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| Salunkhe
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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

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 (Solar Clan) alias Brahmavansha.
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| Hinduism

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| Mahinagar
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| Delhi

Delhi

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| Patan, Pande(Bhor)
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Nishan

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| Hanuman

Hanuman

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 on flagpole
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| Goddess Bhavani,
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| Brahmanath,
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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....

| Kamal ( Lotus ), Salunkhi Pankh.{ wing of Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)}
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| Bhardwaja
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Gotra

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| Chulkee or Chalukya.
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| Rigveda

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| Chatushpad (Gayatri Mantra).
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| Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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Karnataka

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, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, Gujarat and Goa

Goa

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Marathi language

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, Hindi

Hindi

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Salunkhe is a Maratha clan from Maharashtra and also appears states boardering to it.

Origin

The Salunkhe claim descent from the Solanki

Solanki

The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....

 Rajputs of Gujarat, and the Chalukyas. The Salunkhes were well-known for plundering Moghul regions, so they were called once "pirates" by the Moghuls.

Branches

• Clan, Line: Attarde, Ambeeraw, Adhatraw, Anekraw, Andhak, Aatkaree, Engawle, Inraneel, Endap, Uste, Aauoshadhraw, Kalyanraw, Khadre, Kobal, Gadgeel, Gunjal, Ghanlave, Dhirte, Chandnasav, Zade, Takes, Dande, Dhadlag, Navtale, Navse, Navale, Nable, Nagele, Padvle, Pandhare, Patankar, Patole, Patade, Barnar,Borkar, Barve, Birje, Bolave, Ranbavre, Rakhankar, Lahane, Londho, Waghmare, Sarkale, Sarvare, Sarfare, Sakhale, Sabde, Shirkhaire, Sinhnade, Shebale, Salunkhe, Salunkh, Salunke, Takawale , Vyavahare, Waghchoure-Deshmukh.

Pharne

Notables

• Abaji Salunkhe, a Peshwa Maratha general in Konkan.
• Malhar Gopalrao Salunkhe, served under the Princely state of Baroda.
• Jaypalrao Salunkhe, founder of the Patankar clan
• Tukojirao Patankar (Salunkhe), brother of Jaypalrao, inamdar of Mirya, Zadgat, Nachane Shivare village.
• Yeshwantrao Patankar (Salunkhe), sardar to Shivaji, honored at the latter's coronation in 1674
• Nagoji Patankar (Salunkhe), commander of a 5,000-man army in Sambhaji and later in the Rajarams period.
• Chandaji Nagoji Patankar ( Salunkhe )
• Janrao Nagoji Patankar (Salunkhe), fought in Karnatak, and took part in the Battle of Panipat.
• Ramarao Patankar (Salunkhe), Panch Hajari sardar.
• Sardar Padajirao Patankar (Salunkhe)
• Gunajirao Patankar (Salunkhe)
• Babaji Salunkhe (Patankar), Daryasarang (Commander of Navy) in Peshwai.
• Appajirao Dwarkoji Patankar (Salunkhe), grandson of Chandaji, sardar of Madhavrao Peshwa I.
• Gagangiri Maharaj Patankar (Salunkhe), spiritual figure in Maharashtra.

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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Solanki
  Solanki
  The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
  
  
• Chalukya