Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Chaush are Muslim community of Hadhrami Arab descent found in the Deccan region of India. An extension of these Arab descendants are also found in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro. It is a Turkish word used particularly during the Ottoman era of the Balkans ‘Chaush’ or Čauši were military officers generally deputed as palace officers. They have a common origin with the Chavuse community of Gujarat.
