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The Pathans of Bihar (Pashto: د بیهار پښتانه), have a large community of Pashtuns in the state of Bihar in India, who are said to have settled in the region from the 13th Century onwards. These Pashtun are known as Pathan, which is the Hindi and Urdu term for a Pashtun. Another common name for the community is Khan, which also a common surname. The name Pathan in Bihar now refers to two distinct but related communities, the Nasli (from the Arabic word nasl meaining racial or by birth) and Divani (from the Arabic word diwan meaning a royal court). The former are descendents of various Pashtun settlers in Bihar, while the latter are Rajput and Bhumihar converts to Islam.