Ethnic Demography
Apart from Sylheti (Sylheti: ছিলটী Silôṭi; Bengali: সিলেটী Sileṭī), Barak Valley is also the homeland of Bengalis, Kacharis, Hmar, Manipuris (Both Bishnupriya and Meitei, Rongmei Nagas, and tea garden labourers). Of the three districts, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts have a Muslim majority while Cachar district has 40% Muslim population. The valley has a long history of Islam and Muslim life; half of the valley (Karimganj District & part of Hailakandi District) came under the rule of the Turk-Afghan dynasties of Bengal from the early 14th century and continued with the establishment of the Mughal Empire.
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