Q. Which sub-group of the Gujarati Shaikh community, originally from Yemen's Hadhramaut, settled in Patan during the Mughal era?
Answer: Sodagar
Notes: The Gujarati Shaikh are a Muslim community in Gujarat with diverse origins, speaking heavily Gujaratized Urdu. The Sodagar, a sub-group from Yemen's Hadhramaut, settled in Patan during Mughal rule, engaged in silk trade, maintain Arabic fluency, and practice strict endogamy.