Many parts of Western and Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various clans of Kolis.
States and clans[edit | edit source]
- Mukne Dynasty of Jawhar State[1]
- Bhangare of Devgaon[2]
- Shah of Ramnagar Kingdom[3]
- Pawar Dynasty of Surgana State[4]
- Negi of Koligarh[5]
- Mer of Dhandhuka[6]
- Sord Dynasty of Idar[7]
- Chunwalia of Chunwal[8]
- Thorat of Daman and Diu[9]
- Patil of Janjira[10]
- Patil of Guhagar[11]
- Nayak of Sinhagad[12]
- Kagadia of Umrala[13]
- Jalia of Dahewan[14]
- Koli of Sindkhed[15]
Precisely in parts of present Gujarat, several Koli non-salute princely states (generally Hindu) were maintained, enjoying indirect rule under the British raj, notably under these colonial Agencies of British India :
- in Kathiawar :
- Shevdivadar and Vijanones (both petty, single village), held by the Khasia family, in Gohelwar prant
- Jhinjhuvada, including Rozva, in Jhalawar prant
- in Mahi Kantha :
- Hindu Chieftains : Amliyara (Ambliara), Bhalusna, Chandap, Dedhrota, Deloli, Derol, Gabat, Ghorasar, Hadol, Hapa, Ijpura, Ilol, Kadoli, Kasalpura, Gokalpura, Santhal, Katosan, Kheravada, Likhi, Maguna, Memadpura (Mahmadpura), Mulji-Na-Pura, Mota Kotarna, Palej, Prempur, Rampura, Ranipura, Nirmali, Sathamba, Satlasna, Jher, Virsoda, Tejpura, Tajpuri, Timba, Umari, Vakhtapur[16][17]
- Bavisi Thana
- Chieftains converted to Islam : Dabha, Khadal, Punadra[18]
- in Rewa Kantha's Pandu Mehwas division : Angadh, largest Mehwa (single village) of the petty Dorka (e)states and Litter Gothda state[19]
- in Palanpur Agency : Kankrej thana[20][21]
Rulers[edit | edit source]
- Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne, Maharaja of Jawhar state[22]
- Nemshah Mukne, ruler of Jawhar state[23]
- Vikramshah Mukne, Raja of Jawhar state[24]
- Som Shah, Maharaja of Ramnagar Kingdom and founder of Chauth system[3]
- Jayaba Mukne, founder of Jawhar state and Mukne dynasty[25]
- Kanji Koli, ruler of Chhaniar in Chunwal region of Gujarat[8]
- Sonang Mer, Thakor of Dhandhuka[26][27]
- Ramrao Patil, first ruler of Murud-Janjira[10]
- Dhan Mer, founder of Khant Dynasty, ruler of Dhandhuka, Dhandhalpur[28]
- Zalim Jalia, Thakor of Dahewan[14]
- Nag Nayak, Rana of Sinhagad[29]
- Qasim Yakut Khan, Patil of Guhagar, Administrator of Janjira and admiral of Mughal Navy[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Trove of tribal treasures". Deccan Herald. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ Hardiman, David (2007). Histories for the Subordinated. New Delhi, India: Seagull Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-905422-38-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sarkar, Jadunath (1992). Shivaji and His Times. Orient Longman. p. 145. ISBN 978-81-250-1347-1.
- ↑ Waghmare, Abhishek (2018-04-14). "Why Maharashtra farmers walked 170 km and how their strike played out". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ Negī, Kuṃvarasiṃha (2001). Gaṛhavāla Maṇḍala kī jānī mānī divaṅgata vibhūtiyam̐ (in हिन्दी). Kuṃvara Siṃha Negī "Karmaṭha".
- ↑ Pfeffer, Georg; Behera, Deepak Kumar (1997). Contemporary Society: Concept of tribal society. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7022-983-4.
- ↑ Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Dabha to Harduaganj. Trübner.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Khān, Muḥammad Hāshim Khāfī; Elliot, Sir Henry Miers; Dowson, John (2006). Muntakhab-ul Lubab. Lahore, Pakistan: Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 44. ISBN 978-969-35-1882-5.
- ↑ Verma, Balraj (2006). The Beautiful India - Daman & Diu. Reference Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-8405-022-6.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Yimene, Ababu Minda (2004). An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, Its Maintenance and Change. Cuvillier Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86537-206-2.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Cāpekara, Nārāyaṇa Govinda (1966). Citpāvana (in मराठी). p. 25.
- ↑ Desāī, Rameśa (1987). Shivaji, the Last Great Fort Architect. Maharashtra Information Centre, Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra. p. 68.
- ↑ Roy, Dr. Shivani (1983). Koli culture: a profile of culture of talpad vistar. 24-B, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002: Cosmo publications. p. 78.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
- ↑ Shrivastavya, Vidayanand Swami (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha Marriages Morganatic?. New Delhi, India: D.K. Shrivastavya Publications. pp. 249 - 250: The Koli chief of Shindkhed who being entangied in feud, was in need of warriors . On learning the encampment of the Jadav brothers in the icinity, he visent his emssary requesting them to help him.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ digital south Asia library. "Imperial Gazetteer on DSAL - Mahi Kantha".
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. government central press. 1880.
- ↑ digital Asia library. "india Princely States : mahi kantha agency".
- ↑ digital south Asia library. "indian Princely State". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 291.
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Pálanpur, and Mahi Kántha. government central press. 1980.
- ↑ digital south Asia library. "palanpur agency princely states".
- ↑ Burman, J.J. Roy (1996). "A comparison of sacred groves among the Mahadeo Kolis and Kunbis of Maharashtra". Indian Anthropologist. 26 (1): 37–45. ISSN 0970-0927. JSTOR 41919791.
- ↑ Elison, William (2018). The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-49490-6.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1992). Shivaji and His Times. Orient Longman. pp. 145–47. ISBN 978-81-250-1347-1.
- ↑ Nairne, Alexander Kyd (1988). History of the Konkan. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0275-5.
- ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ↑ Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
- ↑ Pfeffer, Georg; Behera, Deepak Kumar (1997). Contemporary Society: Concept of tribal society. Concept Publishing Company. p. 199. ISBN 978-81-7022-983-4.
- ↑ Sharma, Shripad Rama (1951). The Making of Modern India: From A. D. 1526 to the Present Day. Orient Longmans. p. 197.
