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The ''' Kingharia''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. They are also known as Panwariya.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 824 to 827 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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== Origin ==<br />
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The Kingharia are a community of singers and Farmer. Their name is derived from the word ''kingri'', which is a type of a violin. The word Kingharia literally means someone who plays the kingri. They claim to be [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasi]] [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]] and claim descent from [[‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib|Abbas]], the uncle of [[Mohammad]], the founder of Islam. The community is found mainly in [[Awadh]], with concentrations in [[Lucknow]], [[Bahraich District|Bahraich]], [[Barabanki District|Barabanki]] and [[Gorakhpur District|Gorakhpur]]. According to some traditions, they are a branch of the Abbasi community. They are further divided into seven clans, referred to as ''biradaris'', which claim descent from a common ancestor. The seven clan include the Kingharia proper, the Bankhata, the Sewak, the Jogi, the Kapariya, the Atit and the Baanchhariya. Each of these clans is of equal status, and intermarry.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 824 to 827 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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== Present circumstances ==<br />
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The Kingharia are a landless community. Their traditional occupation was singing of traditional folks songs. They would visit the home of wealthy [[Hindu]] and [[Muslim]]s on special occasions such as a birth of a child. Many of the community have abandoned their traditional occupation, and are now taking to cultivation. A larger number are agricultural labourers. The Kingharia are [[Sunni]], although a few especially in [[Lucknow]] are [[Shia]]. They are strictly endogamous, and marry close kin. Their customs are similar to other [[Muslim]]s in the [[Awadh]] region.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 824 to 827 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Mirasi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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