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The state Government of Maharashtra does not recognise a group called Maratha-Kunbi. [36] According to Irawati Karve, the Marata-Kunbi form over 40% of the population of Western Maharashtra. [37] Later in 1990, Lele records that the Maratha-Kunbi group of castes account for 31% of the population, distributed over the whole of Maharashtra. [30]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Nov 2023 Maharashtra Gov Published Kunbi Maratha Records ... List of Kunbi people.
The Maratha rulers, from the early 17th century to the early 18th century, built and ruled the Maratha Empire on the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] [ note 1 ] It was established by the Chhatrapati (the Maratha king ) in 1670s.
The Maratha Clan System (also referred to as Shahannava Kuli Marathas, 96 Kuli Marathas) refers to the 96 Maratha clans. The clans together form the Maratha caste of India . These Marathas primarily reside in the Indian state of Maharashtra , with smaller regional populations in other states.
Dhanaji Jadhav (1650[1]–1708), Commander-in-chief of Maratha forces under Rajaram and Tarabai, who led the fight against the Mughal Empire. Khanderao Dabhade ( –1729), Commander-in-chief who led the Marathas into Gujarat. Mahadaji Shinde (1730–1792), Maratha ruler of the state of Gwalior in central India.
The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [12] [13] [14] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [ 15 ] [ 16 ] often subordinate to the former.
Rosalind O'Hanlon notes that the historical evolution of castes grouped under the Maratha-Kunbis is sketchy. [8] Ananya Vajpeyi rejects the designation of Shudra, since the category has remained in a state of flux across centuries; she instead notes them to be a Marathi lineage, who enjoyed "reasonably high" social status as landholders and ...
Bhonsle clan originated from Deccani tiller-plainsmen who is known by various names as Kunbi or Maratha. [ 8 ] During his coronation in 1674, Shivaji's royal priest Gaga Bhatta presented him as a member of the Kshatriya solar dynasty , counting the Sisodia Rajputs among his ancestors.