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:''Not to be confused with the Saraiki people.'' The Multani are a Muslim, Sikh and Hindu community found in the states of Gujarat and Punjab in India. 〔People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 977-982〕 == History and origin == The community derives its name from the city of Multan, situated in Pakistan. Multani literally means an inhabitant of the city of Multan. They are said to have immigrated from Multan during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Begada. The Multani are said to have originally belonged to the cotton traders community. They are further divided into four territorial groupings, the Zhalmed (those from Ahmadabad, the Gohilvad (from Surat), the Chorasi (from Rajkot) and the Kathiawari (from Kathiawar). Each division consists of ten to twelwe clans. For example, the Zhalmed Multanis have the following clans, the Hamod, Makhyola, Chauhan, Phor, Ghori, Vakani, Phanota and Solanki. Like many Gujarati Muslim communitues, they maintain the principles of gotra exogamy.〔People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 977-982〕 The ruling family of the former princely state of Zainabad were members of the Multani lineage. 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「Multani (caste)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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