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Babria Koli
બાવળિયા કોલી
Gotra of the Koli caste
EthnicityKoli people
Location
VarnaWarrior
Parent tribe
DemonymKoli
Language
ReligionHindu
Surnames

The Babria, or Bavlia and Bavalia is a clan of Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.[1][2]

Babria Kolis mostly found in the Babariawad region of Gujarat.[3] the region of Babariawad of Gujarat got his name because of Babria Kolis.[4] They mostly lived by plundering and Their plundering was called as Dhang.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Sherring, M. A. Hindu Tribes and Castes: As Represented in Benares ; with Illustrations. Thacker, Spink, and Co. pp. 307–314.
  2. Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1974). Hindu Tribes and Castes as Represented in Benares. New Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. p. 314.
  3. Bartholomew, John George (1898). Constable's Hand-gazetteer of India. India: A. Constable.
  4. Burgess, James (1876). Report on the Antiquities of Kâṭhiâwâḍ and Kachh, Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-75. India: India Museum. p. 12.
  5. d. 1917, Whitworth, George Clifford (1885). An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. India: Kegan Paul, Trench. p. 84.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)