Various dynasties of the later medieval era and early modern era in India were of Turkic and mixed Indian or Afghan descent.
the Tughlaqs and Khaljis, for instance, were of mixed Turkic origin, with Indian and Afghan ancestry respectively.
The terms Indo-Turkic[1] or Turco-Indian[2] is used to refer to people and dynasties of mixed Turkic and Indian descent, as well as the fusion culture formed as a result.
The community had traditionally served as soldiers in the armies of the various princely states in the Kathiawar Agency.
Like other Gujarati Muslims, they have a caste association known as the Jamat, which acts both as a welfare organization and an instrument of social control.