Mankari Explained

Mankari (Mānkari or Maankari) is a hereditary title used by Maratha nobles^{[1] [2]} and troops^[3] from the Indian subcontinent who held land grants, and cash allowances.^[4] They held an official position at the Darbar (court) and were entitled to certain ceremonial honours and presents rendered at courts, councils, weddings, festivals, village assemblies, etc. They were worthy of distinction and the honour bestowed upon them was the result of the military, bureaucratic or fiscal importance of them or their distinguished ancestors.^{[5] [6]}

The term was widely used by Maratha nobility, who held important positions in various princely states of the Maratha Empire.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Maratha Empire
• Maratha titles
• Indian honorifics
• Indian feudalism
• Sardar
• Jagirdar
• Zamindar
• Princely state
• Salute state
• List of Indian Princely States
• List of Maratha dynasties and states

Notes and References

1. Book: Calendar of Persian Correspondence. Imperial Record Dept India. 1959. v. 10, pg. 204. Superintendent Government Printing. 2015-01-11.
2. Book: Mahadji Shinde and the Poona Durbar. Pandey, R. G.. 1980. v. 1, pg. 133. Oriental Publishers & Distributor. 2006-01-10.
3. Book: Peshwa Bajirao II and the Downfall of the Maratha Power. Vaidya, S. G.. 1975. v. 1, pg. 101. Pragati Prakashan. 2005-03-11.
4. Book: The Central India State Gazetteer Series. Central India. Luard, C.E.. 1908. v. 5, pt. 1. Thacker, Spink. 2015-07-12.
5. Book: Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont. Madan, T.N.. 1988. Motilal Banarsidass. 9788120805279. 129. 2015-07-04.
6. Web site: Pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces. Russell. Robert Vane. 1916.
7. Book: Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India. O'Hanlon, R.. 2002. Cambridge University Press. 9780521523080. 45. 2015-07-12.
8. Book: Poona in the eighteenth century: An urban history. Gokhale. Balkrishna Govind. Balkrishna Govind Gokhale. 1988. 978-0-19-562137-2.