Maratha (caste)
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maratha-caste-203-10256784
title:
Maratha (caste)
text:
The Maratha caste is composed of 96 clans, originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the peasant (Kunbi), shepherd (Dhangar), blacksmith (Lohar), pastoral (Gavli), carpenter (Sutar), Bhandari, Thakar and Koli castes in Maharashtra. Many of them took to military service in the 16th century for the Deccan sultanates or the Mughals. Later in the 17th and 18th centuries, they served in the armies of the Maratha Kingdom, founded by Shivaji, a Maratha Kunbi by c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Indian caste found predominantly in Maharashtra
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_(caste)
date created:
2004-02-01T11:23:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T15:33:59Z
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