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In Maratha society, membership of a Kul or clan is acquired in a patrilineal manner. People belonging to a clan usually have a common surname, a common clan deity, and a common clan totem . [12] Various lists have been compiled, purporting to list the 96 "true Maratha" clans, but these lists vary greatly and are disputed.
The term Maratha referred broadly to all the speakers of the Marathi language. [33] [3] In the 17th century, it also served as a designation for peasants from the Deccan Plateau who served as soldiers in the armies of Muslim rulers and later in the armies of Shivaji. Thus, the term Maratha became a marker of an endogamous caste for them. [34]
Shinde (pronunciation: ) is a clan of the Maratha clan system variations of the name include Scindia and Sindhia, Sindia. [1] It is found largely in Maharashtra (India), but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
House of Scindia or earlier known as the Sendrak was a Hindu Maratha Royal House that ruled the erstwhile Gwalior State in central India. It had the Patil-ship of Kanherkhed in the district of Satara and was founded by Ranoji Scindia, who was sardar of maratha empire and real maratha warrior clan appointed by chattrapati shahuji maharaj-1's servant family from kokan worked as prime minister ...
According to some claims, Shivaji was a Rajput of the Sisodia Rajput clan while other claims say that he was a Kunbi Maratha and the sole purpose of the lineage claim as a Rajput was to guarantee Shivaji's consecration as a Kshatriya, in a tactic that had clear parallels to Rajputisation.
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Released after aurangzeb's death, he fought and defeated his aunt tarabai and became fifth Chattrapati of Maratha Empire. Under the rule of Chattrapati Shahu, the Maratha Empire was extended to the northern parts of indian subcontinent. Rajarshi Shahu (1874 – 1922), GCSI GCIE GCVO, ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur and a social reformer ...
Managed to extend the Maratha territories into most of North-West, East and Central India. Captured Attock on the banks of the Indus River and Peshawar in 1758 in the Battle of Attock, 1758. Under his leadership, the Maratha Empire reached its peak but his general and cousin lost the Third Battle of Panipat against Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761 ...