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'''Purvottar Maithili''' refers to a group of ethnic [[Maithils]] belonging to the [[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]] region but have settled in the North-East region of India and have been there for centuries.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=wcIOc0YaxGEC&pg=PA34&dq=maithil+brahmins+assam#v=onepage&q=maithil%20brahmins%20assam&f=false | title=The Peoples of Assam| isbn=9788121200936| last1=Das| first1=Bhuban Mohan| year=1987}}</ref> Over time they have contributed a lot to the local linguistic and cultural heritage. They speak [[Maithili language|Maithili]] but are also fluent in [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. They share very similar cultural ties with the Bengalis. They migrated to this region since the times of the [[Ahom Kingdom|Ahom Kings]] for performing various religious duties. Later mass immigration of Maithils was during the time of the British who took them for labours in tea-estates.

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[[Category:Culture of Mithila]]
[[Category:Culture of Assam]]
[[Category:People from Assam]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in South Asia]]

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