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Keywords: lineage, prophet, sharif, mughal, trace

people who trace their lineage to the Prophet Muhammad or his companions; in India, the Mughal ruling classes; singular is sharif.

those who trace their lineage to the Prophet; adopted later to refer to participants in Muslim religious associations.

Keywords: behshahr, iran, variant, early, name

Ashraf is an early variant name for Behshahr, Iran.