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Qassab

Qassab
Badhak or Qassab, the caste of butcher, 1825.
Regions with significant populations
India
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Qureshi

The Qassab (Urdu: قصاب; from the Arabic: قصاب, romanizedqaṣāb, meaning butcher), are members of a north Indian community or biradari.

History and origin

For their participation in Indian Rebellion of 1857, a fine of Rs. 63,000 was imposed on the people of Rohtak who were mostly Ranghars, Shaikhs and Muslim Qassab.[1]

References

  1. ^ Satish Chandra Mittal, 1986, Haryana, a Historical Perspective, p58.
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