Meo community
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The Meo community is a predominantly Muslim ethnic group of northwestern India, especially in the Mewat region, known for its mixed Indo-Islamic cultural traditions and historical ties to both Rajput and Meena lineages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meo Muslim community | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ social group in India ⓘ |
| followsCustom |
clan exogamy
ⓘ
gotra-based marriage rules ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Meos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mewati Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralLink |
Meenas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajputs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
folk songs
ⓘ
oral epics ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion |
Alwar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharatpur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Mathura region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mewat NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Indo-Islamic syncretic practices
ⓘ
Meena cultural elements ⓘ Rajput cultural elements ⓘ |
| hasDemographicFeature |
high population density in Mewat
ⓘ
rural concentration ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasEthnicIdentity | Meo ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalExperience |
episodes of communal violence
ⓘ
participation in anti-colonial resistance ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion |
Alwar region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharatpur region NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurgaon region ⓘ |
| hasIdentityFeature | combination of Islamic and Rajput-Meena heritage ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | Other Backward Class in parts of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticIdentity | Mewati speakers ⓘ |
| hasMajorityReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMarriagePractice |
clan exogamy within Meo community
ⓘ
preference for endogamy within community ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLocation |
Haryana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| hasReligiousPractice |
observance of Islamic festivals
ⓘ
veneration of local saints and pirs ⓘ |
| hasSocialInstitution | panchayat ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
Hindi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mewati NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Meo Muslim community