Kashmiri Khwaja

Khawaja or Koshur khwaja is an honorific title used as surname by vast majority of Kashmiri Muslims.^[1] The word comes from the Iranian word khwāja (New Persian khāje خواجه) and translates as "master", "lord".^[2] Some of the Kashmiri converts to Islam by Sufi saints also adopted the title Khawaja. Khawajas were considered rich and were mostly traders.^[3]

Notable people

Khwaja Hafizullah,Land Lord of Dhaka
Khwaja Alimullah,Founder of Dhaka Nawab Family
Khwaja Abdul Ghani,First Nawab of Dhaka
Nawab of Dhaka
Khawaja Nazimuddin,Second Governor General and Prime Minister of Pakistan
Khwaja Ahsanullah,Nawab of Dhaka
Khwaja Salimullah,Nawab of Dhaka and founder of Muslim League in 1906
Khwaja Muhammad Azam Didamari
Hina Khawaja Bayat
Khawaja Shahabuddin,ex Governor of NWFP now KPK
Khwaja Habibullah,last Nawab of Dhaka
Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Usman Khawaja
Khawaja Saad Rafique
Khawaja abdul rasheed
Khawaja Mansoor Ahmed
Khawaja Muhammad Sabeeh
Khawaja Muhammad Uns
Khwaja Sabir,Viceroy of Deccan during Mughal rule in India

References

↑ Shyam Lal Pardesi (1989). Amudarya to Vitasta: A Bird's Eye-view of Relations Between Central-Asia and Kashmir. Sangarmaal Publications. p. 15. https://books.google.com/books?id=j8O1AAAAIAAJ. "It is most pertinent to mention here that the word Khwaja is used as mark of respect before the name of a Kashmiri Muslim shopkeeper or wholesale dealer.and dalals"
↑ Potter, Lawrence G., ed (2014) (in en). The Persian Gulf in Modern Times. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi:10.1057/9781137485779. ISBN 978-1-349-50380-3. http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137485779.
↑ Epilogue, Vol 4, Issue 5. Epilogue -Jammu Kashmir. pp. 23–. GGKEY:JAACF25BJCD. https://books.google.com/books?id=-yUy7QpJp7MC&pg=PA23.

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[Pardesi1989-1] Shyam Lal Pardesi (1989). Amudarya to Vitasta: A Bird's Eye-view of Relations Between Central-Asia and Kashmir. Sangarmaal Publications. p. 15. https://books.google.com/books?id=j8O1AAAAIAAJ. "It is most pertinent to mention here that the word Khwaja is used as mark of respect before the name of a Kashmiri Muslim shopkeeper or wholesale dealer.and dalals"

[2] Potter, Lawrence G., ed (2014) (in en). The Persian Gulf in Modern Times. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi:10.1057/9781137485779. ISBN 978-1-349-50380-3. http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137485779.

[3] Epilogue, Vol 4, Issue 5. Epilogue -Jammu Kashmir. pp. 23–. GGKEY:JAACF25BJCD. https://books.google.com/books?id=-yUy7QpJp7MC&pg=PA23.

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Kashmiri Khwaja

Topic: Religion

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