Malik Jat clan
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Malik or Malak is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states of India. In Muzaffarnagar area, there are 52 villages of this Gotra; this area is known as Gathwala-Khap.[citation needed]
The Malik Jats were originally called Ghatwal; later, they proudly started calling themselves malik ("lord").[1] They were zamindars (landowners) during the Mughal era.[2]
