| Jaoli | |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.7944°N 73.8292°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Satara |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 415514 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 912378230478 |
| Registration Plate: | MH-11/D522 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Medha |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Satara |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Satara |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Cool (Köppen) |
Jaoli is a tehsil, a taluka in subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
See also: Jaoli State.
Jaoli is identified with the Jāvala-vāṭikā mentioned in the Pāṇḍaraṅgapallī grant of the early Rashtrakuta king Avidheya.[1] Jāvala-vāṭikā was a subsidiary hamlet of the village of Pāṇḍaraṅgapallī, and the inscription records the two places (along with a third, Kāmyaka) over to a Bhargava Brahmin named Śambhu.[2] The inscription described the three places as being on the bank of the Anevatī river, to the east of the Kollagiri hill.[2] The inscription is dated to around the 5th century CE.[2]
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, 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, Krushnajirao More, and Prataprao More helped Rajaram I reach Arni fort which was located 30 miles away. Rajaram eventually became the Chhatrapati.