The Sindh-Sipahi ( Sindhi: سنڌي سپاهی ) ( ur, سندھی سپاهی ) are a

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

community found in the province of

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

in Pakistan and state of Rajasthan in India.People of India Rajasthan by K S Singh

History and origin

The Sindh-Sipahi originally belonged to the family of Chandravanshi Rajputs. They are said to have converted to

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, at the time of the conquest of

by the Arabs, around 8th Century A.D. The Sindhi Sipahi form a large part of the Muslim Rajputs population of Marwar and

Mewar Mewar or Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch and Man ...

. According to their traditions, they were

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and

Bhati Bhati is a clan of Rajputs Histo