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Mahar),Gondvanshi, Kadvanshi and Kosare etc. These subcaste names are not totemistic. Some of the subcaste names represent the territory they controlled or occupied and other subcaste names represent the acts their founders did. The
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Buddhists, they gave up their traditional Hindu occupations and sought to redefine their social status. Ambedkar died about two months after this mass conversion. At the same spot, after his cremation, more Mahars
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and re establishing it in the middle of the 20th century. They are the direct descendants of the ancient rulers of
Maharratha ( ancient name of Maharashtra), who ruled majority of the Maharashtra and some parts of the other states. Also, they were known as Nagvanshi Buddhists during the Mauryan
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no longer be applied to these converts. Buddhism appealed to the sense of equality for the Mahars; an intellectual of Mahar origin said, "I have accepted
Buddhist doctrine. I am Buddhist now. I am not Mahar now, not untouchable nor even Hindu. I have become a human being".
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recruited a number of them into his army in the 17th century due to their loyalty and bravery. They served as guards in hill forts and as soldiers. The Mahar along with the Koli and
Marathas defended the fort of Purandar from Dilerkhan's Mughal army in 1665.
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Dynasty and
Satvahana Dynasty. Scholars estimated that, "Mahar" name originated as "Mahari" i.e., "Maha + Ari" which means Biggest enemy. "Mahari" name was used by Pushyamitra Shunga for the warriors who fought him 21 times.
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former soldiersâall Marathi-speaking lower castesâbut the movement was unable to organise and submit their petition. The attempt at a challenge had been spearheaded by
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population and also represented about 9% of population of the state of Maharashtra. Mahar is numerically the largest Scheduled Caste in Maharashtra, according to the
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2235:Untouchable Soldiers: The Maharas and the Mazhbis
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1934:Untouchable Soldiers: The Maharas and the Mazhbis
1645:"Religion and Legitimation in the Mahar Movement"
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1388:CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 (West Bengal & Sikkim)
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2498:"What is the Mahar population in Maharashtra?"
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1803:"Ambedkar's Life and his Navayana Buddhism"
1733:"The Mahar Watan: A Historical Perspective"
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1214:Some Mahars in Maharashtra practice
1103:Buddhist Mahars â 49,43,821 (61.75%)
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2545:Ethnographic Notes â Andhra Pradesh
2405:Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar movement
1141:. When he converted to Buddhism at
65:"A Mahar woman", a watercolour by
3939:Scheduled Castes of Madhya Pradesh
3899:Scheduled Castes of Andhra Pradesh
2940:. New Delhi: Zubaan. p. 139.
2696:. Delhi: ISPCK. pp. 230â232.
2467:. 14 November 2012. Archived from
2238:. Gautam Book Center. p. 12.
1937:. Gautam Book Center. p. 12.
1351:from the original on 9 April 2023.
25:
3919:Scheduled Castes of Daman and Diu
2844:. Orient Blackswan. p. 138.
2787:. 1 December 2007. Archived from
2746:. Ambedkar Memorial Trust, London
2610:. 23 January 2003. Archived from
2496:Hiwale, Sandesh (28 April 2024).
2262:South Asian politics and religion
2157:The Economic and Political Weekly
1964:. Orient Blackswan. pp. 5â.
1651:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 88â90.
1584:. Psychology Press. p. 213.
1106:Hindu Mahars â 30,54,158 (38.15%)
874:Kadamba (Anthocephalus Cadumba).
680:Culture and Social stratification
3909:Scheduled Castes of Chhattisgarh
2602:"Of art, identity, and politics"
2530:Maharashtra: Land and its people
2196:Dalits: Past, present and future
1904:RÄmacandra KshÄ«rasÄgara (1994).
960:Few examples of Panchpalvi are,
762:speak a non-standard version of
688:
590:In the 20th century, top leader
439:A Mahar Man winding thread from
271:
3969:Scheduled Castes of West Bengal
3944:Scheduled Castes of Maharashtra
1879:. In Pathak, Bindeshwar (ed.).
1809:. Routledge. pp. 362â363.
1647:. In Smith, Bardwell L. (ed.).
1112:Total Mahars â 80,06,060 (100%)
774:, said to be from the Sanskrit
699:needs additional citations for
454:Military role under the British
2578:Language in South Asia, Part 9
2097:Shinoda, Takashi, ed. (2002).
1805:. In Jacobsen, Knut A. (ed.).
1365:CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 (Bengal)
1:
3964:Scheduled Castes of Telangana
3959:Scheduled Castes of Rajasthan
3949:Scheduled Castes of Meghalaya
3934:Scheduled Castes of Karnataka
3889:Buddhist communities of India
3055:Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu
2812:Economic and Political Weekly
2403:Zelliot, Eleanor Mae (1969).
2151:Kumbhojkar, Shraddha (2012).
