Jedhe Explained

Jedhe is a Deshmukh sub clan of the Maratha caste in Maharashtra, India.

The village of Kari, in modern Bhor taluka was the capital of the Jedhe Deshmukh.^[1]

Moreover, the Jedhe were the pioneer house of Deshmukh among Marathas who supported Shivaji's kingdom and helped the Maratha Empire grow in its early stages.^[2]

Jedhe
Native Name:	जेधे
Origin:	Kari, Bhor, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Country:	India
Region:	Bhor
Founder:	Kanhoji Jedhe
Seat:	Kari
Members:	Kanhoji Jedhe Baji Jedhe Keshavrao Jedhe
Estate:	Rohid Khora estate
Titles:	Deshmukh

Jedhe Shakawali (chronology) and Jedhe Karina (statement) are their family records which is now regarded as the genuine evidence for many historical events.

Notable people

• Kanhoji Jedhe, 17th-century Marathi warrior
• Keshavrao Jedhe, political leader also one of the founding member of PWPI^[3]
• Sakaram Jedhe, industrialist, he also one of three brothers of Keshavrao jedhe
• Gulabrao Jedhe, elected as member of parliament from Baramati, Pune by Indian National Congress^[3]
• Mrunalini Balekundri, decorated military officer
• Ayush Jedhe, entrepreneur

See also

• Maratha
• Maratha Empire
• Maratha clan system
• List of Maratha dynasties and states
• Bhonsle
• Gaekwad
• Scindia
• Puars
• Holkar
• Peshwa

Notes and References

1. Book: Setumadhava Rao Pagdi. Chhatrapati Shivaji. 1974. Continental Prakashan.
2. Book: R. P. Patwardhan. Hugh George Rawlinson. Source book of Maratha history. 1978. K. P. Bagchi.
3. Book: Hiroyuki Kotani. Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. 1997. 978-81-7304-204-1. 22 June 2011.