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The Ghosi (, (ヒンディー語:ग़ोसी)) are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi (Sanskrit ''ghosa'', root ''ghush'') is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk. According to ethnographies written by British civil servants such as H.A. Rose and Denzil Ibbetson, the Ghosi are Hindu Ahirs converted to Islam. Also Crook remarks that most of the Ghosi's are Ahirs who were converted to Islam and are said to rank below ordinary Ahirs. Edward Albert Gait stats that Ghosi and Gaddi are branches of Mohammadan Ahirs are chiefly occupied in pasturing cattle. A small number of Ghosi are also found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ==History and origin== The origin of Ghosi is over 100 years ago. A cook in his book in year 1896 discussed the Ghosi population in north India and west utter pradesh(aligarh bareilly saharanpur )are the large nunber of population.〔Crook, w. 1896, the tribes and castes of the north-western India. Calcutta, Government Printing Press〕 Different groups within the Ghosi community have different origin myths. The Rajasthan Ghosi claim to have originally been Gujjars, who converted to Islam, however British historian William Crooke has mentioned that Ghosi's of the east (Bihar) and eastern Uttar Pradesh are Gujjars, while Ghosis of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar claim descent from the Ahir community, and indeed are known as Muslim Ahirs. The Ghosi in West Bengal claim Rathore Rajput ancestry. Traditionally, the Ghosi were a cattle-rearing community, involved in the selling of milk and milk products such as ghee. One of their origin myths relates to a legend where they were once invited by disciple of a saint to rescue him from a rajah's tyranny. This they did, only armed with sticks and clubs, and as their reward the saint gave them a gown to wear. The gown was known as a ''ghosi'', and community got their name from this gown. The Ghosi settled in the Ambala Division, what is now Haryana, emigrated to Pakistan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ghosi tribe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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