Maratha Koli

The Maratha Koli is a honorable title for Koli ethnic group in Maharashtra who fought for Maratha Confederacy during the Maratha ruler Shivaji and for their bravery, Shivaji recognised them as Maratha. According to the District Gazetteer of Thane from 1882, The elite or respectable Koli families were called as Maratha Koli in Maharashtra.

Maratha Koli
मराठा कोळी
Koli ethnic group of Maharashtra
EthnicityKoli ethnic group
Location
VarnaWarrior
Parent tribeKoli ethnic group
DemonymKolis
Language
ReligionHinduism
Surnames

References

  1. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  2. ↑ Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A Social History of India. New Delhi, India, Asia: APH Publishing. pp. 245: Sivaji was given unstinted support for his military operations by the swordsmen belonging to the Hill Kolis of Mawal who were made later on Marathas by him. The Brahmins did not protest at this upgradation because in spite of their conversion, the Hill Kolis remained as Sudras within the Sudras. ISBN 978-81-7648-170-0.
  3. ↑ Hansen, Thomas Blom (2018-06-05). Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. New Delhi, India, Asia: Princeton University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-691-18862-1.
  4. ↑ Hansen, Thomas Blom (2005). Violence in Urban India: Identity Politics, 'Mumbai', and the Postcolonial City. New Delhi, India, Asia: Permanent Black. ISBN 978-81-7824-120-3.

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