Khawaja or Koshur khwaja is an honorific title used as surname by vast majority of Kashmiri Muslims.
[1] The word comes from the Iranian word khwāja (New Persian khāje خواجه) and translates as "master", "lord".
[2] Some of the Kashmiri converts to Islam by Sufi saints also adopted the title Khawaja.
Khawajas were considered rich and were mostly traders.
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