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.jpg) Khojas of Western India ca. 1855-1862 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Gujarat, Sindh, Maharashtra | |
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| Gujarati, Kutchi, Sindhi, Hindi-Urdu | |
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| Nizari-Ismaili Shia, Twelver Shia, Sunni |
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The Khoja are a mainly Shia tribe of people originally from the western Indian subcontinent. The Khoja, derived from the Persian Khwāja, are believed to have once been a caste of Indian Muslims, converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 14th century by the Persian Saḍr-al-Dīn. They are well-dispersed globally and referred to be many names such as Al-Lawatia in the Gulf and Karana in Madagascar.
In India, the remaining Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the city of Hyderabad. In Pakistan, most Khoja live in Karachi in Sindh province. Many Khojas have also migrated and settled over the centuries in East Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and North America. The Khoja were by then adherents of Nizari Isma'ilism. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in the aftermath of the Aga Khan Case a significant number separated and adopted Sunni Islam and Twelver shi'ism. [1]
- ^ Boivin, Michel (2014). "The Isma'ili — Isna 'Ashari Divide Among the Khojas: Exploring Forgotten Judicial Data from Karachi". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 24 (3): 381–396. doi:10.1017/S1356186314000224. ISSN 1356-1863. JSTOR 43307309. S2CID 162188373.
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