The Mallick (

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), Malik baya, ur, ملک) are small

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found in the state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

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 among

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which means that they have high social status. They are mainly concentrated around Nalanda and

Bihar Sharif Bihar Sharif is the headquarters of Nalanda district and the fifth-largest sub-metropolitan area in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Its name is a combination of two words: ''Bihar'', derived from '' vihara'' (meaning monastery), also the nam ...

History

They are the descendants of Syed Ibrahim Mallick baya and family according to the government data of bihar Sharif and ancient books, a Sufi born near Ghazni (

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), descended from ancestors who had migrated there from

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. The Muslim population of Bihar was around 13% before the partition of India in 1947. At that time "Syed Mallick Baya Families" constituted about 15% of the Muslim population of

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{{reflist Muslim communities of India Social groups of India Social groups of Bihar Muslim communities of Bihar

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