Muslim Kolis

The Muslim Koli, or Musalman Koli (Gujarati: મુસ્લિમ કોલી) (Marathi: मुस्ळिम कोळी) is a religious subgroup of Hindu Koli caste in India and Pakistan. Most of the Muslim Kolis lives in Maharashtra and Gujarat of India and Sindh province of Pakistan. Muslim Kolis were Hindu by religion but later they were converted to Muslim and accept Islam.

The Muslim Kolis Maharashtra lives familiar with Hindu and Koli Christians of the state.

Titles

 * Patel, the muslim Kolis of Gujarat use the Patel as their title like Hindu kolis.

Subcastes

 * The Muslim Kolis of Gujarat are known as Wadha Koli mostly found in Kutch district of the state.
 * The Muslim Kolis of Konkan in Maharashtra known as Mahigir Muslim Kolis whose forfathers were Hindu Kolis.
 * Makwana Muslims of Gujarat are Koli by caste who were converted to Islam during Muslim rule in Gujarat.

Notable

 * Yakut Khan, admiral of Mughal Navy and administrator of Janjira State.