Moria people

Maria Muslims (also spelled Moriya or Moria Muslims) are an indigenous Muslim community of Assam in northeast India, traditionally associated with brass and bell-metal metalworking.They are considered part of the Assamese-speaking Muslim population rather than Bengali-origin migrant Muslims. Historically, the Maria (Moriya) are believed to descend from Mughal Muslim soldiers who settled in Assam after the Ahom–Mughal conflicts of the early 16th century. According to ethnographic studies, these Muslim soldiers were captives from the 1532 invasion led by Turbak Khan; after being defeated by the Ahoms, they remained in Assam and became metalworkers, eventually being known as "Moriyas".

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