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			{{Short description\|Indian caste, mainly in Maharashtra}}
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	[[File:Mang caste.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Matang musicians with drums (Russell, 1916)]]		[[File:Mang caste.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Matang musicians with drums (Russell, 1916)]]
	[[File:Mangs (9842208324).jpg\|thumb\|Matang in western India (c. 1855-1862).]]		[[File:Mangs (9842208324).jpg\|thumb\|Matang in western India (c. 1855-1862).]]
	The '''Mang''', or '''Matang''', community is an [[Indian caste system\|Indian caste]] mainly residing in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. ~~The Mang typically live in the northern reaches of villages.{{citation needed\|date=July 2021}} The community was historically believed to be associated with village security and professions such~~ as ~~rope making, broom making, musicians, cattle castration, leather curing,~~ [[~~midwifery~~]]~~, [[executioner]]s, and [[funeral director]]s.<ref name=~~"~~Russell1916~~">{{cite book\|author=Robert Vane Russell\|title=pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGXhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188\|accessdate=14 August 2012\|year=1916\|publisher=Macmillan and Co., limited\|pages=188–}}</ref> In modern day India, they are listed as a [[Scheduled Caste]],		The '''Mang''', or '''Matang''', community is an [[Indian caste system\|Indian caste]] mainly residing in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. Matang are known as [[Madiga]] "kommati" in [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Karnataka]].
	Their origins lie in the [[Narmada Valley]] of India, and they were formerly classified as a [[Denotified Tribes\|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Concept of Race in South Asia \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=Delhi \|year=1995 \|editor-first=Peter \|editor-last=Robb \|first=Crispin \|last=Bates \|chapter=Race, Caste and Tribe in ~~Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry \|isbn=978-0-19-563767-0 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwNkQgAACAAJ \|page=227 \|accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> Like~~ [[~~Mahar~~]], ~~Mang also served as soldier in king~~ [[~~Shivaji\|Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj~~]]~~'s Army~~ and [[~~United Kingdom\|British~~]] ~~Army~~.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2021}}~~

	~~==Subcastes==~~		The community was historically believed to be associated with village security and professions such as rope making, broom making, musicians, cattle castration, leather curing, [[midwifery]], [[executioner]]s, and [[funeral director]]s.<ref name="Russell1916">{{cite book\|author=Robert Vane Russell\|title=pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGXhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188\|accessdate=14 August 2012\|year=1916\|publisher=Macmillan and Co., limited\|pages=188–}}</ref> In modern day India, they are listed as a [[Scheduled Caste]],
	The ~~Mang are territorially divided into the~~ [[~~Madiga~~]] ~~in the south{{where\|date=July 2021}}~~, ~~the Mangala in~~ [[~~Gujarat~~]], and ~~the~~ [[~~Marathi people\|Maratha~~]] ~~Mang~~, ~~and~~ are ~~further subdivided into 25~~ [[~~endogamous~~]] ~~subcastes such as~~ [[~~Marathi people\|Maratha~~]] ~~Mang, Bale, Bumd, Chapalsande, Holar~~, [[~~Dhor~~]]~~, and~~ [[~~Chamar~~]]~~. The Mang are also divided into exogamous~~ [[~~clans~~]].{{~~citation needed~~\|~~date~~=~~July 2021~~}}		Their origins lie in the [[Narmada Valley]] of India, and they were formerly classified as a [[Denotified Tribes\|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Concept of Race in South Asia \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=Delhi \|year=1995 \|editor-first=Peter \|editor-last=Robb \|first=Crispin \|last=Bates \|chapter=Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry \|isbn=978-0-19-563767-0 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwNkQgAACAAJ \|page=227 \|accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>

	==Religion==		==Religion==
	The Mang practice [[Hinduism]], and worship the deities [[Rama]], [[Krishna]] Bhagavan, and [[Hanuman]]. [[Bhavani]] Janakamma is the caste deity of the Mang. Mang also worship spirits and village deities like		The Mang practice [[Hinduism]], [[Marathi people#Religion\|Marathi]] and worship the deities [[Rama]], [[Krishna]] Bhagavan, and [[Hanuman]]. [[Bhavani]] Janakamma is the caste deity of the Mang.In modern times, they are ardent followers of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]], and many of them have converted to and practice Marathi. Mang also worship spirits and village deities like
	[[Renuka\|Pochamma]] and [[Maisamma]], who according to them are responsible for all the good and bad that befalls the village community. The Mang celebrate all major Hindu festivals, as well as the annual Jatara festival for the deity [[Maisamma]], which entails the sacrifice of sheep and goats and a feast of [[lamb (meat)\|lamb]] and [[goat meat]].<ref>http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>		[[Renuka\|Pochamma]] and [[Maisamma]], who according to them are responsible for all the good and bad that befalls the village community. The Mang celebrate all major Hindu festivals, as well as the annual Jatara festival for the deity [[Maisamma]], which entails the sacrifice of sheep and goats and a feast of [[lamb (meat)\|lamb]] and [[goat meat]].<ref>http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

