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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. The family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. This name is originally traced back to the Arab royals which had come to South Asia to establish Islam and also high caste Hindu converts to Islam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pakistan a country study p149|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&source=bl&ots=XYrJpH8dRe&sig=ACfU3U0sVKyrf3rAAAdXG_p8sX2wDiaTBw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFzuqcs7zpAhXbSRUIHQd5C4YQ6AEwC3oECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=sheikh%20occupational%20title%20in%20pakistan&f=false|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> '''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. The family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. This name is originally traced back to high caste Hindu converts to Islam.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=shaikh+occupational+caste&source=bl&ots=tmQoK26GH4&sig=ACfU3U17ixq_cftiiBXGvNeLObwPNhyMMA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3ipXLvbzpAhXEuHEKHX0-DJoQ6AEwDHoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=shaikh%20occupational%20caste&f=false|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


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Ethnic group
Punjabi Shaikh
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
• Punjabi • English • Urdu
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Shaikhs in South Asia

Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh (Template:Lang-ur) are a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. The family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. This name is originally traced back to high caste Hindu converts to Islam.

See also

References

  1. "Sociology of religion in India".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Ethnic groups, social groups and tribes of the Punjabis
Agrawal
Arains
Ahirs
Chauhans
Scheduled Castes
Gakhars
Gurjars
Jats
Labana
Khatris
Mohyal Brahmin
Rajputs
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