Muslim Kayasths

Kayastha Musalman
Regions with significant populations
India • Pakistan
Languages
Urdu • Hindi • various Indic languages
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kayastha • Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh

The Muslim Kayasths (Urdu: مسلمان کائستھ), also known as Siddiqui, are descendants of the Kayasth community of North India, mainly modern Uttar Pradesh, which embraced Islam during the medieval period. They are now mostly concentrated in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh as well as northern India.

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