Chaush
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The Chaush are a Sunni Muslim
community of Hadhrami Arab
descent found in the Deccan region of India
. An extension of these Arab descendants are also found in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro
. It is a Turkish
word used particularly during the Ottoman era of the Balkans
, 'Chaush' or Čauši were military officers generally deputed as palace officers. They have a common origin with the Chavuse
community of Gujarat.
word meaning military personnel, as many of them served in the armies of the Deccan rulers. They migrated to India in the 18th century, primarily from the Hadhrami people
of the Hadhramaut
region in Yemen
. They have a big community mainly in the Deccan region of Maharashtra
, Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka
. They have relatives living/working in the Persian Gulf region and many of them still holding Yemen
i nationality. They came here in search of work especially from Yemen. They worked here with the Nizam
of Hyderabad
, serving in the armed forces or police. they have settled well over here and hold the Indian citizenship
. They still have maintained the Arab
culture in them. Most of them cannot speak Arabic but they still are Arabs. People who have migrated from Jizan
(Saudi Arabia
), They are the tribe known as Bin Munief Al Nahdi , and many more.
Culturally they are a bit different from the mainstream Indian Muslims. Famous dishes from the Chaush community are Lham- mandi
, dajaj-mandi
, hasseed, qahwa, and haleem
. The famous tribes residing in India are Bin Hawel,Al Yafai, Al Kaseri (Kathiri
), BinMazi, Al Nahdi, Al Attas, Bajaman, Bamaeen, Basuleman, Baqtayan, Al Amoudi, Bin Hilabi, Bawazir, Tamimi
,Al Asbahi, Al Hamed, Batouq, Baadam, BaHakim, Bajhaw, Bajham, Basolaan, Al Jabri, Al Saadi,Al Jaidi,Balhabak, Alhabeeb, Binmubarak , Bakarshoom,Bahammam,Barmeem,Bakooban and Awalgi.
You will find members of chaush community wearing a soft cotton cloth called 'lungi'(Tehban) and Arabic robes, and in the past would wear at Jambiya
(dagger) at their waist while 'Chaushi' from Bosnia and Montenegro look like modern Europeans.
European Čauš
Once Slavicilization occurred in the Balkan region, the 'Chaush' last name was modified with the local prefix of '(e)vic' meaning 'son of Čauš'. or in Bosnian, 'Čaušević'. Čaušević is the second most common last name in Bosnia as well and almost all Causevic families are of Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) ethnic stock. A significant Bosniak population in Montenegro also holds many Čauš family roots. More information is available via Bosnian Wikipedia: http://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cau%C5%A1evi%C4%87
A famous 'Chaush' in Bosnia was Mehmed Džemaludin ef. Čaušević (1870 – 28 March 1938) a Bosniak reformer and imam
.
(previously known as Barracks), This area "Barkas" is also called as Little Arabia in Hyderabad, A.C. Guards in Hyderabad and in Telangana districts of AP including Karimnagar, Medak, Adilabad, Warangal, Mahboobnagar, Nizamabad etc. Old Aurangabad city of Maharashtra
. Besides the majority of them reside in rural Maharashtra. The prominent being Ajanta
village, Bhokardan
, Dhawda, Jafferabad, Jalna
, Ambad
, Sawangi, Vaijapur
, Gangapur
, Partur
, Pathri
, Kannad
, Beed
, Osmanabad
, Latur
, Ausa, Parbhani
, Nanded
. There are also a few individuals of this community in Surat
, Gujarat.
The Arab community in Hyderabad is the central connection chord to the government affairs and where in have some families representing the Hadarims of India and secure their right in Yemen.
The Chaush community of Aurangabad have founded an organisation The Jamiat ul Arab for the welfare of the Arab community of Maharashtra.
Bakulka is also one of the surname of Chaush found in the fore wall of Golcoonda fort.
Mohammed Yamani came from yemen and he was participated in 1st world war and his son Ali bin Mohammed Yamani participated in 2nd world war from india golconda fort military group and his family from yemen sanaa wadi e binyazeed
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community of Hadhrami Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
descent found in the Deccan region of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. An extension of these Arab descendants are also found in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
. It is a Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
word used particularly during the Ottoman era of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, 'Chaush' or Čauši were military officers generally deputed as palace officers. They have a common origin with the Chavuse
Arab (Gujarat)
A large number of people with Arab origins have over time have settled in the state of Gujarat in India, and now form one of the large communities Muslim in that state. They are also known as Chavuse, especially in Saurashtra...
community of Gujarat.
