Koli Chabutra

The Koli Chabutra (also known as Kala Chauthara) (also spelles as Koli Chabutara, Koli Chauthara and Koli Chauthra) is a historical monument dedicated to warriors of Koli caste who fought against Sultan Aurangzeb of Mughal Empire. Koli Chabutara was built by Aurangzeb on the heads of Koli warriors whose heads was cutoff by Aurangzeb in the Koli rebellion under the Koli Sardar Khemi Sarnaik around 1657.

Koli Chabutra
Koli Chauthara
Historical monument of Koli warriors
Koli Chabutra, Shivneri fort, Samatwadi, Maharashtra, India
EthnicityKoli caste
Location5VW5+MMJ, Shivneri Leni Walk, Somatwadi, Maharashtra 410502
Branches
  • कोली चबुतरा
  • कोळी चौथरा
Language
ReligionHinduism

References

  1. ↑ Deopujari, Murlidhar Balkrishna (1973). Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War. Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal. pp. 263: Aurangzeb put down the revolt mercilessly and made a pile of the heads cut off. The Koli Chabutra' in Purandar fort still stands as a monument to the Kolis' love of independence and their excitable temper.
  2. ↑ Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1957). The Mahadev Kolis. Popular Book Depot. pp. 11: Over the heads of Koli warriors Aurangzeb built a piattorm which is known as 'Kala Chabutara', black platform. This happened about A.D. 1657.
  3. ↑ Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India, India: Cosmo Publications. p. 30.