now it seems it is one of the most common names for Pakistanis in the US Phone Books...............

So you must be from a place where Castes prevail?............

hain

yea kia ho raha hey - homework

haan yar..bachi ko hmwrk kerna hai...maddat shaddad er rahe hain

Originally Posted by canpaki

I thought Butts and khwajas were pathans?..

khair why dun u loook into another cast...like the Chaudharies..?

Nah Butts are Kashmiris

Who are chaudharies , don't confuse me further

Originally Posted by SindSagar

"Khan" is a Title...............

Not a Caste...............

Most well known being Ghenjiz Khan or Chengez Khan as he is known in Asia
His real name was "Temüjin"

Now it seems it is one of the most common names for Pakistanis in the US Phone Books...............

So you must be from a place where Castes prevail?............

Nah I don't think you are right , Khan is definately a caste , thanks anyway.

Originally Posted by rumi1999

Nah I don't think you are right , Khan is definately a caste , thanks anyway.

i agree with the other poster....Khan is not a caste it's just a surname.

Im a khan but unfortunately I dont know much about our history except for the fact that my father's forefathers have some link with Moghuls, afghanistan, and iran.

Originally Posted by AnGeL EyEs

i agree with the other poster....Khan is not a caste it's just a surname.

Im a khan but unfortunately I dont know much about our history except for the fact that my father's forefathers have some link with Moghuls, afghanistan, and iran.

Thanks for that, so if Khan is your surname what is your caste , can't be Khan can it ?

I know Kashmiris originated from iran so maybe a link there?
Thanks , something to go on

My last name is khan but our caste is pathan. I dont think Khans are a type of caste.

I think you'll get better answers in the society forum.

where is anil khan when u need her? i'm sure she'll be able to put 444400 watts ki search light on everthing n anything thats khan and anti-khan.

Originally Posted by rumi1999

from what I gathered on wikipdeia khan and pathans are two different caste , unless like Kashmiris you have sub castes Butt, Khawaja ,Mir Mughal etc.

So confusing.Is there a khan on this site , if so bring yourself forward, apparently you are a high caste Muslim

yes ure right...khan and pathans are tow diff casts..all pathans are khan but not all khans are pathans.

Im no expert on this subject, but Khan itself isnt a caste. But alot of castes use khan as a surname among pathans/pakhtuns. My surname is Khan. My caste, if you get into specifics, is Umerzai Khankhel. Various other people with surname of Khan might be from different castes/tribes. Imran Khan is Niazi I think... Shahid Afridi is infact Shahid Khan Afridi. In general, Khans are considered to be what you call a Pathan, which are people from the NWFP mainly.

Like, if you hear someones last name to be Khan, you would most likely assume hes a pathan and from NWFP. Its a very widely used surname and has been used among non pathans as a title of respect as well in the past during the times of moghuls and central asia etc. And you will find alot of khans that dont have a pakhtun background these days. So you cant pinpoint it as one particular caste.Hope that helps.

I dont think Khan is a caste, but maybe a group of tribes/sub castes all bundled into one generic word.