Malik clan (Bihar)
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,00,000 approx | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| • Urdu • Hindi • • Dhivehi • | |
| Religion | |
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The Malik (or Malick, Mallick, Urdu: ملک) are a Muslim community found in the state of Bihar in India.[1] A large numbers of them migrated to Pakistan following the independence of Pakistan.
History and origin
The group descended from Syed Ibrahim Mallick Baya, a Sufi born near Ghazni (Afghanistan), descended from ancestors who had migrated there from Baghdad..
They are mostly concentrated in the villages and towns in the districts of Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nawada, Jamui, Sheikhpura and Munger. .
See also
- Malik (clan), a Gujarati Muslim community.
- Malik (Kashmir), a Kashmiri kram or tribe.
- Bihar Sharif
- Syed Ibrahim Mallick Baya
References
- ↑ People of India Bihar, Volume XVI Part 2 (Seagull Books), edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha, pp. 666-667.
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