Qaimkhani


Kayamkhani or Kaimkhani is a Muslim Rajput community of India who were notable for ruling the Fatehpur-Jhunjhunu region in Rajasthan from the 1300s to the 1700s.

History

They are said to be descended from Chauhan Rajputs who converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 14th century during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
However, the historian Dirk Kolff has queried whether the Qaimkhani have Turk origins.
They ruled between 1384 and 1731 with Fatehpur, Rajasthan as the capital, Rajput kayamkhani nawabs ruled in Fatehpur, Jhunjhunu and Singhana.