Lalkhani

Lalkhani

Regions with significant populations
India
Religion
Islam

The Lalkhani are a Muslim Rajput community, found in North India. They are a sub-division of the Bargujar Rajput family who adopted Islam. The community is found mainly in the Uttar Pradesh districts of Aligarh, Hathras, Bulandshahr, and Badaun. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The Lalkhani are said to have once held estates in the districts of Bulandshahr and some big Zamindari estates that belonged to the Lalkhani clan were Pindrawal, Sadabad, Danpur, Dharampur, Pahasu, Talibnagar and Chhatari. ^{[4] [5]}

From Lalkhani clan came Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari "Nawab of Chhatri", a prominent All-India Muslim League politician, and the last Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State. ^[6]

References

1. Bengal, Past & Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society. The Society. 1967. pp. 44, 45, 46. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
2. Hutton, John Henry (1961). Caste in India: Its Nature, Function, and Origins. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. p. 121. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
3. Cambridge South Asian Studies. 1965. p. 20. ISBN   978-0-521-20432-3 . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
4. Robinson, Francis (2007). Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces. Cambridge University Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN   9780521048262.Lalkhani estates were those of Pindrawal , Sadabad , Danpur, Dharampur , Pahasu and Chhatari.
5. Growse, F. S. (2000). Mathura-Brindaban-The Mystical Land Of Lord Krishna. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. pp. 36–39. ISBN   978-81-7182-443-4 . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
6. Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: I-M. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 437. ISBN   978-81-7648-233-2 . Retrieved 6 June 2025.