Muli, Gujarat Explained

Muli
Settlement Type:Village [1]
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:22.6388°N 71.458°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Surendranagar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:9191
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02756
Dynasty:Parmar Rajput
Registration Plate:GJ 13
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Dry (Köppen)

Muli is a large village located 21 km (13 miles) southwest of the district capital of Surendranagar, Gujarat, India, by the Bhogavo River.[2]

History

See main article: Muli State. Muli is a town as well as a subdivision (called taluka) that falls in Surendranagar district in the Saurashtra region of Indian Gujarat. While Muli town has a population of 9,191, while Muli subdivision (taluka) has 58 inhabited villages with a population of 118,902.[3] The name "Muli" may also refer to an erstwhile Muli Princely state of the same name.

Battle over a partridge

Muli is famous for a battle over a wounded partridge. Stone Memorials at Muli commemorate the event when two communities fought over a partridge leading to the death of an estimated 200 persons. The incident goes back to 1474,[4] when members of the Chabad community, who were tribal hunters shot a partridge, which was wounded and saved by a lady belonging to the Parmar tribe. The lady named Jombai, was the mother of Lakhdhirji, the chief of the Sodha Parmar Rajputs. She found the injured bird lying behind the presiding deity of their community, and hence refused to hand over the bird. The ensuring battle led to many deaths and stone memorials are still found in Muli. The caste identity of each of those killed in inscribed in the memorials. Since then, Parmar community of Muli vowed never to kill a partridge.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muli Village Population - Muli - Surendranagar, Gujarat.
  2. https://surendranagardp.gujarat.gov.in/surendranagar/english/jillavishe/dhrangadhra.htm Surendranagar.
  3. Book: District Census Surendranagar . 16 June 2014 . Census Commission, India . 220 . 5 June 2020.
  4. News: Mahurkar . Uday . The story of people of Muli in Gujarat who died to save a partridge. 5 June 2020 . India Today . 13 June 2005.