The Mansoori are the community of ancient pathans and rajputs, they known as Mansoori, dhuniya, naddaf & pinjara regionally, in the ancient time this tribe used to make cotton into yarm and sell it for making clothes and cotton farming & carding. found in the state of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and north India.
History and origin
This community consists of local converts and migrated from outside subcontinent Persia and Afghanistan, and have been involved in the traditional occupation of cotton ginning/trading, In ancient time they made cotton into yarn and sells for making clothes. Some Mansoori are converted Muslims and believe in their original Rajput caste. According to history, they came from Rajasthan to Gujarat at the time of the form of Ran Singh and lived there. Even today, their main caste - Rao, Deora, Chauhan, Bhati, which is also a Rajput clan, Gauri and thakur clan in amroha and throughout uttar pradesh. The roots of this community drives from Afghanistan & persia so the clan of pathans is majorly found in this community. Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu belongs this community, Until some time ago title weren't used in this community because they were devided into different states and involved into different sections in businesses so they lost their identity of Pathans, They were called Behna, Dhuna, pinjara by the Hindu community, according to Indian caste system which was based on profession, and it is also mentioned that dhuna Behna was stated to the Hindu carder not for Muslims.. The reason of Adoption the name as Mansoori, there was a famous sufi saint so many years ago name as Khwaja Mansoor Al Hallaj had done same business. Many members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and settled in Karachi and Sindh.
Present circumstances
Their historical traditional occupation of cotton carding was affected by industrialisation, therefore many adopted manufacturing. They are successful businessmen. This community is no longer that of cotton carders and cotton industrialists. They entered in different sectors and obtained a good education. They allow marriages in their own caste and sometimes with the same status caste. People settled in Gujarat are mostly in the semiprecious stone business but due to business slowdown many people have diversified into different industries—working as engineers, chartered accountants and in other areas. The Mansoori are Sunni Muslim of the Barelvi and Deoband sect. They speak Urdu, and various dialects of Hindi. Their customs are similar to other Uttar Pradesh Muslims.
