Lalkhani

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The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar clan of Rajputs, who adopted Islam. The community is found mainly in the districts of Aligarh, Hathras, Bulandshahr, Badaun.[ citation needed ]

The Lalkhani Rajputs once held estates in the districts of Bulandshahr. [1]

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References

  1. Robinson, Francis (2007). Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces. Cambridge University Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN   9780521048262.