Solunke
Solunke (सोळुंके) is the surname of a prominent Maratha or Rajput clans, Rajput clan mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.
Titles associated with the Solunke group include Patil, Raje, Sardar, Sarkar (surname), ...
(सोळुंके) is the surname of a prominent
Maratha or
Rajput clan mostly from
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and neighbouring states in
India.
Titles associated with the Solunke group include Patil,
Raje
*In Maharashtra, Chatrapati Shivaji Raje was addressed as ''King'' or ''Raje''. Also, other clans of the Maratha community put Raje before their original clan name; Raje Shirke, Raje Mahadik, Raje Kadam, Raje Chalukya, Raje Jadhavrao etc or used ...
,
Sardar,
Sarkar, and
Deshmukh. Their major centre is
Majalgaon
Majalgaon is a municipal council in Beed district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the headquarters of the Majalgaon taluka of Beed district. Majalgaon is situated at northestern side of Beed district.
The Majalgaon Dam has been cons ...
(
Beed District). They have scattered through regions of Maratha dominance such as
Beed,
Akola,
Buldana
Buldhana is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the Buldhana District of Amravati division in the Indian State of Maharashtra.
Climate
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males con ...
,
Parbhani,
Jalna,
Chalisgaon,
Jalgaon,
Solapur,
Latur,
Nagpur,
Amravati,
Baroda,
Gwalior,
Satara, and
Kolhapur and some other parts of India.
Surname in this clan include Patil ,Salunke, Pandhare, Patankar, Patole, Shevale, Babar, Padwal, Magar, Randheer, Ranpise, Sonvane, Gunjal, Lahane, Vyawahare, Navale, and Londhe.
Notables
*
Shrimant Sundarrao Solankhe - Maratha leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
History
The Solunke clan descend from
Chalukyas .
[Maratha Kshatriyancha Ithihas by Mr.K.B.Deshmukh.] Solunkhe is the surname of a prominent
Maratha clan. The Solunkhe clan belongs to the Kshatriya ''varna''. They have
Manavya
Manavya (which means "Humanity" in Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Mara ...
''
gotra
In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra fo ...
''. The descendants of the Chalukya dynasty of the 5th century CE came to be known by the surname Solunkhe in
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and Solanki in
Gujarat. Prabhas Patan, a city in present day Gujarat, was the main ''Thane'' of the Chaulukyas. The name "Prabhas" arises from Sun God (''savitar'' or ''bhaskar''). His wife named Prabha's son Prabhat. The twelve idols (matching the twelve Adityas or months) of Sun God at Prabhas Patan were later moved to Kanakaditya Temple in Kasheli,
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...
. Salukya/Solunke are the corrupt forms of Chaulukya surname. The Solunke dynastic clan is regarded as the largest of the 96 Maratha clans.
Titles associated with the Maratha group include-
Deshmukh - -Head of the states, ,
Raje
*In Maharashtra, Chatrapati Shivaji Raje was addressed as ''King'' or ''Raje''. Also, other clans of the Maratha community put Raje before their original clan name; Raje Shirke, Raje Mahadik, Raje Kadam, Raje Chalukya, Raje Jadhavrao etc or used ...
,
Sardar,
Naik, Sarkar, ,
Patil Patil may refer to:
* Patil (title), an Indian title native to the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
* Patil (surname), a surname used in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.
* 12511 Patil, a minor planet
* Pastil, a Filipino packed rice dis ...
. Surnames included in
Deshmukh royal clan are
Solunke
Solunke (सोळुंके) is the surname of a prominent Maratha or Rajput clans, Rajput clan mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.
Titles associated with the Solunke group include Patil, Raje, Sardar, Sarkar (surname), ...
, Chalke, Pandhare, Masaram,Patankar, Patole, Shevale, Babar, Padwal, Magar, Randheer, Ranpise, Sonawane, Gunjal, Lahane, Vyavhare, Navale, and Londhe.
See also
*
Chalukya dynasty
The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynast ...
*
Sundarrao Solanke
*
*
Prakashdada Solanke
Prakashdada Solanke (b 1955) is an Indian politician who served as minister of state for revenue, rehabilitation in Maharashtra government. He is four times MLA from Majalgaon assembly constituency. His father, Sundarrao Solanke, was a forme ...
References
People from Maharashtra
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