Muker tribe

Muker

Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
• Banjara • Muslim Banjara

The Muker are a Muslim community, found in North India and Nepal. They are also known as Mukeri, Mekrani, Barmaki, Ranki and Mukri. ^[1]

Present circumstances

The Mukeri were historically a part of the Banjara community of nomadic merchants and transporters. Whilst many Banjara groups would deal in any goods that might make a profit, the Mukeris specialised in the transport of wood and timber. ^[2]

References

1. Singh, N. K.; Mishra, A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set). Global Vision Publishing House. pp. 542–544. ISBN   978-81-8220-297-9.
2. Habib, Irfan (1990). "Merchant Communities in Precolonial India". In Tracy, James D. (ed.). The Rise of Merchant Empires: Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1350-1750. Cambridge University Press. pp. 371–99. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511563089. ISBN   978-0-52145-735-4.