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Jaoli
Jaoli is a tehsil, a taluka in subdivision of Satara district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. History The area was ruled by the Morè (clan). The Morè clan claims descent from the Somavanshi king of the Kashmir Region. Some Morè also claims descent from the Mauryan Dynasty of Patna, Bihar which ruled over the Maurya Empire, located in present day India. Many Morè, claim of rulers like Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka. In Pre-Shivaji era, Morè were feudatory of Vijaynagar empire along with other highest maratha clans like Bhoite, Kadam (clan), Kadam, Salunkhe, Shinde who were under Sultanates of Deccan. Later, around 1656 Shivaji captured Jaoli by defeating Chandrarao More. After that, many Morè joined the Maratha cavalry of Shivaji and remained active and trusted lieutenants of Maratha Empire. After the death of Sambhaji, the Maratha Kingdom was put into disarray. On 26 December 1697, Sardar Manajirao More along with Mansingh More, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaoli Principality
Jaoli (or Jawali) principality was a Jagir of Maratha Morè (clan) which is located in the western part of the present day Maharashtra state. Jaoli was seen as a strategically important by Shivaji Maharaj as it is surrounded by dense forest with 13 forts. History The state was centered on the valley surrounding Jaoli.Battacharya, Sachchidananda. ''A Dictionary of Indian History'' (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1977) p. 516-517. In the 1650s, it was ruled by More family, who were vassals of the Adil Shah of the Bijapur Sultanate. The ruler used the name Chandra Rao, who called himself the king of Konkan. He claimed to rule by the divine sanction of the god Mahabaleshwar (an aspect of Shiva), and had been formally recognized as the local ''Raje'' (king) by the Adil Shah. Around 1656, Shivaji Maharaj - another vassal of Adil Shah forcibly captured Jaoli. Shivaji Maharaj, who had similarly captured other territories in the area, justified his action to the Adil Shah, arguing tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satara District
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [saːt̪aɾaː]) is a Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban (). Satara (city), Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Medha, Wai, Maharashtra, Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Man, Vikramgad, Maan, Koynanagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar, Vaduj and Panchgani. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune District, Pune, Sangli District, Sangli, Solapur District, Solapur and Kolhapur district, Kolhapur. The district of Pune District, Pune bounds it to the north, Raigad District, Raigad bounds it to the north-west, Solapur District, Solapur the east, Sangli District, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri District, Ratnagiri to the west. The Sahyadri, Sahyadri range, or main range of the Western Ghats, runs north and south along the western edge of the district, separating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki, Jaoli
Waki is a gram panchayat in the Jaoli block of the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It was known as "Yaukee" during the British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ..., and its population in 1905 was 908.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. References Cities and towns in Satara district {{Satara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morè (clan)
Morè is a Maratha clan and Mahar clan from the present day Indian state of Maharashtra. Clan members also use it as the surname. Members of the Marathas as well as Mahars Morè clan use the clan name as their surname. The totem associated with this clan is a peacock. Members worshipping the same Totem cannot intermarry. History of the Morès of Javli The Maratha Morè clan of Javli came to prominence early in the 16th century when the first sultan of Bijapur granted them the fiefdom (Jagir) of Javli.The ruler of the fief had a title of Chandrarao. Javli, near the modern day hill station of Mahabaleshwar, occupied a strategic position in the eastern foothills of the Northern Sahyadri mountain range. Within 60 miles length of the mountains there are eight passes through which trade flowed from the coastal Konkan ports of Chiplun and Colaba on their way to the inlands of Deccan.For eight generations, the Morès amassed great fortune by taxing the trade with a help of a force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire, or the Mauryan Empire, was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in the Indian subcontinent based in Magadha, having been founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, and existing in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. Quote: "Magadha power came to extend over the main cities and communication routes of the Ganges basin. Then, under Chandragupta Maurya (c.321–297 bce), and subsequently Ashoka his grandson, Pataliputra became the centre of the loose-knit Mauryan 'Empire' which during Ashoka's reign (c.268–232 bce) briefly had a presence throughout the main urban centres and arteries of the subcontinent, except for the extreme south." The Maurya Empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its capital city was located at Pataliputra (modern Patna). Outside this imperial center, the empire's geographical extent was dependent on the loyalty of military commanders who controlled the armed cities sprinkling it. During Ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''). This title was used by the House of Bhonsle. The title "Chhatrapati" was created by Shivaji upon his coronation, and this was also held by his immediate successors, namely Sambhaji, Rajaram I, Rajaram, and Shahu I, Shahu. After the death of Shahu I, Shahu, however, the increasing power of the Maratha Peshwa and Generals from Bhat Family, Peshwas reduced his successors to a nominal position although they continue to use the title to this day. The states of Satara and Kolhapur came into being in 1707, because of the succession dispute over the royalty. Shahuji, the heir apparent to the Maratha kingdom, captured by the Mughal Empire, Mughals at the age of nine, remained their prisoner at the death of his father Sambhaji, the elder son of Shiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajaram I
Rajaram Bhosle I (Pronunciation: aːd͡ʒaɾaːm – 3 March 1700) was the third ''Chhatrapati'' of Maratha Empire, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700. He was the second son of the Shivaji, the founder of the empire and younger half-brother of Sambhaji, who he succeeded. His eleven-year reign was marked with a constant struggle against the Mughals. He was succeeded by his infant son Shivaji II under the regentship of his widow Tarabai. Early life and family Rajaram was born in a family of Bhonsle clan, to Shivaji and his younger wife, Soyarabai on 24 February 1670. He was thirteen years younger than his brother, Sambhaji. Given the ambitious nature of Soyarabai, Rajaram was installed on the Maratha throne upon the death of his father in 1680. However, the Maratha generals wanted Sambhaji as the king and thus, he claimed the throne. Upon Sambhaji's death, Rajaram was crowned as Chhatrapati of the Maratha state. Rajaram married three times. His first marriage was at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambhaji
Sambhaji Bhosale (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddis, Mysore and the Portuguese in Goa. After Sambhaji's death, his brother Rajaram I succeeded him as the next Chhatrapati. Early life Sambhaji was born into a Marathi Hindu family at Purandar fort to the Maratha ruler Shivaji, and his first wife Saibai, who died when he was two years old and he was raised by his paternal grandmother Jijabai. At the age of nine, Sambhaji was sent to live with Raja Jai Singh I of Amber as a political hostage to ensure compliance of the Treaty of Purandar that Shivaji had signed with the Mughals on 11 June 1665. As a result of the treaty, Sambhaji became a Mughal mansabdar. He and his father S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivaji
Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur which formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned the ''Chhatrapati'' of his realm at Raigad Fort. Over the course of his life, Shivaji engaged in both alliances and hostilities with the Mughal Empire, the Sultanate of Golkonda, Sultanate of Bijapur and the European colonial powers. Shivaji's military forces expanded the Maratha sphere of influence, capturing and building forts, and forming a Maratha navy. Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with well-structured administrative organisations. He revived ancient Hindu political traditions, court conventions and promoted the usage of the Marathi and Sanskrit languages, replacing Persian in court and administratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinde
Shinde (pronunciation: in̪d̪e is a clan of the Maratha clan system of Kunbi (Kurmi) origin; variations of the name include Scindia and ''Sindhia'', '' Sindia''. The ''Shinde'' last name may be also found in the Dalit community. The Scindia dynasty was founded by Ranoji Scindia, a Kunbi personal servant who started as a "slipper-bearer" of Bajirao I Peshwa. He was the son of Jankojirao Scindia, the hereditary Kunbi Patils of Kanherkhed, a village in Satara District, Maharashtra. Other people with this name *Eknath Shinde, politician *Gauri Shinde, film director *Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian politician *Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha statesmen *Praniti Shinde, politician * Ram Shinde, politician *Ranoji Scindia, Maratha statesmen * Sadashiv Shinde, Indian cricketer *Sayaji Shinde, Indian actor * Shashikant Shinde, politician * Shilpa Shinde, TV actress *Seema Shinde, TV actress * Shrikant Shinde, politician *Sushilkumar Shinde, politician * Tarabai Shinde, Indian feminist *Vasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salunkhe
Salunkhe is the surname of a prominent Maratha clan. The Salunkhe clan belongs to the Kshatriya varna according to the varna system. They are oldest of the four Agnivanshi Rajputs. They have Angiras Gotra. The descendants of the Chaulukya dynasty of the 5th century CE came to be known by the surname Salunkhe in Maharashtra and Solankis in Gujarat. Prabhas Patan, a City in present day Gujarat, was the main Thane of the Chaulukyas. The name "Prabhas" arises from Sun God's (Savitar or Bhaskar) and his wife named Prabha's son named Prabhat. There were twelve idols (respective to twelve Adityas or months) of Sun God at Prabhas Patan which were later shifted to the Kanakaditya Temple in Kasheli, Ratnagiri. Salukya-Salunkhe are the corrupt forms of Chaulukya surname and these surnames were formed. The Salunkhe dynastic clan is regarded as the largest of the 96 clans of the Marathas. 96 Surnames in the 96 Clans of the Marathas. Titles associated with the Salunkhe group include Raje, Sardar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
