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A mass settlement of Central Asian Muslims since the 16th Century granted by the Mughal Empire as a land grant . Ofc most of these were Pashto speakers with some Dari speakers as well . Most were Sunni with some being Shia ( Specifically of the Bangash tribe ) . Ofc some could've been Hindu and Sikh that continued to speak the Scythian dialect however matters on this is unknown . They were allies to Ahmad Shah Durrani during his raids in India since the 1700s... Post Indias 1857 mutiny, the community was active in Islamic reform movements such as the Khilafat movement and the Islamic reformists groups "Brelvis" and "Deobandi".
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