The Mayi were a clan of Muslim Rajputs which controlled the Narhat-Samai chieftaincy in modern-day Nawada district of Bihar.
[1][2] The progenitor of the Mayi clan was Nuraon Khan whose family arrived in South Bihar in the 17th century from Delhi.
Nuraon Khan had two sons, Azmeri and Deyanut who worked for a Rajput King of Sisodiya clan as revenue farmers.
Under his rule, Narhat Samai was owed a large amount of unpaid revenue to the British East India Company.
Akbar Ali's attempt to gain independence failed however, and his estate was confiscated and he fled to Delhi.