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Bhoom
Bhoom is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra, India, and it is the headquarters of Bhoom tahsil. Bhoom municipal corporation is established in 1948. Bhoom is a small town situated in a valley of the Banashankar hill ranges of Sahyadri. It is situated on the banks of the River Banaganga, which eventually flows into the Bhima. In 1717, Sambhaji II of Kolhapur gave Bhoom as jagir to Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (a chief and military leader of his troops) for his bravery. In 19th century Bhoom was under Nizam territory during the British raj in India. However it was independently ruled by the ' ''Thorat'' ' royal family. Shrimant Vijaysinh Amarsinh Thorat is the present head of Bhoom. He was the President of Bhoom Municipal Council from 1991 -2006. History At the starting of 17th century Bhoom was under Adilshah's territory. After 17th century it was under the Maratha Empire. In 1717 Sambhaji II of Kolhapur gave the Bhoom as Jagir to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoom Tahsil
Bhoom Tahsil is a tehsil in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Bhoom is the administrative headquarters of the tahsil. There are seventy-four panchayat villages in Bhoom Tahsil. In 19th century Bhoom was under Nizam territory during the British raj in India. However it was independently ruled by the Thorat royal family. Shrimant Vijaysinh Amarsinh Thorat is the present head of Bhoom. He was the President of Bhoom Municipal Council from 1991 -2006. History At the starting of 17th century Bhoom was under Adilshah's territory. After 17th century it was under the Maratha Empire. In 1717 Sambhaji II of Kolhapur gave the Bhoom as Jagir to Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (a Chief and Military leader) for his bravery. He ruled Bhum till 1719. In 1719 he had died in a battle with Balaji Vishwanath near Panhala fort. After his death his ancestors ruled Bhoom till 15 August 1947. Rulers of Bhoom * Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (1717 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoom Tahsil
Bhoom Tahsil is a tehsil in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Bhoom is the administrative headquarters of the tahsil. There are seventy-four panchayat villages in Bhoom Tahsil. In 19th century Bhoom was under Nizam territory during the British raj in India. However it was independently ruled by the Thorat royal family. Shrimant Vijaysinh Amarsinh Thorat is the present head of Bhoom. He was the President of Bhoom Municipal Council from 1991 -2006. History At the starting of 17th century Bhoom was under Adilshah's territory. After 17th century it was under the Maratha Empire. In 1717 Sambhaji II of Kolhapur gave the Bhoom as Jagir to Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (a Chief and Military leader) for his bravery. He ruled Bhum till 1719. In 1719 he had died in a battle with Balaji Vishwanath near Panhala fort. After his death his ancestors ruled Bhoom till 15 August 1947. Rulers of Bhoom * Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (1717 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranda (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Paranda Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. Overview Paranda (constituency number 243) is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Osmanabad district. It covers the entire Paranda, Bhum and Washi tehsils. The number of electors in 2009 was 268,195 (male 142,381, female 125,814). Paranda is part of the Osmanabad Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Umarga, Tuljapur and Osmanabad in Osmanabad district, Barshi in Solapur district and Ausa in the Latur district. Members of Legislative Assembly See also * Constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha * Paranda Paranda is a town with a municipal council in the Osmanabad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the headquarters town for the Paranda Tehsil. History The city is located around an ancient Paranda Fort and is also an area of m ... References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barshi
Barshi is a city located in Barshi Taluka, Barshi Sub district of Solapur district, Solapur District of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State of India, Republic of India. Barshi is second largest city in Solapur District.It is a hub for business, industry and tourism, with a high number of lentil industries in particular. It is famous for powerloom and handloom industries. Barshi is forthcoming as medical, educational and agricultural market center for rural masses from the nearby Marathwada region. Demographics projected India census, Barshi has a population of 300000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Barshi has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 77.7%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. It had, as per the Census of 1971, a total population of 62,374. Municipality The municipality was established at Barshi in 1865. It covers an area of and is now governed unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaji Vishwanath
