Muhajir (people)

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The Muhajir are Muslim immigrants of multi-ethnic origin and their descendants in Pakistan who immigrated from different regions of India after the partition of India in 1947. The Muhajir speak Urdu as their mother tongue and are therefore called Urdu-speaking.

etymology

The word muhajir (plural muhajirun ) is Arabic and means immigrant. The word is used for early Muslim immigration. Many Muslims emigrated from India after Pakistan's independence. There was a lively exchange of populations between the two new states. An estimated 200,000 to 2,000,000 people died in the course of the genocide during the partition of India. Many Sikhs and Muslims were displaced during the migration. This was the largest mass immigration in human history. The immigrants came from various cities in India to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. Many immigrants settled in Karachi , Rawalpindi , Sukkur and Mirpurkhas. Many immigrants spoke Urdu and other dialects. They assimilated into new ethnic groups over time.

Pakistan Movement

British territory was controlled by the British East India Company in 1857 . They administered the area on behalf of the Great Mughals of India. The defeat of Mutineers in 1857 resulted in the British taking immediate control of the Mughal territories. There was unrest after the Indian uprising of 1857 and the British took targeted action against the Indian population because the leaders of the uprising came from these territories. 1000 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh . The Pakistan Movement had the goal of proclaiming a majority Muslim state. The movement was initiated in the 19th century when Sir Syed Ahmed Khan addressed Muslim autonomy. The idea of ​​a state of its own was very popular among the Muslim population. The Muslims initiated the movement in the All-India Muslim League and its headquarters were in New Delhi . The All India Muslim League won 90% of the Muslim seats in the 1946 election. The call for the establishment of the state was very popular among Indian Muslims.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Muhajir . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Paul R. Brass : The partition of India and retributive genocide in the Punjab, 1946-47: means, methods, and purposes . In: Journal of Genocide Research . 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Rupture in South Asia . UNHCR. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Pramod K. (editor) Nayar: The Penguin 1857 reader . Penguin Books, New Delhi 2007, ISBN 9780143101994 , p. 19.