In
Historical books which was mostly written by
muslim scholars Tank was mentioned as
tribe or
caste which was associated with
sonar,
rajput,
Khatri and
jaat castes.[3][4][5][6] Tanks are mentioned as converted muslims from other religion and castes.[7][8][9] their is an example where tank tribe got converted to Islam by own choice or by relationship tais.[7]
Muzaffar Shah and Zafer khan Muzaffar mentioned themselves as covered muslims from a lower subdivision sect of Hindu Khatris called 'Tank'[10][11]
References
^Singh, Kumar Suresh; Lal, Rajendra Behari; India, Anthropological Survey of (2003).
Gujarat. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 561.
ISBN978-81-7991-105-1. Retrieved 6 June 2020.