	~~==Distribution==~~
	Per the 1981 census, the majority of Mang lived in Maharashtra (1,211,335), with much smaller numbers in Gujarat (2,765); Goa, Daman, and Diu (702) and Rajasthan (241).{{citation needed\|date=August 2012}}

	==Society and culture==		==Society and culture==

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	[[File:Mang caste.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Matang musicians with drums (Russell, 1916)]]		[[File:Mang caste.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Matang musicians with drums (Russell, 1916)]]
	[[File:Mangs (9842208324).jpg\|thumb\|Matang in western India (c. 1855-1862).]]		[[File:Mangs (9842208324).jpg\|thumb\|Matang in western India (c. 1855-1862).]]
	The '''Mang''', or '''Matang''', community is an [[Indian caste system\|Indian caste]] mainly residing in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. The Mang typically live in the northern reaches of villages.{{cn\|date=July 2021}} The community was historically believed to be associated with village security and professions such as rope making, broom making, musicians, cattle castration, leather curing, [[midwifery]], [[executioner]]s, and [[funeral director]]s.<ref name="Russell1916">{{cite book\|author=Robert Vane Russell\|title=pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGXhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188\|accessdate=14 August 2012\|year=1916\|publisher=Macmillan and Co., limited\|pages=188–}}</ref> In modern day India, they are listed as a [[Scheduled Caste]],		The '''Mang''', or '''Matang''', community is an [[Indian caste system\|Indian caste]] mainly residing in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. The Mang typically live in the northern reaches of villages.{{citation needed\|date=July 2021}} The community was historically believed to be associated with village security and professions such as rope making, broom making, musicians, cattle castration, leather curing, [[midwifery]], [[executioner]]s, and [[funeral director]]s.<ref name="Russell1916">{{cite book\|author=Robert Vane Russell\|title=pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGXhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188\|accessdate=14 August 2012\|year=1916\|publisher=Macmillan and Co., limited\|pages=188–}}</ref> In modern day India, they are listed as a [[Scheduled Caste]],
	Their origins lie in the [[Narmada Valley]] of India, and they were formerly classified as a [[Denotified Tribes\|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Concept of Race in South Asia \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=Delhi \|year=1995 \|editor-first=Peter \|editor-last=Robb \|first=Crispin \|last=Bates \|chapter=Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry \|isbn=978-0-19-563767-0 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwNkQgAACAAJ \|page=227 \|accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> Like [[Mahar]], Mang also served as soldier in king [[Shivaji]]'s Army and [[United Kingdom\|British]] Army.{{cn\|date=July 2021}}		Their origins lie in the [[Narmada Valley]] of India, and they were formerly classified as a [[Denotified Tribes\|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Concept of Race in South Asia \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=Delhi \|year=1995 \|editor-first=Peter \|editor-last=Robb \|first=Crispin \|last=Bates \|chapter=Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry \|isbn=978-0-19-563767-0 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwNkQgAACAAJ \|page=227 \|accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> Like [[Mahar]], Mang also served as soldier in king [[Shivaji\|Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]'s Army and [[United Kingdom\|British]] Army.{{citation needed\|date=July 2021}}

	==Subcastes==		==Subcastes==
	The Mang are territorially divided into the [[Madiga]] in the south{{where\|date=July 2021}}, the Mangala in [[Gujarat]], and the [[Marathi people\|Maratha]] Mang, and are further subdivided into 25 [[endogamous]] subcastes such as [[Marathi people\|Maratha]] Mang, Bale, Bumd, Chapalsande, Holar, [[Dhor]], and [[Chamar]]. The Mang are also divided into exogamous [[clans]].{{cn\|date=July 2021}}		The Mang are territorially divided into the [[Madiga]] in the south{{where\|date=July 2021}}, the Mangala in [[Gujarat]], and the [[Marathi people\|Maratha]] Mang, and are further subdivided into 25 [[endogamous]] subcastes such as [[Marathi people\|Maratha]] Mang, Bale, Bumd, Chapalsande, Holar, [[Dhor]], and [[Chamar]]. The Mang are also divided into exogamous [[clans]].{{citation needed\|date=July 2021}}

