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Nalband is a Persian and Urdu word with the meaning ''manufacturer of horseshoes''. The word is derived from the Persian word ''nal'', meaning horseshoe and ''band'', a fastener. People with the name are found in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India, and the province of Punjab in Pakistan, and in the Persian influenced Turkey, where they adopted the soft ''t'' sound spelling of ''Nalbant''.〔People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 375 to 379 Manohar〕〔Tribes and Castes of North-Western Provinces and Oudh Volume IV by William Crook pages 50 to 51〕 == Origin == Originally in Indian and Pakistan they were Muslim Lohars and who were found mainly in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. The community claims to have been Mughal who took to the manufacturing of horseshoes, and as such separated from the parent community. There is no intermarriage between the two groups now. Other traditions point to the community being Muslim converts from the Lohar caste. At the time of partition of India, a majority of the Nalband migrated to Pakistan. There is only a rump community left in Haryana and Punjab. In Haryana, they are found throughout the state, and speak Haryanvi.〔People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 375 to 379 Manohar〕 While in Punjab, they are found mainly and around the town of Malerkotla, with a small number found in Ropar District. They speak Punjabi, with some members of the community having some knowledge of Urdu.〔People of India Hayana Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 331 to 333 Manohar〕 In Uttar Pradesh, the community have two sub-divisions, the Pathan and Shaikh. Each of these two sub-divisions have their own origin myth. The community is concentrated in western Uttar Pradesh, in particular the Doab region. Unlike the Nalband of Punjab and Haryana, the majority of Uttar Pradesh Nalband have remained in the state.〔Tribes and Castes of North-Western Provinces and Oudh Volume IV by William Crook pages 50 to 51〕 In Hyderabad, Telangana, there is a large Hindu family from Vishwabrahmin caste who migrated from Devarakonda, Nalgonda, Telangana in 1800s. They carry surname as Nalubandhu, Nalbandu, Nalband. 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「Nalband (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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