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'''Sarpotdar''' is a family name found mainly among the [[Maharashtrian people]] in [[India]]. It is derived from the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] title Sarpotdar. The [[Persian language|Persian]] word "pota" which means "treasure": the [[treasurer]] in Mughal times was called "[[Potdar]]" and the chief treasurer would be "Sarpotdar". Later on, the nature of this job changed to somewhat like [[Inspector General]] of [[Currencies]].<br />
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==Origin==<br />
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Sarpotdars originate from [[Ratnagiri]] district in the [[konkan]] region of [[Maharashtra]] ([[India]]). They are predominantly from Anjanari, Nadivali and Padvan and one of their branches had settled at [[Godhra]] in [[Gujarat]].<br />
Their surname earlier was Orpe and was subsequently changed to Sarpotdar possibly in the 16th century. Their ''Kuladaivat'' (family [[deity]]) is [[Laxmi]] [[Ravalnath]] of marcela (Mashel) and Pernem (Pedne) in [[Goa]].<br />
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==Historical background==<br />
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The first known ancestor of Sarpotdars Ravalopant Orpe Sarpotdar came to Fort [[Vishalgad]] i.e. ‘khelana’ from [[Bidar]], a political city in [[Karnataka]], in the late 16th century. Since then various generations of Sarpotdars worked on the Fort [[Vishalgad]] as administrative officers on different posts.<br />
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Evidences show that Narayan Timaji alias Naropant Sarpotdar was the in charge of ''Kothi & Ambarkhana'' i.e. ‘Food stocks & treasure’ in pre-[[Shivaji]] times.<br />
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==Family heroes==<br />
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*Narayan Timaji's son Ranganath alias [[Rango Narayan]] is supposed to be the first family hero who joined [[Shivaji]] and worked for him and his successor [[Sambhaji]] as their officer throughout his life. When [[Shivaji]] escaped from ‘Fort [[Panhala]]’ and reached ‘Fort [[Vishalgad]]’ (after [[Baji Prabhu]] episode) with [[Adilshahi]] troops on his back, [[Shivaji]] ordered Rango Narayan to attack the enemy at once. [[Rango Narayan]], the then In-Charge of the Fort [[Vishalgad]], attacked the [[Adilshahi]] troops (headed by Shiddi Masood, Suryarao Surve and Jaswantrao) camping around the fort, defeated them and turned them away back to Fort [[Panhala]]. Delighted with his great victory, Shivaji awarded [[Rango Narayan]] handsomely.<br />
*In the last decade of the 17th century, Kashi Ranganath; the elder son of [[Rango Narayan]] bravely fought with the troops of [[Aurangzeb]] and captured Fort [[Panhala]] under the leadership of Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi in 1692. For this, Chhatrapati [[Rajaram Chhatrapati|Rajaram]] rewarded him village 'Shembavane' near Malkapur.<br />
*In 1702, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Pratinidhi & [[Aurangzeb]] as a result of which Fort [[Vishalgad]] was handed over to the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] for a huge consideration. The younger son of [[Rango Narayan]] namely Shamji Ranganth, however, made a conspiracy with other two officials and handed over the Fort back to the [[Marathas]] in 1707. Shamji Ranganath had worked as [[Havaldar]] of [[Vishalgad]] for more than six years.<br />
*1702 onwards Rango Narayan's nephew Govind Purushottam Sarpotdar was in the civil service of the [[Maratha empire]] as 'Deshadhikari' that is [[Governor]] of the [[konkan]] prant.<br />
*Sarpotdars remained as officers even in [[Peshwa]]s’ times and worked on different posts such as 'Governor', 'Finance Controller' & 'Chief Administrator' over generation by generation. Vitthal Apaji 'Sabnis' was the last Sarpotdar working as Administrator on the Fort until its demolition in 1844 by the [[United Kingdom|British]]. Nrusinha Mandir on the fort was built by Vitthal Apaji. The well known 'Pant Pratinidhi Bakhar' was researched and written by him on request by the British Government.<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
The recent well-known personalities from Sarpotdars are the Ex-Parliamentary Leader of ‘[[Shivsena]]’ [[Madhukar Sarpotdar]].<br />
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==References==<br />
*‘History of Sarpotdars’ by [http://hsarpotdar1.wikifoundry.com/ Harshad Sarpotdar]<br />
*'Pant Pratinidhi Bakhar'([[Marathi language|Marathi]])<br />
*'Kille Vishalgad' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) by P.B.Shirwalkar<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Battle of Pavan Khind]]<br />
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