Muker tribe explained

Group:	Muker
Rels:	Islam

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

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.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Habib, Irfan. Irfan Habib . James D. . Tracy. James Tracy (historian) . Merchant Communities in Precolonial India. The Rise of Merchant Empires: Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1350-1750. 1990. Cambridge University Press. 371–99 . 10.1017/CBO9780511563089 . 978-0-52145-735-4.