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The '''Bayad''' are a Muslim community found in the state of ] in India.<ref name = "Lal">People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 150-153</ref> |
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The '''Bayad''' are a Muslim community found in the state of ] in India.<ref name = "Lal">People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 150-153</ref> |
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==History and origin== |
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The community get their name from the village of Bayad in ], and are ] converts to Islam. According to their traditions, they accompanied a Rajput prince as he re-established his control over the Dantha state. They originated in Kakiani in ], and said to have converted to ] some five hundred years ago. They are now found mainly in the town of ], with a small number are found in ]. At the ] in 1947, a large portion of the tribe moved to ], and are settled in the districts of ] and ].<ref name = "Lal"/> |
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==Present circumstances== |
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==Present circumstances== |
The Bayad are an endogamous community, but their some cases of intermarriage with neighbouring Samma communities. There traditional occupation was military services in the princely state of Kutch, with agriculture being their secondary occupation. Most are now small and medium-sized farmers, with the selling of milk being secondary occupation. The community has a caste association, the Bayad Jamat based in the town of Anjar, and its main function is the general welfare of the community. They are Sunni Muslims, and their customs are similar to neighbouring Muslim communities such as the Halaypotra.
