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| Mahadik
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| Maratha

Maratha

The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

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| Claimed Suryavansha

Suryavansha

The Sooryavamsham or Suryavansh or Suryavamsa or Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty was one of the most prominent dynasties in the mythical history of India, along with the "Chandra-vaṃśa" or Lunar Dynasty.-Introduction:...

 (Solar Clan)
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| Hinduism

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

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| Original kingdom
| 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...

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| Bagalkot

Bagalkot

Bagalkot or Bagalkote is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bagalkot is the district headquarters of the Bagalkot district. It is one of the major towns in North Karnataka.-History:...

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|Nishan

Nishan

Nishan is the name of the following people:* Saint Nishan, a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church* Nishan Hindes, British model* Navneet Nishan, Indian actress* Nishan , Indian actor in Malayalam cinema...

| Rudra

Rudra

' is a Rigvedic God, associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. The name has been translated as "The Roarer", or "The Howler"....

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| Kathyayini
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|Devak

Devak

A devak, in Marathi culture, is a family guardian or totem in the form of a physical object, such as a tree. Some sources define devak as being distinct from the more generic word totem....

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| Malyavant rishi
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|Gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

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| Rigveda.
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| Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, Gujarat and Goa

Goa

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Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

, Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

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Mahadik is a Maratha clan found largely in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 and surrounding states of India.

History

Mahadiks are a branch of migrated Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 rulers of Chittoud in Rajastan. They settled at Bagalkot making it Capital after migrating from Chittoud. The Mahadik served under the sultanates of Deccan, and they were chieftains of that kingdom. Later, they served the Maratha Empire and are related to the kings of Satara

Satara

Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...

, Kolhapur and Nagpur

Nagpur

Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

's Bhosale branches and also several Maratha clans in caste.

Locations

The Mahadiks are vessal rulers of several estates in India. Tarale ( Tehsil Patan, Satara ). is their main capital. They arrived here along with the More chiefs of Adilshah to resist the Shirkes. Later, Shrimant Harji Raje Mahadik received grant of Viceroy of Karnataka under Chhatrapati Sambhajis reign. the vatan of sardeshmukhi and nadgoudki of seven villages — Tarle, Boposhi, Tondosi, Vajarosi, Marulosi, Kadavekhurd and Ghot — were given by Chhatrapati Shahu to his sister Bhavaibai Mahadik, wife of Shankaraji Raje Mahadik. The no. of places in Princely states of Gwalior, Satara, Nagpur, Kolhapur are alienated to the Mahadik family.

Branches

• Surnames :- Gawalee, Gauree, Ghanghor, Ghansham, Ghayal, Dhanakar, Dhawat, Dhugulkar, Bandivdekar, Mahadkar, Malsane, Matekar, Makumiya, Makde, Mathankar, Malekar, Missal, Metkar, Ransinh, Ranpees, Ranrakshya, Ranboke, Rautraw, Sonar, Soleev, Haye, Hallamare, Hagone. (Total 32)

Notables

• Harji Raje Mahadik, Maratha subhedar of Karnataka, husband of Ambikabai, one of the sisters of King Sambhaji and daughter of King Shivaji.
• Babaji Naik Mahadik, sardar of Maratha troops.
• Sardar Shankaraji Raje Malharrao Mahadik, Husband of Chhatrapati Shahus Sister Bhavaibai.
• Sardar Krishnarao Mahadik, husband of Gwalior chief Jivajirao Scindias Aunt.
• Rao Bahadur Raghoba Mahadik of Rajim.

See also

• Maratha
  Maratha
  The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
  
  
• Maratha Empire
  Maratha Empire
  The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
  
  
• Maharashtra
  Maharashtra
  Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
  
  
• Satara
  Satara
  Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...
  
  
• Kolhapur
• Sangli
  Sangli
  Sangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...
  
  
• Chinchani Ambak

English

4) Relations between the French and the Marathas, 1668-1815
By V. G. Hatalkar
Published by T.V. Chidambaran, 1958
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized 13 Feb 2009
306 pages

5) Maharani Tarabai of Kolhapur, C. 1675-1761 A.D.
By Śālinī Pāṭīla
Published by S. Chand & Co., 1987
Original from the University of California
Digitized 29 Jul 2008
ISBN 81-219-0269-X, 9788121902694
236 pages

6) Are Rajput-Maratha marriages morganatic?
By Vidayanand Swami Shrivastavya, Birendra Kumar Vidyanand Shrivastavya
Published by Published by D.K. Shrivastavya, for Aitihasik Gaurav Grantha Mala, 1952
Original from the University of California
Digitized 27 Aug 2007
277 pages

7) The rise and fall of the Maratha power
By Shivaram Laxman Karandikar
Published by Sitabai Shivram Karandikar, 1969
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized 2 Aug 2007
346 pages

8) Konkan, from the Earliest to 1818 A.D.: A Study in Political and Socio-economic Aspects
By Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara
Published by Snehavardhan Pub. House, 2002
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized 4 Sep 2008
436 pages

9) All India Reporter
Published by D.V. Chitaley, 1986
Item notes: v. 73

10) Advanced history of medieval India
By Shiri Ram Bakshi
Published by Anmol Publications PVT. LTD., 1995
ISBN 81-7488-028-3, 9788174880284
1250 pages