Khanzada

Khanzada

Khanzada or Khan Zadeh (Urdu: خانزاده ) is a title and surname in Pakistan. It is usually used by descendants of people that have been given the title of "Khan" by the Sultans and Nawabs. One clan of Khanzada is a branch of Rajputs belonging to the Jaduvanshi clan who claimed to be the descendants of Krishna and they converted to Islam during the regn of Firuz Shah Tughluq.

Khanzadas migrated from India after partition. They are mostly settled in Sindh.Fact|date=September 2008

ee also

*Khanum
*Khatun


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