Origin
Chaush is a TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
word meaning military personnel, as many of them served in the armies of the Deccan rulers. They migrated to India in the 18th century, primarily from the Hadhrami people
Hadhrami people
The Hadhrami or Hadharem are people from the Hadhramaut and their descendants in diaspora communities around the world. They speak Hadhrami Arabic....
of the Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut, Hadhramout, Hadramawt or Ḥaḍramūt is the formerly independent Qu'aiti state and sultanate encompassing a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, extending eastwards from Yemen to the borders of the Dhofar region of Oman...
region in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
. They have a big community mainly in the Deccan region of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
and Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. They have relatives living/working in the Persian Gulf region and many of them still holding Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
i nationality. They came here in search of work especially from Yemen. They worked here with the Nizam
Nizam
Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...
of Hyderabad
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
, serving in the armed forces or police. they have settled well over here and hold the Indian citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
. They still have maintained the Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
culture in them. Most of them cannot speak Arabic but they still are Arabs. People who have migrated from Jizan
Jizan
-Ethnography:The inhabitants of Jazan, are made up of Arabs. Islam is the religion of almost the totality of the inhabitants of the city and the province.-External links:*http://www.jazan.gov.sa* *http://krwetatnt.com/vb/...
(Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
), They are the tribe known as Bin Munief Al Nahdi , and many more.
Culturally they are a bit different from the mainstream Indian Muslims. Famous dishes from the Chaush community are Lham- mandi
Mandi (food)
Mandi is the traditional dish in Yemen native to Hadhramaut Province Yemen and many other Yemeni Cities known as Haneeth also.It is now very popular in the rest of the Arabian Peninsula and in many other Arab countries such as Egypt and Syria....
, dajaj-mandi
Mandi (food)
Mandi is the traditional dish in Yemen native to Hadhramaut Province Yemen and many other Yemeni Cities known as Haneeth also.It is now very popular in the rest of the Arabian Peninsula and in many other Arab countries such as Egypt and Syria....
, hasseed, qahwa, and haleem
Haleem
Haleem is a thick Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and South Asian dish. In Anatolia, Iran, the Caucasus region and northern Iraq, types of haleem are Keşkek and Harisa. Harisa is also a popular version in Pakistan. Although the dish varies from region to region, it always includes wheat, lentils and meat...
. The famous tribes residing in India are Bin Hawel,Al Yafai, Al Kaseri (Kathiri
Kathiri
Kathiri was a sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of the southern Arabian Peninsula, in what is now officially considered part of Yemen and the Dhofar region of Oman....
), BinMazi, Al Nahdi, Al Attas, Bajaman, Bamaeen, Basuleman, Baqtayan, Al Amoudi, Bin Hilabi, Bawazir, Tamimi
Banu Tamim
Banī Tamīm Tamim is one of the largest of all Arab tribes. Their history goes back to pre-Islamic times....
,Al Asbahi, Al Hamed, Batouq, Baadam, BaHakim, Bajhaw, Bajham, Basolaan, Al Jabri, Al Saadi,Al Jaidi,Balhabak, Alhabeeb, Binmubarak , Bakarshoom,Bahammam,Barmeem,Bakooban and Awalgi.
You will find members of chaush community wearing a soft cotton cloth called 'lungi'(Tehban) and Arabic robes, and in the past would wear at Jambiya
Jambiya
Janbiya, also spelt janbia, jambiya, and jambia, , is the Arabic term for dagger, but it is generally used to describe a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt. Although the term jambiya is also used in other Arab countries, it is mostly associated with people of...
(dagger) at their waist while 'Chaushi' from Bosnia and Montenegro look like modern Europeans.
European Čauš
Once Slavicilization occurred in the Balkan region, the 'Chaush' last name was modified with the local prefix of '(e)vic' meaning 'son of Čauš'. or in Bosnian, 'Čaušević'. Čaušević is the second most common last name in Bosnia as well and almost all Causevic families are of Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) ethnic stock. A significant Bosniak population in Montenegro also holds many Čauš family roots. More information is available via Bosnian Wikipedia: http://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cau%C5%A1evi%C4%87
A famous 'Chaush' in Bosnia was Mehmed Džemaludin ef. Čaušević (1870 – 28 March 1938) a Bosniak reformer and imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
.
Distribution
You will find this community in scores in an area called BarkasBarkas, Hyderabad
Barkas is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, India that used to serve as the Military Barracks of the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is known as being inhabited mainly by the Chaush community who are direct descendants of the Hadhrami Arab military men and bodyguards hailing from the Hadhramaut region of the...
