You are a Bhatta from deep within Bhatta land who was conquered and converted. And yes, that bold part is there as well.
And it is not ironic, it would behove a lot of Pakistanis to read through books.. lots of them.. and from sources other than western "vetted" ones. Both early Muslim and Hindu authors are useful to get an idea of the history of these lands and how various cultures and societies came into being.
In addition, just as people today move to settle into different countries for a prospect of a better life or otherwise..they would move along then. Some for trade, others for preaching..and so on. Ever since Islam came to India(before the attack at Bhambhor) this started out. And they were never confined to one area, some would land in Afghanistan, move via the border.. ending up in Multan...or other settled areas...and kept going east.
More interesting is that families grew through inter marriages with other settlers and local converts. Which is why the idea of lineage is not wrong for someone who would otherwise look very Keralite or Punjabi. More so, some of these families kept moving from location to location.. say from Multan to Kashmir to Dehli to Bhopal..and so on.
It is sad that this aspect of history regarding the identity of sub-continent Muslims is being ignored, forgotten ..and eventually being replaced by exaggerated claims of mass conversions and so on. Those who forget their own history and never research it are going to end up being told who they are by someone with an agenda rather than finding out themselves.
