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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Clan (Gotra) of Koli caste of Gujarat}}<br />
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The '''Makwana'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Perez |first=Rosa Maria |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDRWAglUumEC&q=Makwana+Koli |title=Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India |publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]] |isbn=978-81-8028-014-6 |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=71: Three Koli Patel clans live in this village are Chauhan, Makwana and Rathod |language=en}}</ref> also spelled as '''Makawana''', '''Makvana''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kubala |first=Rameśa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt21AAAAIAAJ |title=Gābīta Kshatriya Āramārī gharāṇyāñcā itihāsa |publisher=Kshatriya Kulāvatãsa Āramārī Marāṭhā Samāja |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=240: The Gazetteer states that the Chief of the State is a Makvana Koli |language=mr}}</ref> '''Makavana''', '''Mukwana''' and '''Mukawana''' is a [[clan]] ([[Gotra]]) of the [[Koli people|Koli]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] mostly found in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Gujarat]] and [[Union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=Shibani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o4RJAAAAMAAJ |title=Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar |publisher=Cosmo Publications |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]], [[Asia]] |pages=31: two clans of [[Koli people|Koli]]s are recognised: the Mar and '''Makwana'''. These are exogamous clans referred to as 'atak. Each 'atak' is further subdivided into sub clans referred to as 'gram echap,' in the local dialect. Besides the division of 'sacche Koli' the rest of the 222 'ataks' and those clans name are common to both the |language=en}}</ref> In 1931 census of [[Baroda State]], there were 20,700 Kolis of Makwana clan in the Baroda state's territory.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lobo |first=Lancy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region |publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7075-035-2 |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=188 |language=en}}</ref> Makwana Kolis mostly belong to the [[Hindus|Hindu]] faith but there are members of the community who converted to Islam during the reign of the invading [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] power in Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gode |first=Parshuram Krishna |url= |title=Studies in Indian Cultural History |publisher=Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=51 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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{{Infobox tribe|name=Makwana Koli|local name=મકવાણા કોલી|type=Clan ([[Gotra]]) of [[Koli people|Koli]] caste|ethnicity=[[Koli people]]|location=*[[Gujarat]]<br />
*[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]|varna=Warrior|parent_tribe=*[[Talpada Kolis|Talpada Koli]]<br />
*[[Chunvalia Koli]]<br />
*[[Ghedia Koli]]|demonym=[[Koli people|Koli]]|branches=[[Jhala (clan)|Jhala]]|language=*[[Kachi Koli language|Koli]]<br />
*[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
*[[Hindi]]<br />
*[[English language|English]]|religion=*[[Hinduism]]<br />
*[[Islam]]|surnames=*[[Thakor]]<br />
*[[Koli Darbar|Darbar]]<br />
*[[Dharala (title)|Dharala]]<br />
*[[Garasia]]<br />
*[[Mewasi]]<br />
*[[Pagi (title)|Pagi]]|image=File:Koli popular in 1931.jpg|caption=Koli population in [[Gujarat]] in 1931 including Makwana Kolis}}<br />
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Makwana Kolis are [[Land tenure|landholders]] and [[agriculturist]] by profession.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vidyabhusana |first=Satis Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wW1AAAAIAAJ |title=Buddhadeba, arthāt̲, Gautama Buddhera sampūrṇa jībana carita o upadeśa |publisher=Karuṇā Prakāśanī |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=46 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== Principalities ==<br />
{{Main|List of Koli states and clans}}<br />
Here are list of [[Princely State]]s ruled by Makwana Kolis,<br />
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*[[Katosan State]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chakrabarti |first=Jadab Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rpA2AAAAMAAJ&dq=makwana+Koli&pg=PA128 |title=The Native States of India |publisher=Shaw Publications |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=128 |language=en}}</ref><br />
*[[Gabat State]]{{sfn|Gode|1969|pp=51}}<br />
*[[Punadra|Punadra State]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-80NAAAAIAAJ&dq=makawan+Koli&pg=RA1-PA334 |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=334 |language=en}}</ref><br />
*[[Hadol State]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sEqCW4p2VgC |title=The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India |publisher=Usha Publications |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=122–123 |language=en}}</ref><br />
*[[Khadal State]]<br />
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== Notable ==<br />
*[[Savshibhai Makwana]], [[Member of Parliament, India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahead of Limbdi by-poll another former Congress MLA joins BJP |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2013/05/22/ahead-of-limbdi-by-poll-another-former-congress-mp-joins-bjp/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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