Chaush

Indian Muslim community of Arab origin

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The Chaush or Chaus are a community who are of Hadhrami Arab descent. They are found in the Deccan region of India.[1][2]

The Chaush or Chaus were brought from Yemen to work in the former Hyderabad State as military men for the Nizams. It is said that especially when it came to safe guarding his family, the 7th Nizam had absolute trust on these Arab Soldiers.[3] They are most concentrated in Marathwada, Telangana and Hyderabad-Karnataka regions and most of their population concentrated in the neighbourhoods of Barkas in Hyderabad, Shasha Mahallah in Karimnagar, Al-Tamash in Aurangabad they also live in Adilabad,Asifabad,Kagaznagar,Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar and Warangal[3]

The founders of both the Qu'aiti and Kathiri states in Hadhramawt had previously served as jemadars in Hyderabad.[4]

Among the cultural contributions of the Chaush to India are Marfa music and dance, and Hyderabadi haleem, both which are culturally important to the Hyderabadi Muslim people, and seen at almost all wedding ceremonies.[5]

## Notable People

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* Syed Ahmed El-Edroos \- Commander-in-Chief of the Nizam's forces in Hyderabad
* Sulaiman Areeb \- Urdu Poet
* Awaz Sayeed \- Urdu Writer
* Ibrahim Bin Abdullah Al-Masqati -Masqati Diary Farms Founder
* Ahmed Bin Abdullah Balala \- Malakpet MLA
* Mansoor Bin Abdullah Atufa Al-Amri \- Prominent Buissnessmen (Atufa Transport, Atufa Travels)
* Mohammed Bin Omer Al-Yafai \- (Mohammed Pahelwan)

## Cuisine

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The Hyderabadi haleem, marag (mutton stew), murtabaq, shorba, harira, mandi, kabsa, maqluba, tas kabab, lukhmi, sheer khurma, qubani ka meetha and malida have been introduced in Hyderabad by the Chaush or Arabs.[6][7]

## See also

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* Barkas
* Chiaus
* Hyderabadi Pahalwan
* Shasha Mahallah
* Siddi

## References

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1. ^ Omar Khalidi, The Arabs of Hadramawt in Hyderabad in Mediaeval Deccan History, eds Kulkarni, Naeem and de Souza, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1996, pg 63
2. ^ Mediaeval Deccan History, eds Kulkarni, M A Naeem and de Souza, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1996, pg 63, https://books.google.com/books?id=O_WNqSH4ByQC&pg=PA63
3. ^ a b A home for the Chaush community, The Hindu, 25 Sep 2011
4. ^ Boxberger, Linda. On the Edge of Empire: Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s. 2002. State University of New York Press
5. ^ "From the era of the Nizams 'Arabi marfa' continues to be a hit even now". The Hindu. 26 October 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
6. ^ "Crossing culinary landscapes, exploring Yemeni cuisine at Osmania University".
7. ^ Mohammed, Syed (13 January 2018). "Mandi and the Arabian connection". The Hindu.

## Further reading

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* Leif Manger,3 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 Press, 2006
* Ababu Minda Yimene, An African Indian community in Hyderabad, Cuvillier Verlag, 2004, pg 201
* Hadhrami Traders, Scholars, and Statesmen in the Indian Ocean:1750s-1960s By-Ulrike Freitag and W. G. Clarence-Smith

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Karnataka|

* Baghban
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* Chaush
* Chhaparband
* Kodava Maaple
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* Nawayath
* Pinjara
* Siddi
* Assadi

Kerala|

* Mappilas
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* Labbais
* Nahas
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* Ravuthars
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Madhya Pradesh|

* Chhipa
* Ansari
* Banjara
* Dawoodi Bohra
* Dhobi
* Mughal
* Muslim Chhipi
* Pathans
* Shaikh
* Sayyid

Maharashtra|

* Attar
* Baghban
* Bhishti
* Chaush
* Chhipa
* Chhaparband
* Dawoodi Bohra
* Dhawad
* Faqir
* Garodi
* Gavandi
* Kachar
* Kagzi
* Konkani Muslims
* Momin
* Muslim Raj Gond
* Qassab
* Saiqalgar
* Tadvi Bhil

Rajasthan|

* Ansari
* Anderkoti
* Chhipa
* Cheetah
* Chadwa
* Dawoodi Bohra
* Deshwali
* Gaddi
* Ghosi
* Hela Mehtar
* Hiranbaz
* Kandera
* Khadem
* Khanzada
* Langha
* Manganiar
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* Meo
* Mughal
* Pinjara
* Qaimkhani
* Rangrez
* Rath
* Shaikhs of Rajasthan
* Silawat
* Sindhi-Sipahi
* Singiwala
* Sorgar