	==Religion==		==Religion==
	The Mang practice [[Hinduism]], and worship the deities [[Rama]], [[Krishna]] Bhagavan, and [[Hanuman]]. [[Bhavani]] Janakamma is the caste deity of the Mang. Mang also worship spirits and village deities like		The Mang practice [[Hinduism]], and worship the deities [[Rama]], [[Krishna]] Bhagavan, and [[Hanuman]]. [[Bhavani]] Janakamma is the caste deity of the Mang. Mang also worship spirits and village deities like
	[[Renuka\|Pochamma]] and [[Maisamma]], who according to them are responsible for all the good and bad that befalls the village community. The Mang celebrate all major Hindu festivals, as well as the annual Jatara festival for the deity [[Maisamma]], which entails the sacrifice of sheep and goats and a feast of [[lamb (meat)\|lamb]] and [[goat meat]].<ref>http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf</ref>		[[Renuka\|Pochamma]] and [[Maisamma]], who according to them are responsible for all the good and bad that befalls the village community. The Mang celebrate all major Hindu festivals, as well as the annual Jatara festival for the deity [[Maisamma]], which entails the sacrifice of sheep and goats and a feast of [[lamb (meat)\|lamb]] and [[goat meat]].<ref>http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
[[File:Mang caste.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Matang musicians with drums (Russell, 1916)]]
[[File:Mangs (9842208324).jpg|thumb|Matang in western India (c. 1855-1862).]]
The '''Mang''', or '''Matang''', community is an [[Indian caste system|Indian caste]] mainly residing in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. The Mang typically live in the northern reaches of villages.{{cn|date=July 2021}} The community was historically believed to be associated with village security and professions such as rope making, broom making, musicians, cattle castration, leather curing, [[midwifery]], [[executioner]]s, and [[funeral director]]s.<ref name="Russell1916">{{cite book|author=Robert Vane Russell|title=pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGXhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188|accessdate=14 August 2012|year=1916|publisher=Macmillan and Co., limited|pages=188–}}</ref> In modern day India, they are listed as a [[Scheduled Caste]],
Their origins lie in the [[Narmada Valley]] of India, and they were formerly classified as a [[Denotified Tribes|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Concept of Race in South Asia |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Delhi |year=1995 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Robb |first=Crispin |last=Bates |chapter=Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry |isbn=978-0-19-563767-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwNkQgAACAAJ |page=227 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> Like [[Mahar]], Mang also served as soldier in king [[Shivaji]]'s Army and [[United Kingdom|British]] Army.{{cn|date=July 2021}}

==Subcastes==
The Mang are territorially divided into the [[Madiga]] in the south{{where|date=July 2021}}, the Mangala in [[Gujarat]], and the [[Marathi people|Maratha]] Mang, and are further subdivided into 25 [[endogamous]] subcastes such as [[Marathi people|Maratha]] Mang, Bale, Bumd, Chapalsande, Holar, [[Dhor]], and [[Chamar]]. The Mang are also divided into exogamous [[clans]].{{cn|date=July 2021}}

==Religion==
The Mang practice [[Hinduism]], and worship the deities [[Rama]], [[Krishna]] Bhagavan, and [[Hanuman]]. [[Bhavani]] Janakamma is the caste deity of the Mang. Mang also worship spirits and village deities like
[[Renuka|Pochamma]] and [[Maisamma]], who according to them are responsible for all the good and bad that befalls the village community. The Mang celebrate all major Hindu festivals, as well as the annual Jatara festival for the deity [[Maisamma]], which entails the sacrifice of sheep and goats and a feast of [[lamb (meat)|lamb]] and [[goat meat]].<ref>http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf</ref>

==Distribution==
Per the 1981 census, the majority of Mang lived in Maharashtra (1,211,335), with much smaller numbers in Gujarat (2,765); Goa, Daman, and Diu (702) and Rajasthan (241).{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

==Society and culture==
Before the British era, Mang were one of the twelve hereditary village servants called [[Bara Balutedar]]. The Mang were the hereditary rope makers and village entertainers. For their services they received a share of the village produce. The caste was hindu and observed the Hindu rituals of Jawal (first hair cut), shendi, lagna, and funerary rites.<ref name="Chitnis1994">{{cite book|author=Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis|title=Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k--C9xHsSnEC&pg=PP15|year=1994|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-7156-347-0|pages=125, 135}}</ref>
In the early 20th century, the Mang began to form caste associations to advocate their cause, such as the ''Mang Samaj'' (1932) and ''Mang Society'' (1923).<ref name="Sinha1993">{{cite book|author=Surajit Sinha|title=Anthropology of Weaker Sections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&pg=PA330|accessdate=24 August 2013|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-491-4|pages=330–}}</ref><ref name="Jogdand1991">{{cite book|author=Prahlad Gangaram Jogdand|title=Dalit movement in Maharashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VpuAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=24 August 2013|year=1991|publisher=Kanak Publications}}</ref>

==Notables==
*[[Annabhau Sathe]], Maharashtra social reformer
*[[Lahuji Raghoji Salve]], Maharashtra social reformer

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |title=The Marginalization of a Dalit Martial Race in Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Western India |first=Philip |last=Constable |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=60 |issue=2 |date=May 2001 |pages=439–478 |jstor=2659700 |doi=10.2307/2659700 |pmid=18268829 |s2cid=40219522 }}

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