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720) was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the Mughals under Aurangzeb. He was called ''the Second Founder of the Maratha State''. Later, his son Bajirao I became the Peshwa. Early life and career Balaji Vishwanath Bhat was born into a Marathi Konkanastha Chitpavan Brahmin family. The family hailed from the coastal Konkan region of present-day Maharashtra and were the hereditary Deshmukh for Shrivardhan under the Siddi of Janjira. He went out in search of employment to the upper regions of western ghats and worked as a mercenary trooper under various Maratha generals. According to Kincaid & Parasnis, Balaji Vishwanath entered the Maratha administration during the reign of Samb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashwantrao Thorat
Yashwantrao Thorat (Marathi : यशवंतराव थोरात) was a military commander and the main supporter of Sambhaji II of Kolhapur from 1717 to 1719. Before 1717, he served Shahu for a brief period. After the First battle of Vadgaon he changed the side and support the Sambhaji II. He had the title of 'Senakhaskhel'. He had Jagir in the territory of Warana. He brought the Northern part of Bijapur territory (today's Osmanabad) under his control. At that time Osmanabad was a part of Bijapur territory. For expanding the rule of Sambhaji II in Northern Bijapur, Sambhaji gave him jagir in Bijapur territory. In 1719, by defending the fort Panhala he died in the Battle of Panhala against Balaji Vishwanath. Campaign against Mughal commander Padulla Khan The territory of Karad and Miraj was under the Mughal commander Padulla Khan until 1717. In 1717, Yashwantrao joined Shahu because there were misunderstandings between Yashwantrao and Sambhaji II. At that time Shahu wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senakhaskhel
Senakhaskhel is a title of nobility in the Maratha empire. This title was instated by Rajaram I, the Maratha emperor, at the end of the 17th century. It is placed after the Senapati title and is considered to a more important one. ''Senakhaskhel'' means upasenapati (sub-commander) and translates to 'a leader of the sovereign tribe' in English. A ''Senakhaskhel'' has permission to keep an army. The Chhatrapati Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit language.The word ‘Chhatrapati’ is a Sanskrit language compound word (tatpurusha in Sanskrit) of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). Th ... provided a Senakhaskhel with the salary of an army, called the 'fauz saranjam' (army accouterments). In a time of war, a ''Senakhaskhel'' was obliged to come with his army by order of the Chhatrapati. References * ''Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane'' – V.K.Rajwade. * *{{cite book, title=Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Papers: 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrimant
A baby shower is a party of gift-giving, drinking beers or a ceremony that has different names in different cultures. It celebrates the delivery or expected birth of a child or the transformation of a woman into a mother. Etymology The term ''shower'' is often assumed to mean that the expectant mother is "showered" with gifts. A related custom, called a bridal shower, may have derived its name from the custom in the 19th century for the presents to be put inside a parasol, which when opened would "shower" the bride-to-be with gifts. Alternatively the term possibly denotes a "first showing" of the new baby to the wider family and circle of friends, although the baby shower is usually held before the birth of the baby. Description Traditionally, baby showers are given only for the family's first child, and only women are invited, though this has changed in recent years, now allowing showers being split up for different audiences: workplace, mixed-sex, etc. Activities at baby sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji of the Bhonsle, Bhonsle Dynasty as the ''Chhatrapati'' (Marathi language, Marathi: "The title "Chhatrapati" was created by Shivaji upon his coronation"). Although Shivaji came from the Maratha_(caste), Maratha caste, the Maratha empire also included warriors, administrators and other notables from Maratha and several other castes from Maharashtra. They are largely credited for ending the Mughal Empire, Mughal control over the Indian subcontinent and establishing the Maratha Empire. The religious attitude of Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb estranged non-Muslims, and his inability to finish the resulting Maratha uprising after a Mughal–Maratha Wars, 27-year war at a great cost to his men and treasure, eventually ensued Maratha a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adilshah
The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's Tarikh-e-Firishta.Busateenus-Salateen a Persian Manuscript of Mirza Ibrahim Zubairi.Mirza Ibrahim Zubairi, Rouzatul Auliya-e-Bijapur. dynasty founded by Yusuf Adil Shah, that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur, centred on present-day Bijapur district, Karnataka in India, in the Western area of the Deccan region of Southern India from 1489 to 1686. Bijapur had been a province of the Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1518), before its political decline in the last quarter of the 15th century and eventual break-up in 1518. The Bijapur Sultanate was absorbed into the Mughal Empire on 12 September 1686, after its conquest by the Emperor Aurangzeb. The founder of the dynasty, Yusuf Adil Shah (1490–1510), was appointed Bahmani governor of the province, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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