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 Former erstwhileGovernor of Uttarakhand from 2012 to 2015, Dr.Aziz Qureshi, who previously served as one of the state cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh as a member of theIndian National Congress | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India (Madhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh) | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu •English •Hindi (Bagheli,Powari,Chhattisgarhi,Surgujia,Bundeli) | |
| Religion | |
 Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pashtun people |
ThePathans of Madhya Pradesh are anUrdu-speakingPashtun community settled in the present-dayIndian state ofMadhya Pradesh as well as a small minority of internal migrants and their descendants in neighbouringChhattisgarh state, which waspartitioned in 2000.
The early Pathan settlers in what became theprincely state ofBhopal were known asBarru-kat, because they initially used reeds for roofing their houses, in which it became an aspect of their local architecture.[1]
Bhopal became a hub for Pathan settlement, with others arriving to be soldiers in the Begum's army. Immigration continued until thecreation of Pakistan in 1947.[2]
Thestate of Jaora was settled byIndian Rohillas from neighbouringUttar Pradesh as well as other Indian Muslim freebooters of Uttar Pradesh, such as theIndian Sayyids.[3][4]
Most of the population of Jaora State(founded in 1818 AD) came from the United Province and Jodhpur.
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