Tibetan Muslims

Tibetan Muslims

Khache, Khazar
Tibetan Muslim family in Amdo, early 20th century
Regions with significant populations
China (Tibet AR)	5,000[1]
India (Kashmir, Ladakh)	1,500+[2]
Nepal	300–400[3]
Languages
Tibetan, Mandarin, Kashmiri
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan Buddhists, Baltis

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Tibetan Muslims, also known as the Khache (Tibetan: ཁ་ཆེ་, lit. 'Kashmiris'), are Tibetans who adhere to Islam.^[2][4] Many are descendants of Kashmiris, Ladakhis, and Nepalis who arrived in Tibet in the 14th to 17th centuries.^[5] There are approximately 5,000 Tibetan Muslims living in China,^[1] over 1,500 in India,^[2] and 300 to 400 in Nepal.^[3]

The government of the People's Republic of China does not recognize the Tibetan Muslims as a distinct ethnic group; they are grouped with Tibetan adherents of Buddhism and Bon. In contrast, the Chinese-speaking Hui Muslims are distinguished from the Han Chinese majority.^[6]