| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Haryana • Punjab • Uttar Pradesh | |
| Languages | |
| Haryanvi • Punjabi • Sindh • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hindu • Muslim | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arya/AryansArain/Raeen/Rain/Arai/Rain/Raeen or Rayeen |
The ' Arain/Raeen/Rain/Arai/Rain/Raeen or Rayeen is a community Rich in Heritage and Diversity found in the state of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Chaudhary, Rao, Rai and Rana. [1]They are agriclutural landlord caste settled mainly in the Punjab and Sindh. They are generally associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.
Origin
According to their own traditions, the community were muslim of Sindh, who were expelled by Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim during Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent. They also claim a connection with the last Hindu Rajput ruler Raja Rai Sahasi II of Rai dynasty (c. 416–644 CE) of the Sindh who was the brother of Rana Maharath/Malhot a Rajput king of Chittor. The community is now found mainly in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh. [2]
Muhammad Sharif, a UK based Indian historian, writes in “Destiny of the Tribe Raeen” that Arain started coming to Sindh (Iraq-i-Ajam) in 46 Hijri (666 AD) at the end of Orthodox Caliphate. They belonged to the Banu Sama (Saama or Samma) sub-tribe of Banu ‘Amir (Aamir or Amer) tribe of the larger clan Aal-i-Adnan (The House of Adnan) through Hawazin.
Present circumstances
They were and still zamindars & farmers. A few were substantial landowners, zamindars with a small minority being landless. They practice animal husbandry as a secondary occupation, and they provide much of the dairy products for the towns in Haryana. [3]
See also
References
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Haryana • Punjab • Uttar Pradesh | |
| Languages | |
| Haryanvi • Punjabi • Sindh • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hindu • Muslim | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arya/AryansArain/Raeen/Rain/Arai/Rain/Raeen or Rayeen |
The ' Arain/Raeen/Rain/Arai/Rain/Raeen or Rayeen is a community Rich in Heritage and Diversity found in the state of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Chaudhary, Rao, Rai and Rana. [1]They are agriclutural landlord caste settled mainly in the Punjab and Sindh. They are generally associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.
Origin
According to their own traditions, the community were muslim of Sindh, who were expelled by Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim during Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent. They also claim a connection with the last Hindu Rajput ruler Raja Rai Sahasi II of Rai dynasty (c. 416–644 CE) of the Sindh who was the brother of Rana Maharath/Malhot a Rajput king of Chittor. The community is now found mainly in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh. [2]
Muhammad Sharif, a UK based Indian historian, writes in “Destiny of the Tribe Raeen” that Arain started coming to Sindh (Iraq-i-Ajam) in 46 Hijri (666 AD) at the end of Orthodox Caliphate. They belonged to the Banu Sama (Saama or Samma) sub-tribe of Banu ‘Amir (Aamir or Amer) tribe of the larger clan Aal-i-Adnan (The House of Adnan) through Hawazin.
Present circumstances
They were and still zamindars & farmers. A few were substantial landowners, zamindars with a small minority being landless. They practice animal husbandry as a secondary occupation, and they provide much of the dairy products for the towns in Haryana. [3]