Qassab
,_f.320v_-_BL_Add._27255.jpg?lang=en) Badhak or Qassab, the caste of butcher, 1825. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Qureshi |
The Qassab (Urdu: قصاب; from the Arabic: قصاب, romanized: qaṣāb, meaning butcher), are members of a north Indian community or biradari.
History and origin
[edit]For their participation in Indian Rebellion of 1857, a fine of Rs. 63,000 was imposed on the people of Rohtak who were mostly Ranghars, Shaikhs and Muslim Qassab.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Satish Chandra Mittal, 1986, Haryana, a Historical Perspective, p58.