Qaimkhani

 ( Muslim Communities Of Rajasthan ) 

Qaimkhani (also spelled Qayam Khani, Kayamkhani or as Kaimkhani) is a Muslim community of India. Most of them migrated to the southern part of Sindh in Pakistan after the partition of India. They were notable for ruling the Fatehpur and Jhunjhunu regions of Rajasthan from the 1300s to the 1700s.Dr Dasharatha Sharma, Kyam Khan Raso, Ed. Dasharath Sharma, Agarchand Nahta, Rajsthan Puratatva Mandir, 1953, page-15

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History They claim to be descended from Chauhan dynasty Rajputs who converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 14th century during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.

Satish Chandra (2025). 9788124110669, Har-Anand Publications. . ISBN 9788124110669

Robert W. Stern (1988). 9789004082830, BRILL. . ISBN 9789004082830

As per the historian Dirk H. A. Kolff, Qaimkhanis have Turkic people origins.

Dirk H. A. Kolff (2025). 9780521523059, Cambridge University Press. . ISBN 9780521523059

They ruled between 1384 and 1731 with Fatehpur, Rajasthan as the capital, Kayamkhanis ruled in Alipura, Fatehpur Sikri, Jhunjhunu and Singhana.

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