(previously known as Barracks), This area "Barkas" is also called as Little Arabia in Hyderabad, A.C. Guards in Hyderabad and in Telangana districts of AP including Karimnagar, Medak, Adilabad, Warangal, Mahboobnagar, Nizamabad etc. Old Aurangabad city of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. Besides the majority of them reside in rural Maharashtra. The prominent being Ajanta
Ajanta
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 29 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya...
village, Bhokardan
Bhokardan
Bhokardan is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-History:Bhokardan has been identified by the modern historians with the ancient city of Bhogavardhana. During the Satavahana period, this city was located on the trade route from Ujjayini to...
, Dhawda, Jafferabad, Jalna
Jalna (city)
Jalna is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Jalna was formerly a part of Nizam State as a tahsil of Aurangabad district....
, Ambad
Ambad
Ambad is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Ambad is notable for its temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Matsyodari. In October of each year, devotees of the goddess gather in Ambad for the Hindu festival of Dashahara. A local tradition claims...
, Sawangi, Vaijapur
Vaijapur
Vaijapur is a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Vaijapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 514 metres ....
, Gangapur
Gangapur, Maharashtra
Gangapur is a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Gangapur is located on west side of Aurangabad-Ahmednagar Highway, 38 km from Aurangabad. Gangapur is Taluka place in Historical District Aurangabad...
, Partur
Partur
Partur is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Partur is located at . It has an average elevation of 439 metres . Godavari is major river flows through various villages of Partur. The main source of income is Agriculture. Most of the...
, Pathri
Pathri
Pathri is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Pathri is located at . It has an average elevation of 423 metres .-Demographics:...
, Kannad
Kannad
Kannad is a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Kannad is located at . It has an average elevation of 633 metres .-Demographics:...
, Beed
Beed
Beed is a town and administrative headquarters of the district of the same name located in central Maharashtra state of India. According to 2001 census, it is the largest urban area in the district with a population of 138,091. Calculated population of 2010 is 161,604. It ranks 295th in population...
, Osmanabad
Osmanabad
Osmanabad is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:The city of Osmanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres ....
, Latur
LaTur
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, Ausa, Parbhani
Parbhani
Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra...
, Nanded
Nanded
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...
. There are also a few individuals of this community in Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, Gujarat.
The Arab community in Hyderabad is the central connection chord to the government affairs and where in have some families representing the Hadarims of India and secure their right in Yemen.
The Chaush community of Aurangabad have founded an organisation The Jamiat ul Arab for the welfare of the Arab community of Maharashtra.
Bakulka is also one of the surname of Chaush found in the fore wall of Golcoonda fort.
Mohammed Yamani came from yemen and he was participated in 1st world war and his son Ali bin Mohammed Yamani participated in 2nd world war from india golconda fort military group and his family from yemen sanaa wadi e binyazeed
Chaush people
- Subhani ba YunusSubhani ba YunusSubhani ba Yunus Born in Aurangabad of Hyderabad Deccan, Subhani Ba Yunus was an accomplished actor whose distinct voice quality earned him a special place in Radio Pakistan.He is a Hyderabadi Muslim of Hadhrami Chaush descent...
, Pakistani actor - General El EdroosGeneral El EdroosMajor-General Syed Ahmed El Edroos was the commander-in-chief of the Hyderabad State army at the time of the annexation of Hyderabad State by India in 1948. He was a close confidante and trusted aide of His Excellency the VII Nizam of Hyderabad. His brothers were also senior officers and...
- Salam MasdoosiSalam MasdoosiSaalam Bin Musdoos Al Masdoosi Al Muhannad aka Salam Masdoosi was an Islamic scholar, social activist, leader, guide and philanthropist from Mahbubnagar, A.P....
Further reading
- Omar Khalidi, The Arabs of Hadramawt in Hyderabad in Mediaeval Deccan History, eds Kulkarni, Naeem and de Souza, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1996
- Leif Manger, Hadramis in Hyderabad: From Winners to Losers, Asian Journal of Social Science, Volume 35, Numbers 4-5, 2007 , pp. 405-433(29)
- Engseng Ho, The Graves of Tarim: Genealogy and Mobility across the Indian Ocean, University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
, 2006 - Ababu Minda Yimene, An African Indian community in Hyderabad, Cuvillier Verlag, 2004, pg 201
- http://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cau%C5%A1evi%C4%87