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Khatri Clans
Khatri () is a caste originating from the Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Khatris claim they are warriors who took to trade. In the Indian subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantile professions such as banking and trade. They were the dominant commercial and financial administration class of late-medieval India. Some in Punjab often belonged to hereditary agriculturalist land-holding lineages, while others were engaged in artisanal occupations such as silk production and weaving. Khatris of Punjab, specifically, were scribes and traders during the medieval period, with the Gurumukhi script used in writing the Punjabi language deriving from a standardised form of the Lāṇḍa script used by Khatri traders; the invention of the script is traditionally ascribed to Guru Angad. During the medieval period, with the rise of Persian as an elite vernacular due to Islami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Skinner (soldier)
Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel James Skinner (1778 – 4 December 1841) was an Anglo-Indian military adventurer and soldier of the East India Company of British India. Prior to this he also served briefly as a mercenary in the Maratha Empire, Maratha Army. He became known as ''Sikandar Sahib'' later in life and is most known for two cavalry regiments he raised for the British at Hansi in 1803, known as 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse), 1st Skinner's Horse and 3rd Skinner's Horse (formerly 2nd Skinner's Horse), which are still units of the Indian Army. Born to a Scottish people, Scottish father and an Indian mother from the Bhojpuri region, Bhojpur region, he was fluent in Persian language, Persian, the court and intellectual language of India in his day. Skinner composed several works in the language, including an extensively illustrated manuscript ''Kitāb-i Tashrīḥ al-Aqvām'' (History of the Origin and Distinguishing Marks of the Different Castes of India), now held by the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
