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Jedhe
Jedhe is a Deshmukh sub clan of the Maratha caste in Maharashtra, India.
The village of Kari, in modern Bhor taluka was the capital of the Jedhe Deshmukh.[1][page needed]
Moreover, the Jedhe were the pioneer house of Deshmukh among Marathas who supported Shivaji's kingdom and helped the Maratha Empire grow in its early stages.[2][page needed]
Notable people[edit]
- Kanhoji Jedhe, 17th-century Marathi warrior
- Keshavrao Jedhe, political leader also one of the founding member of PWPI[clarification needed][3]
- Sakaram Jedhe, industrialist, he also one of three brothers of Keshavrao jedhe
- Gulabrao Jedhe, elected as member of parliament from Baramati, Pune by Indian National Congress
.[4]
- Mrunalini Balekundri, decorated military officer
- Ayush Jedhe, entrepreneur and member of the Students' Federation of India [affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]
See also[edit]
- Maratha
- Maratha Empire
- Maratha clan system
- List of Maratha dynasties and states
- Bhonsle
- Gaekwad
- Scindia
- Puars
- Holkar
- Peshwa
References[edit]
- ↑ Setumadhava Rao Pagdi (1974). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Continental Prakashan.
- ↑ R. P. Patwardhan; Hugh George Rawlinson (1978). Source book of Maratha history. K. P. Bagchi.
- ↑ Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-204-1. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-204-1.