proud to be a Khawanain..... Khan is title for only Pathans - TopicsExpress



          

proud to be a Khawanain..... Khan is title for only Pathans those one who use KHAN after their name without surname Pathan are the FAKE one. A brief history about Pathan. Khan surname and title of Central and Western Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan other Central Asian and South Asian countries.The word is used by Pashtuns (Pathans) peoples as their last name, Use as a title The surname Khan originates with the honorific khan , originally used in the Mongol Empire , and later more widely by Islamic chieftains in South Asia. The British Raj continued the Mughal practice of awarding titles such as Khan Bahadur for Muslims and Rai Bahadur for Hindus. As a title, khan is now mainly used by the Pashtuns(PATHAN). In the South Asian Subcontinent a Pashtun is addressed as Khan Sahib ROUTINE MORE OVER, the term Khawanain is used to refer to the Khans, collectively, as rulers, chiefs etc.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:49:16 +0000

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