Malik (clan)
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Malik or Malak is a gotra of Jats found in Pakistan and India.[1] The Malik Jats were originally called Ghatwal (or Gathwala[2]); they later began calling themselves malik ("lord").[3] They were zamindars (landowners) during the Mughal era.[4] The Gathwala (गठवाला) Khap comprises 52 villages in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.
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