Rayeen (Hindu)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Haryana • Punjab • Uttar Pradesh | |
| Languages | |
| Haryanvi • Punjabi • Sindh • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hindu • Muslim | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arya/AryansArain/Raeen/Rain/Arai/Rain/Raeen or Rayeen |
The ' Arain/Raeen/Rain/Arai/Rain/Raeen or Rayeen is a community Rich in Heritage and Diversity found in the state of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Chaudhary, Rao, Rai and Rana.[1]They are agriclutural landlord caste settled mainly in the Punjab and Sindh. They are generally associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.
Origin[edit]
According to their own traditions, the community were muslim of Sindh, who were expelled by Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim during Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent. They also claim a connection with the last Hindu Rajput ruler Raja Rai Sahasi II of Rai dynasty (c. 416–644 CE) of the Sindh who was the brother of Rana Maharath/Malhot a Rajput king of Chittor. The community is now found mainly in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Muhammad Sharif, a UK based Indian historian, writes in “Destiny of the Tribe Raeen” that Arain started coming to Sindh (Iraq-i-Ajam) in 46 Hijri (666 AD) at the end of Orthodox Caliphate. They belonged to the Banu Sama (Saama or Samma) sub-tribe of Banu ‘Amir (Aamir or Amer) tribe of the larger clan Aal-i-Adnan (The House of Adnan) through Hawazin.
Present circumstances[edit]
They were and still zamindars & farmers. A few were substantial landowners, zamindars with a small minority being landless. They practice animal husbandry as a secondary occupation, and they provide much of the dairy products for the towns in Haryana.[3]