Bhishti
The Bhishti (Hindustani: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a Muslim tribe or biradari found in North India and Pakistan.
 A bhishti in India, 1870 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 529,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India •  Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi | |
| Religion | |
 Islam 100% | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bhahisti • Saifi |
Bhesties, an 1838 illustration showing Bhishtis
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A Bhishti in 1880
The bhisti are knows as Abbasi or Sheikh Abbasi and Saqqa.The Sheikh Abbasi belong to arab tribe (Banu_Abbas).
References
- <People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845>
- People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845>
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