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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning ~~Upper~~ middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning ~~upper~~ middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning Upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Bihari Mauritians]]		*[[Bihari Mauritians]]
			*[[Kachhi (caste)]]
	*[[Kushwaha]]		*[[Kushwaha]]

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	*[[Kachhi (caste)]]
	*[[Kushwaha]]		*[[Kushwaha]]

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation ~~was~~ [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation is [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are a elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities ~~due to having large landownership and higher per income among other groups in India~~.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper ~~middle~~ [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities due to having large landownership and higher per income among other groups in India.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities due to having large landownership and higher per income among other groups in India.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], ~~Traditionally~~ known for ~~exceptional horticulture~~ and rice cultivation~~, the community has increasingly diversified into modern professions, business, and politics.~~.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], ~~traditionally~~ considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities due to having large ~~land ownership~~ and higher income.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], traditionally known for advance agriculture and rice cultivation.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], they considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities due to having large landownership and higher per income among other groups in India.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>

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	The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], ~~notably of [[~~rice]] and ~~other crops~~.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], traditionally considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities due to having ~~landownership~~.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>		The '''Koeri''' (also known as '''Koiry''' or '''Koiri''') are a landowning upper middle [[caste]] mainly found in [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Nepal]] whose traditional occupation was [[agriculture]], Traditionally known for exceptional horticulture and rice cultivation, the community has increasingly diversified into modern professions, business, and politics..<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SfK839MBxycC&q=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&dq=Koeri+bihar+uttarpradesh&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO7WrLGUAxXQjWMGHfTIKYwQ6wF6BAgREAU#Koeri%20bihar%20uttarpradesh</nowiki></ref> A colonial report noted them as landlords.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jJgfNVjZ8koC&pg=PA280&dq=Landowner+Koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE1-ftsrGUAxVCJNAFHUqHDH8Q6wF6BAgPEAU#v=onepage&q=Landowner%20Koeri&f=false</nowiki></ref> The Koiri or Koeri were an ancient [[caste]], traditionally considered as agriculturalist, high landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55891/page/n103/mode/1up</ref> In [[Bengal]], people of the Koiri [[caste]] often acted as moneylenders and were quite prosperous, frequently hiring labourers for cultivation of [[rice]] and other crops.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hN89zPZ6vIcC&q=Koeri+money+lender&dq=Koeri+money+lender&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOldabrrGUAxXvSWwGHcVRHvA4ChDrAXoECAgQBQ#Koeri%20money%20lender</ref> They are described as a dominant [[caste]] in various opinions.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=koeri+dominant+Caste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSisqJr7GUAxU9qVYBHYA3GCQQ6wF6BAgQEAU#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Koiri or Koeri are elite and prosperous [[caste]] amongst agriculturalist communities due to having large land ownership and higher income.<ref><nowiki>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Koeri+prosperous&dq=Koeri+prosperous&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLx4zEsbGUAxWazDgGHXusI1wQ6wF6BAgPEAU#Koeri%20prosperous</nowiki></ref>

	Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>		Koeris benefitted greatly from the land reform policies of the Indian government. Faced with the land ceiling laws and communist pressure in the 1970s, Muslim landlords resorted to selling off their lands, often to Koeris. This allowed the Koeris themselves to aspire to be big landowners. According to britishers, Koeris were agriculturist landowning [[caste]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA203&dq=koiri+agriculturalist&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqKmMraqUAxVUS3ADHdNqCUUQ6wF6BAgOEAU#v=onepage&q=koiri%20agriculturalist&f=false</ref>