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Wilton Oldham in 1870 observed that many Bhumihars had become Muslim in Ghazipur and highlighted this in his book ''North-Western Provinces, Historical And Statistical Memoir Of The Ghazeepoor District'' Part 1. The Bhumihars who embraced Islam in Ghazipur became the Muslim landowning tribe of the region.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/wbsl.15307/page/44/mode/1up Oldham, Wilton (1870). ''North-Western Provinces, Historical And Statistical Memoir Of The Ghazeepoor District Part 1''.]</ref> | Wilton Oldham in 1870 observed that many Bhumihars had become Muslim in Ghazipur and highlighted this in his book ''North-Western Provinces, Historical And Statistical Memoir Of The Ghazeepoor District'' Part 1. The Bhumihars who embraced Islam in Ghazipur became the Muslim landowning tribe of the region.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/wbsl.15307/page/44/mode/1up Oldham, Wilton (1870). ''North-Western Provinces, Historical And Statistical Memoir Of The Ghazeepoor District Part 1''.]</ref> | ||
[[File:IMG 20260805 162443.jpg | [[File:IMG 20260805 162443.jpg|thumb|Bhumihars became Muslim in Ghazipur. Source: ''North-Western Provinces, Historical And Statistical Memoir Of The Ghazeepoor District Part 1'' (1870) by Wilton Oldham.|center]] | ||
== Bhumihars became Muslim in Gaya == | == Bhumihars became Muslim in Gaya == | ||
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L. S. S. O'Malley in 1906 noted that many Babhans (Bhumihars) had embraced Islam in parts of the Gaya district during the reign of Aurangzeb.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206869/mode/1up?q=%22and+this+tradition+is+borne+out+by+the+fact+that+in+several+villages%2C+which+now+contain+Muhammadans%22 O'Malley, L. S. S. (1906). ''Bengal District Gazetteers: Gaya''.]</ref> | L. S. S. O'Malley in 1906 noted that many Babhans (Bhumihars) had embraced Islam in parts of the Gaya district during the reign of Aurangzeb.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206869/mode/1up?q=%22and+this+tradition+is+borne+out+by+the+fact+that+in+several+villages%2C+which+now+contain+Muhammadans%22 O'Malley, L. S. S. (1906). ''Bengal District Gazetteers: Gaya''.]</ref> | ||
[[File:IMG 20260805 161736.jpg | [[File:IMG 20260805 161736.jpg|thumb|In the ''Bengal District Gazetteers: Gaya'' (1906), L. S. S. O'Malley recorded the tradition that many Babhans (Bhumihars) embraced Islam during Aurangzeb's reign.|center]] | ||
== Muslim Bhumihars of Mohammadabad and Zamania == | == Muslim Bhumihars of Mohammadabad and Zamania == | ||
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In the ''Ghazipur Gazetteer'' (1909), British Civil Services Officer H. R. Nevill recorded that many Bhumihars of the Muhammadabad and Zamania tahsils had embraced Islam and become Muslim.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02318/page/182/mode/1up Nevill, H. R. (1909). ''Ghazipur Gazetteer''.]</ref> | In the ''Ghazipur Gazetteer'' (1909), British Civil Services Officer H. R. Nevill recorded that many Bhumihars of the Muhammadabad and Zamania tahsils had embraced Islam and become Muslim.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02318/page/182/mode/1up Nevill, H. R. (1909). ''Ghazipur Gazetteer''.]</ref> | ||
[[File:IMG 20260805 161124.jpg | [[File:IMG 20260805 161124.jpg|thumb|H. R. Nevill found that many Muslims of Ghazipur were Bhumihars who embraced Islam. Source: ''Ghazipur Gazetteer'' (1909).|center]] | ||
Muslim Kinwar Bhumihars of Bara | |||
British Civil Services Officer H. R. Nevill in 1909 observed that the town of Bara was the home of Muslim Kinwar Bhumihars who originally belonged to the village of Birpur on the opposite side of the Ganges River. They held those lands for centuries.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02318/page/182/mode/1up Nevill, H. R. (1909). ''Ghazipur Gazetteer''.]</ref> | British Civil Services Officer H. R. Nevill in 1909 observed that the town of Bara was the home of Muslim Kinwar Bhumihars who originally belonged to the village of Birpur on the opposite side of the Ganges River. They held those lands for centuries.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02318/page/182/mode/1up Nevill, H. R. (1909). ''Ghazipur Gazetteer''.]</ref> | ||
[[File:IMG 20260805 161316.jpg | [[File:IMG 20260805 161316.jpg|thumb|Bara is a large village of Muslim Bhumihars belonging to the Kinwar mool. Their ancestors belonged to the Hindu Bhumihar village of Birpur across the Ganges. Source: ''Ghazipur Gazetteer'' (1909) by H. R. Nevill.|center]] | ||
== Muslim Babhans of Bihar == | == Muslim Babhans of Bihar == | ||
The ''Census of India, 1901'' recorded that many Pathans of Bihar (then part of the Bengal Presidency) were converts from the higher Hindu castes, particularly Babhans, who must have converted to Islam in considerable numbers.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924071145571/page/449/mode/1up ''Census of India'', 1901.]</ref> | The ''Census of India, 1901'' recorded that many Pathans of Bihar (then part of the Bengal Presidency) were converts from the higher Hindu castes, particularly Babhans, who must have converted to Islam in considerable numbers.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924071145571/page/449/mode/1up ''Census of India'', 1901.]</ref> | ||
[[File:IMG 20260805 162025.jpg | [[File:IMG 20260805 162025.jpg|thumb|Source: ''Census of India'', 1901.|center]] | ||