Muker (tribe)
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (27,000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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•  India
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| Languages | |
| • Urdu • Angika • English | |
| Religion | |
•  Islam 100% • |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Banjara • Banjara Musalman • Shaikh |
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Nepal(Sarlahi, Balkawa, Lahan, Goal Bazar, Katari Bazar, Ladkanha, Kamal pur Devipur, Sirha Bazar)
The Muker are a Muslim community, found in North India and Nepal. They are also known as Muzkeri, Mekrani, Makrani, Barmaki, Ranki and Mukri.
The name Muker is said to have derived from the Arabic makeri, meaning those who helped in the construction of Makkah. They were initially called Makkai, which meant the resident of Makkah, which was later corrupted to makeri. They are divided into two endogamous groups, the Mukeri and Shaikh Banjara. They rank themselves as Shaikh. The Shaikh Banjara are further divided into the Makrani, Muqri, Barmaki, Siddiqui and Shaikh. Different groups have different traditions to their origin, with the Makrani claiming Baluch ancestry.
The Muker in Bihar claim to be descendants of early Arab settlers, whose initial area of settlement in South Asia was the Makran region. According to their tradition they arrived in Bihar during the period of Khilji ruler, and were initially known as Makrani, which was eventually shortened to Muker. They are found in Bhagalpur and Deogarh Darbhanga (Simri, Rampura, Dharnipatti, Kelwagachhi, Karamganj, Harchanda, Sidaspur, Kharaj villages), Supual(Jadia, Phulkaha, Raghunathpur, Parsa Grahi, Baghelwi, Tamua, Koriapatti, Chikni, Manganj, Kokraha Tribeni Ganj, Chunni, Soharwa, Kushar, Parsa Tappu, Barmotra and Triveniganj villages), Madhepura (Bishanpur, Tikulia, Rmnagar, Gardoal, Rahta, Lakshmipur, Puraini, Gada, Pathraha Kajra Pakri Villages) Madhubani (Aunsi, Nayatola, Kabai, Shakri) and Saharsa districts, and in Bhagalpur are found in the settlements of Amarpur, Sabour, Shahkind, Barahat and Banka. They speak both Urdu and the local Angika language.
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