Tamil Nadu|

* Rowther
* Kayalar
* Labbay
* Marakkar
* Deccani Muslims (Pathans)
* Nawayath
* Dawoodi Bohra

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Muslim communities|

* Konkani Muslims
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* Chaush
* Deccani Muslims
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* Multani
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* Kachar
* Kadia
* Pinjara
* Qassab
* Saiqalgar
* Tadvi Bhil

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Originally from Telangana|

* Alids
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* Hamidi
* Hyderabadi Muslims
* Siddiqi

Originally from Bihar and Bengal|

* Ansari
* Bengali
* Bihari Muslims
* Bisati
* Chik
* Gaddi
* Idrisi
* Khanzada
* Malik of Bihar
* Mughal
* Muker
* Pathan of Bihar
* Rayee
* Shaikh of Bihar
* Stranded Biharis
* Thakurai
* Teli

Originally from Delhi|

* Abbasi Saqqa
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* Arain
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* Bhatiara
* Dhobi
* Ghosi
* Gujjar
* Manihar
* Meo
* Mughal
* Pathans
* Qassab
* Qaum-e-Punjaban
* Rajput Muslim
* Rangrez
* Saifi
* Shaikh
* Sayyid
* Salmani

Originally from Gujarat|

* Alavi Bohra
* Ansari
* Arabs
* Banjara
* Behlim
* Bhadala
* Bharbhunja
* Bhishti
* Chunara
* Chundrigar
* Dawoodi Bohra
* Dhobi
* Dhuldhoya
* Doodwala
* Ghanchi
* Ghanchi-Pinjara
* Kadia
* Kagzi
* Ker
* Khoja
* Machiyar
* Makrani
* Malik of Gujarat
* Mandali
* Makwana
* Manka
* Mansoori
* Memon
* Meta Qureshi
* Miyana
* Molesalam
* Momna
* Mughal
* Multani
* Multani Lohar
* Mutwa
* Nagori
* Node
* Panar
* Parmar
* Patani Bohra
* Patni Jamat
* Pathans of Gujarat
* Salaat
* Sanghar
* Shaikhs of Gujarat
* Shaikhda
* Sayyid of Gujarat
* Siddi
* Sipahi
* Sulaymani Bohra
* Sunni Bohra
* Surti Muslims
* Tai
* Turk Jamat
* Vora Patel
* Vyapari

Originally from Karnataka|

* Baghban
* Beary
* Chaush
* Kodagu Mappila
* Konkani Muslims
* Nawayath
* Siddi

Originally from Kerala|

* Koya
* Mappila
* Marikkar
* Thangal
* Thulukkar

Originally from Rajasthan|

* Ansari
* Cheetah
* Deshwali
* Gaddi
* Ghosi
* Khadim
* Khanzada
* Merat
* Meo
* Mughal
* Pinjara
* Qaimkhani
* Rangrez
* Rath
* Shaikhs of Rajasthan
* Silawat
* Sorgar

Originally from Tamil Nadu|

* Kayalar
* Labbay
* Marakkar
* Rowther

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh|

* Alvi
* Ansari
* Momin
* Nesba
* Panipati Ansaris
* Baghban
* Baluch
* Behlim
* Behna
* Bisati
* Dhobi Musalmaan
* Dogar
* Fareedi
* Gaddi
* Garha
* Ghosi
* Gujjar Musalmaan
* Halwai
* Idrisi
* Iraqi
* Jat Musalmaan
* Jhojha
* Kakorvi Shaikh
* Kamboh
* Kayastha Musalman
* Khanzada
* Khumra
* Lalkhani Rajput
* Malkana
* Manihar
* Meo
* Milki
* Mughal
* Mujavir
* Muker
* Nagar Muslims
* Pathans of Madhya Pradesh
* Pathans of Uttar Pradesh
* Qassab
* Qaum-e-Punjaban
* Qidwai
* Rajput Musalmaan
* Rangrez
* Rayeen
* Rohilla
* Sadaat Amroha
* Saadat-e-Bara
* Sadaat-e-Bilgram
* Saifi
* Salmani
* Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh
* Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh
* Shaikh Ja'fri
* Siddiqui
* Shaikhzada
* Teli Musalmaan
* Turk
* Tyagi Musalmaan

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