Hyderabadi Muslims
Hyderabadi Muslims, also referred to as Hyderabadis, are a community of Deccani people, from the area that used to be the princely state of Hyderabad in the regions of Marathwada, Telangana, and Kalyana-Karnataka.
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| Total population | |
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| 2,187,005 (1941) Present Worldwide Figures Unknown, but about 1.71 million (2011) in Hyderabad district | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India • Pakistan • Saudi Arabia • United Arab Emirates • United States • United Kingdom • Turkey • Canada • Australia • Tanzania • Azerbaijan • Egypt • Oman | |
| Languages | |
| Standard Urdu (Deccani and its sub-dialect Hyderabadi Urdu) English,Hyderabadi Telugu and the vernacular languages of other countries in the diaspora | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Sunni Islam, (followed by Shi'ism and Isma'ilism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dakhini Muslims • Telugu people • Andhra Muslims • Muhajir people • Marathi Muslims • Other Indian Muslim communities |
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While the term "Hyderabadi" commonly refers to residents in and around the South Indian city of Hyderabad, regardless of ethnic origin, the term "Hyderabadi Muslims" more specifically refers to the native Urdu speaking ethnic Muslims of the erstwhile princely state. The collective cultures and peoples of Hyderabad Deccan were termed "Mulki", (countryman), a term still used today. The native language of the Hyderabadi Muslims is Hyderabadi Urdu, which is a dialect of the Deccani language.
With their origins in the Bahmani Sultanate and then the Deccan sultanates, Hyderabadi culture and cuisine became defined in the latter half of the reign of the Asif Jahi Dynasty in Hyderabad. The culture exists today mainly in Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded, Raichur, Bidar, Gulbarga, and among the Hyderabadi Muslim diaspora around the world, in particular, Pakistan, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.