![]() A bhishti in India, 1870 | |
Total population | |
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529,000[citation needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi | |
Religion | |
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Related ethnic groups | |
Bhahisti • Saifi |
The Bhishti or Bhisti (Hindustani: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a Muslim tribe or biradari found in North India and Pakistan.
The title character of Rudyard Kipling's Gunga Din, an intrepid water-carrier for a British Army regiment in India, is a Bhishti.[1]