Wikipedia's first sentence called it “indo-aryan tribal group found throughout the punjab region of pakistan and india”. Today it says “elastic and diverse ethnoreligious subgroup of the jat people”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ethnoreligious subgroup on the Indian subcontinent Ethnic group”. It now reads “Ethnoreligious subgroup of South Asia Ethnic group”.
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Jat Muslim or Musalman Jats ( Punjabi : جٹ مسلمان ; Urdu : مسلمان جٹ ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt ( Punjabi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəʈːᵊ] ), are an elastic and diverse ethnoreligious subgroup of the Jat people , who follow Islam and are native to the northwestern Indian subcontinent . They are primarily found in Sindh , Pakistani Punjab , and Balochistan . Some are also found in Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh , where they are known as Muley Jats. The Jats began converting to Islam during the early medieval period , influenced by Sufis like Baba Farid . The conversion process was gradual. Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age . The new Cambridge history of India / general ed. Gordon Johnson 4, The evolution of contemporary South Asia. Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India . A History of Pakistan and Its Origins . Balochistan Through the Ages: Tribes .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ethnic group Jat Muslims or Musalman Jats ( ) are a Indo-Aryan tribal group found throughout the Punjab region of Pakistan and India .
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Ethnic group Jat Muslims or Musalman Jats ( ), a sub-group of Jat people found throughout the Punjab region of Pakistan and India , where there are many clans. as well as in western Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat in India, and the provinces of Sindh in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir .Jats began converting to Islam from the early Middle Ages onward, and now form the distinct community of Muslim Jats.The Jats constitute one of the most diverse communities in South Asia . and in India are found in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.They speak Punjabi , Balochi , Sindhi , Haryanvi and Urdu , depending on their location.Each Jat community presents unique cultural characteristics, which makes it difficult to generalise about them.In Ember, Carol R.; Ember, Melvin (eds.).Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and Illness in the World's Cultures .
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Ethnic group Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat ( ) are the patrilineal descendants of Jat people of Northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent who are followers of Islam .They are found primarily throughout Sindh, Pakistan and Punjab region of Pakistan .Jat Muslims are also found in the province of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.Jats began converting to Islam from the early Middle Ages onward, and constitute a distinct sub-group within the diverse community of Jat people.
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Ethnoreligious subgroup on the Indian subcontinent Ethnic group Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat ( ; ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt ( ), are an ethnoreligious group and a subgroup of the Jat people , who are followers of Islam and are native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent .They are found primarily throughout the Sindh and Punjab regions of Pakistan, with a small population in Afghanistan . Jats began converting to Islam from the early Middle Ages onward and constitute a distinct subgroup within the diverse community of Jat people. Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India .A History of Pakistan and Its Origins .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “indo-aryan tribal group found throughout the punjab region of pakistan and india”. Today it says “elastic and diverse ethnoreligious subgroup of the jat people”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ethnoreligious subgroup on the Indian subcontinent Ethnic group”. It now reads “Ethnoreligious subgroup of South Asia Ethnic group”. Read the current article and compare.
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indo-aryan tribal group found throughout the punjab region of pakistan and india
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elastic and diverse ethnoreligious subgroup of the jat people
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