The Chauhan[1] (Hindi: चौहान कोली) also spelled as Chouhan and Chohan is a clan (Gotra) of the Talpada Kolis and Patel Kolis of the Gujarat and Rajasthan states in India.[2][3]
| Chauhan Koli ચૌહાણ કોલી | |
|---|---|
| Clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste | |
| Ethnicity | Koli people |
| Location | |
| Varna | Warrior |
| Parent tribe |
|
| Demonym | Koli |
| Language | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Surnames | |
The indian historian L. S. Vishwanath states that before the Independence of India, Kolis of Chauhan clan made the marital relations with poor Rajputs because poor Rajputs were not able to pay heavy burden of Dowry to marry their daughters so they married with elite Koli families of Chauhan, Rathod and Solanki clans and then Kolis claimed to be Kshatriya called as Nava Kshatriya.[4]
Principlities[edit | edit source]
The Chauhan kolis ruled over petty princely states of Katosan and Likhi in Mahi Kantha Agency.[5]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. p. 98.
- ↑ Perez, Rosa Maria (2004). Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. New Delhi, India: Orient Blackswan. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-8028-014-6.
- ↑ Doshi, Shambu Lal (1995). Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Delhi, India: Rawat Publications. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-7033-278-7.
- ↑ Vishwanath, L. S. (2000). Female Infanticide and Social Structure: A Socio-historical Study in Western and Northern India. New Delhi, India: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-7075-057-4.
- ↑ The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. New Delhi, India: Usha Publications. 1985. pp. 64–198.