dbo:abstract
- Milki (Hindi:मिल्की, Urdu:ملکی ) is a Muslim community in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The clan originated in the Awadh region. A few Milki clans were founded in Karachi, Pakistan. Some of them converted from the Hindu Jat and Bhumihar community of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Milki kept the surnames used in the Hindu Jat community. In Northern India, the community speaks Urdu and its dialects (Awadhi and Khari Boli). In Pakistan, the community speaks Punjabi. Milki, together with the Qidwai, Malik, and Chaudhary, is one of the four subgroups of a community that collectively forms the Jatt Muslims. Jatt Muslims were once a community of substantial landowners in the Awadh region. (en)