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'''Kashmiri Shaikh''' or '''Kashmiri''' '''Sheikh''' ({{lang-ur| کشمیری شيخ }}) mainly live in [[Kashmir]] regions of [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are considered to be a clan of [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] origin also found predominantly in [[Pakistan]] [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and also in [[India]].<br />
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After the advent of [[Islam]] into [[Afghanistan]] and the [[Indian subcontinent]], a significant number of [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]]s (of Kashmiri origin)<ref>{{Cite book|title=9788176482363}}</ref> reverted to [[Islam]] and adopted the title of [[Sheikh|Shaikh]] and later migrated to other regions. In [[Punjab region|Punjab]], they are known as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are predominantly urban.<br />
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{{cquote|'According to the census return the number of Kashmiri [[Muslims|Musulmans]], who make up 60% of the inhabitants of the [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]] valley, was 765,442. They are no doubt mostly descendants of various Hindu castes, perhaps in the main of Hill Brahmans, but Islam has wiped out all tribal distinctions.<ref>The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir by [[James Douie|Sir James Douie]] 1901, published by Low priced Publications, page 106</ref>}}<br />
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{{cquote|'The Hindu [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s numbered 55,276.<ref>The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir by [[James Douie|Sir James Douie]] 1901, published by Low priced Publications, page 107</ref>}}<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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* [[Sheikh Abdullah]], Kashmiri politician<br />
* [[Ghulam Ahmad (forester)|Ghulam Ahmad]], Pakistani forestry official and businessman<br />
* [[Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad]], Pakistani politician<br />
*[[Muhammad Iqbal|Allama Muhammad Iqbal]], A Kashmiri Sheikh belonging originally to the Sapru Clan. <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Kashmiri Muslims]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kashmiri families}}<br />
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[[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani names]]<br />
[[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]]</div>->TheMeer202