Wikipedia's first sentence called it “distinctive islamic community from southern indian state of tamil nadu”. Today it says “distinct muslim community living largely in the south indian states of tamil nadu and kerala”.
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Rowther ( anglicised as Irauttar , Rawther, Ravuttar, Ravutta , Ravuthar, Ravuthamar ) are a distinct Muslim community living largely in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala . While some of them are partially descended from Turkic people who settled in the Chola kingdom for horse trading and cavalry roles, the majority descend from Native warrior clan populations who converted to Islam under the influence of saints like Nathar Shah (Nathar Wali) in 10th–11th centuries. Even after conversion they retained their Ravuttar caste name. they were one of the earliest Muslim communities in India. They were elite cavalrymen of the Chola and Pandya kingdoms . They were traditionally a martial clan like the Maravars , and constitute large part of the multi-ethnic Tamil Muslim community. Rowthers have also been found as Tamil polygars , zamindars and chieftains from the 16th to 18th centuries. The traditional homelands of the Rowthers were in the interior of Southern Tamilakam . The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930–1947 . Utopia and the Village in South Asian Literatures . People of India: pt.1-3 Kerala . India, That Is, Sidd . Islam in Tamilnadu : varia . The cult of Draupadī . People of India: India's communities . The cult of Draupadī . Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India .
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Ethnic group Rowther or Ravuthar ( ) is a distinctive Islamic community from Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Together with the Kayalar , Lebbai and Maraikayar communities, they constitute the multi-ethnic Tamil Muslim , an Islamic community spread across South India and South East Asia . Rowthers follow Hanafi school of Fiqh. Sherring Government of India press
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Ethnic group Rowther or Ravuthar is a Muslim community from the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala .Together with the Kayalar , Lebbai and Maraikayar communities, they constitute the Tamil Muslims , an Islamic community spread across South India.Rowthers follow the Hanafi school of Fiqh .The community is also known as turukkars , meaning Turk , owing to their Turkish ancestry and history.They are descendants of a group of Muslim soldiers, a mixture of Arabian and Turkish horse-traders and Rajputs of North India who came to South India in the 12th century as a part of the Turkish armies.
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Ethnic group Rawther or Ravuthar is a Muslim prominent community from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala .Together with the Kayalar , Labbais and Maraikayar communities, they constitute the Tamil Muslims , a Muslim community spread across South India.Rawthers are followers of Islam and within it, the Hanafi school of Fiqh - owing to their Turkic ancestry. They are descendants of Turkish Rulers, Arabian horse-traders, and Rajputs of North India who came to South India in the 12th century as a part of the Turkish armies. The women in this community wear burqah.
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South Indian predominant Muslim community Ethnic group The Rowther ( anglicised as Irauttar , Rawther, Ravuttar, Ravutta , Ravuthar ) are a Tamil speaking Muslim community from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala .They were elite cavalrymen of the Chola and Pandya kingdoms .They were traditionally a martial clan like the Maravars , and constitute large part of the multi-ethnic Tamil Muslim community.Ravuttars have also been found as Tamil polygars , zamindars and chieftains from the 16th to 18th centuries.The traditional homelands of the Ravuttars were in the interior of South Tamilakam .They are descendants of Turkic peoples who had come during Chola Empire .Another theory says that they are a Tamil tribe converted to Islam by the preacher Nathar Shah .The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 .Islam in Tamilnadu : varia .The cult of Draupadī .People of India: India's communities .The cult of Draupadī .Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India .
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distinctive islamic community from southern indian state of tamil nadu
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distinct muslim community living largely in the south indian states of tamil nadu and kerala
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