Bhoite Explained

Bhoite is a Maratha clan. mainly in the state of Maharashtra in India but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra.[1] [2] [3]

Origin

Some sources, such as Shri Swami Samartha states Bhoites are Suryavanshi clan of Marathas.[4] [5]

Titles

The Bhoites alienated to the number of social honours given to them by the administrators whom they served, People on whom they had rule viz. Patil,[6] Deshmukh, Shiledar (military rank), Bargir, Sarkar, Sardeshmukh, Sardar (military rank), Naik (military rank), Inamdar,[7] Watandar, Sarnoubat (military rank), Senapati (military rank), Senakarta (military rank),[8] Jagirdar,[9] Zamindar, Saranjamdar, Raja.

Sub-clans

and some bhoite live in Niphad Talwade

Distribution

Maharashtra

They supported Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to find Hindavi Swarajya.[10] The Modi script sources shows Bhoites from Satara villages helped Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of Fort Subhanmangal at Shirwal on 8 August 1648. Bhoites played an active role in the Maratha fight against Aurangzeb, and in many other conflicts in Indian history. The Bhoites were faithfuls of Peshwa. They were the first leaders of Maratha Troop to march against Ahmadshah Abdali and routed to him in 1761,[11] [12] and revolt against the British in 1857. In service of princely states like Satara, Gwalior, Baroda, Nagpur, Kolhapur and in the 1942 parallel government of Satara under Krantisinha Nana Patil[13] and also in Sansthani Praja Parishada Movements in British Phaltan State.[14] The Bhoites were founder leaders of Patri Sarkar of Satara.[15] They also ruled several estates in Maharashtra like Jalgaon Saranjam. Bhoites are among few of these Marathas who remained loyal and faithful to Maratha Empire from its foundation to the collapse. Bhoites are founders of both Education Societies Viz. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha(1919), Biggest education society of Maharashtra being Supporters of Karmaveer Bhausaheb Patil[16]

Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, Bhoites are present near Gwalior, Indore, and the Guna region where Marathas dwell. The Shindes of Gwalior, Gaekwads of Baroda, Pawars of Dhar and Dewas, Holkars(Dhangar) of Indore are the Sardars of Peshwa Period like Sardar Ranoji Bhoite but after the defeat in Panipat the Bhoites died in larger extent and no other was able to establish power like above rulers. They established himself there along with Maratha rulers. Until Maratha Empire in 1818, they remained powerful royal knights with some other allies.[17] One of the Bhoite stem in Tadawale are in Guna since Peshwa Period, who are the relatives of Shinde Maratha clan of Kanherkhed holding some properties.[18] [19] [20]

Gujarat

In the state of Gujarat, the Bhoites being closest faithfuls of Chhatrapati Shahu were representatives of him in Baroda early in the 18th century.[21]

Overseas

The Bhoites are present historically in the Mauritius through marriage alliances with Jagtap, Nikam, Yadav, Sawant, More, chavan and others of Maratha Community. They trace their lineage back to the rebellions of 1857 war against British.[22]

Notables

[24]

See also

Sources

Marathi language

English language

Notes and References

  1. Book: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Mohinder Singh Randhawa. Farmers of India: Madhya Pradesh, Rajesthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra. 12 May 2011. 1968. Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  2. Book: Kumar Suresh Singh. Anthropological Survey of India. India's communities. 12 May 2011. 1998. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-563354-2.
  3. India's communities: Volume 6 By Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India
  4. Book: Khaṇḍerāva Āppājī More. Śrī Svāmī samartha. 9 October 2012. 1977. Mā. Khã. More.
  5. Book: Vidayanand Swami Shrivastavya. Birendra Kumar Vidyanand Shrivastavya. Are Rajput-Maratha marriages morganatic?. 6 June 2011. 1952. Published by D.K. Shrivastavya, for Aitihasik Gaurav Grantha Mala.
  6. Book: Anthony T Carter. Elite politics in rural India: political stratification and political alliances in Western Maharashtra. registration. 18 November 2011. 1974. Cambridge University Press.
  7. Book: INDIAN WHO'S WHO 1937-38. 18 November 2011.
  8. Book: Sumitra Kulkarni. The Satara raj, 1818-1848: a study in history, administration, and culture. 18 November 2011. 1995. Mittal Publications. 978-81-7099-581-4. 78–.
  9. Khandesh Itihaas Parishada Nibandha Sangraha By P.N. Deshpande
  10. Book: Rāmacandrapanta Amātya. Ajnapatra. 10 December 2011. 1969. Vhinasa Prakasana.
  11. Book: Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara. Maharashtra State Board for Literature & Culture. Mahārāshṭrācā itihāsa: Marāṭhā kālakhaṇḍa, 1707 te 1818 pt. 2. 1988. 15 July 2012. Mahārāshṭra Rājya Sāhitya āṇi Sãskr̥tī Maṇḍaḷa.
  12. Book: Haryana through the ages. Kurukshetra University. 1970. Buddha Prakash. 18 November 2011.
  13. Book: A. B. Shinde. The parallel government of Satara: a phase of the Quit India movement. 15 May 2011. 2 February 1990. Allied Publishers. 978-81-7023-138-7.
  14. Book: Arun Bhosale. Ashok S. Chousalkar. Lakshminarayana Tarodi. Shivaji University. Freedom movement in princely states of Maharashtra. 15 May 2011. 2001. Shivaji University.
  15. Book: Bombay (India : State). Committee for a History of the Freedom Movement in India. Maharashtra (India). Committee for History of the Freedom Movement in India. Source material for a history of the freedom movement in India. 1977. 18 November 2011. Printed at the Govt. Central Press.
  16. Book: D. T. Bhosale. Karmavīra: mahāna śikshāvid Bhāūrāva Pāṭīla kī jīvana gāthā. 2 April 2012. 1998. Paridr̥śya Prakāśana.
  17. Book: Pī. E. Gavaḷī. Society and social disabilities under the Peshwas. 5 June 2011. 1988. National Pub. House. 978-81-214-0157-9.
  18. Book: Tribal Research Institute (Madhya Pradesh. India). The changing tribes of Madhya Pradesh. 13 May 2011. 1961. Govt. Regional Press.
  19. Book: R.S. Chaurasia. History of the Marathas. 13 May 2011. 1 January 2004. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 978-81-269-0394-8.
  20. Book: Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya. Historical geography of Madhya Pradesh from early records. 13 May 2011. 1977. Motilal Banarsidass.
  21. Book: Bharata Itihasa Samshodhaka Mandala. Traimāsika. 12 December 2011. 1972.
  22. Book: U. Bissoondoyal. Indians overseas, the Mauritian experience. 1 January 2012. 1984. Mahatma Gandhi Institute.
  23. A History of Jaipur. Jadunath Sarkar's ebook by Raghubir Sinh. p. 247
  24. Book: Maharashtra (India). Dept. of Archives. Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara. Moreswar Gangadhar Dikshit. Śāhū Dapatarātīla kāgadapatrāñcī vaṇanātmaka sūcī. 4 September 2012. 1969.

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