Malik clan (Bihar)
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The Mallick or Malik Baya are a small Sayyid Muslim community found in the state of Bihar in India and follow Sunni Islam.
According to Bihar Minority Commission report and several other historical books they are considered to be an Ashraf community[1][full citation needed] among Bihari Muslims, which means that they have high social status. They are mainly concentrated around Nalanda and Bihar Sharif.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karna, Mahendra Narain (1981). Studies in Bihar's Economy and Society. Concept Publishing Company.
- ^ Jawaid Alam (1 January 2004). Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921-1937. Mittal Publications. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-81-7099-979-9.
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Monuments – Bihar « Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.