Dorik
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Dorik was a Hindu
king of Chittorgarh
(Rajasthan
) in the ancient era. The modern Maratha clans Bhoite, Bhosale, Ghorpade, and Sisodiya claim descent from him.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
king of Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District and a former capital of the Sisodia clans of Rajputs of Mewar...
(Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
) in the ancient era. The modern Maratha clans Bhoite, Bhosale, Ghorpade, and Sisodiya claim descent from him.