Khoja
Sign in to saveThe Khoja are a tribe or caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Shia Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn.
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It sits within the topics Ethnic groups in Pakistan, Ethnic groups in Sindh and Khoja Ismailis.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Khoja
- Ethnic group.image
- Kojahs (9727943566).jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Khojas of Western India ca. 1855-1862
- Ethnic group.regions
- Gujarat, Sindh, Maharashtra
- Ethnic group.languages
- Gujarati, Kutchi, Sindhi, Hindi/Urdu
- Ethnic group.religions
- Nizari-Ismaili Shia (majority), Twelver Shia, Sunni (minority)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- caste
- Religion
- Nizari Isma'ilism
- Country
- India
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- Khoja
- different from
- khoja
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Origins and syncretism
- Arrival of Āghā Khān and Ismāʿīlī Islamisation
- Khoja communities
- Isma'ili Khojas
- Twelver Khojas
- Culture
- Dress
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Khoja are a tribe or caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Shia Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn.
In India, most Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the city of Hyderabad. In Pakistan, most Khoja live in Karachi, Hyderabad and Thatta in Sindh province, and in Gwadar in Balochistan province.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khoja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.