1988:Women saints, east & west
462:Bhima Koregaon Victory Pillar
2967:The Journal of Asian Studies
2904:Shelke, Christopher (2008).
2744:"Life of Babasaheb Ambedkar"
3954:Scheduled Castes of Mizoram
3929:Scheduled Castes of Gujarat
2371:. In Kosambi, Meera (ed.).
1735:. In Kosambi, Meera (ed.).
1717:THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF INDIA
1278:Hogragorhe, Meshram, Madaom
1228:Christianity in Maharashtra
1109:Sikh Mahars â 8,081 (0.10%)
3985:
3652:Immigrant Jain communities
2765:Kantowsky, Detlef (2003).
2071:White, Richard B. (1994).
1801:Zelliott, Eleanor (2015).
1225:
1127:
36:
29:
3904:Scheduled Castes of Assam
2625:Jadhav, Narendra (2005).
2523:"Major castes and tribes"
2199:. Routledge. p. 53.
2193:Teltumbde, Anand (2016).
1875:Valunjkar, T. N. (1998).
944:Umbar (Ficus Glomerata).
382:. In 14th century, Mahar
265:
229:
79:
58:
3084:Agricultural communities
2367:Kulkarni, A. R. (2000).
2313:Keer, Dhananjay (1997).
2232:Basham, Ardythe (2008).
1731:Kulkarni, A. R. (2000).
1700:Phule, Mahatma Jyotiba.
1385:Gupta, J. Datta (1953).
1182:and the varkari saints,
882:Umbar (Ficus Glomerata)
834:Umbar (Ficus glomerata)
495:Second Anglo-Maratha War
37:Not to be confused with
3924:Scheduled Castes of Goa
2340:Kosambi, Meera (2000).
1931:Ardythe Basham (2008).
1455:Banthia, R. K. (2000).
1081:Dalit Buddhist Movement
918:Champa (Mesua Ferrea).
499:Third Anglo-Maratha War
3384:Gomantak Maratha Samaj
3175:Mercantile communities
2818:(18): 1779+1781â1788.
2428:Asian Folklore Studies
2178:Kamble, N. D. (1983).
1240:are not considered as
1096:
1010:After Independence Era
952:Mango, Umbar, Zambul.
910:Nagvel (Pieper Betle)
635:Dadra and Nagar Haveli
592:Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
463:
444:
206:Dadra and Nagar Haveli
32:Mahar (disambiguation)
3726:Maharashtrian Muslims
3182:Gaud Saraswat Brahmin
2838:Jaffrelot, Christophe
1673:Jaffrelot, Christophe
1606:Jaffrelot, Christophe
1578:Fred Clothey (2007).
1428:Singh, K. S. (1993).
1362:Dutch, R. A. (1942).
1078:
818:Clan System of Mahar
503:Second Anglo-Sikh War
480:Independence of India
461:
438:
316:in 16 Indian states.
2717:Pritchett, Frances.
2474:on 14 November 2012.
2346:. Orient Blackswan.
1770:Mendelsohn, Oliver;
1431:The Scheduled Castes
1316:Census Of India 1901
708:improve this article
616:2001 Census of India
547:proper was created.
538:Gopal Baba Walangkar
30:For other uses, see
3846:Bombay East Indians
3529:Nomadic communities
3211:Artisan communities
2558:on 28 January 2022.
1313:Gait, E. A (1902).
819:
814:cannot intermarry.
55:
43:Mahar (Uttarakhand)
3841:Marathi Christians
3771:Muslim Chhaparband
3707:Muslim communities
3423:Tribal communities
3362:Priest communities
1720:. 3 December 2023.
1526:Mitra, A. (1953).
1506:censusindia.gov.in
1480:censusindia.gov.in
1335:"4. West Bengal".
1097:
817:
758:The Mahars of the
561:Satyashodhak Samaj
476:Battle of Koregaon
468:East India Company
464:
445:
3894:Dalit communities
3871:
3870:
3829:Marathi Buddhists
3817:Other communities
3702:
3701:
3594:
3593:
3048:Hindu Communities
2878:978-81-7099-629-3
2851:978-8-17824-156-2
2791:on 3 January 2008
2587:978-0-52178-141-1
2245:978-81-87733-43-0
2220:Mahars Turn Sixty
2206:978-1-31552-643-0
2100:The other Gujarat
2052:978-81-250-1878-0
1971:978-81-250-2801-7
1944:978-81-87733-43-0
1917:978-81-85880-43-3
1890:978-8-17022-726-7
1591:978-0-415-94023-8
1441:978-0-19-563254-5
1202:, Navanathas and
1130:Marathi Buddhists
956:
955:
746:Pradesh" current
740:
739:
732:
624:Arunachal Pradesh
571:Shahu of Kolhapur
559:, the founder of
507:Second Afghan War
376:Bahmani Sultanate
372:Deccan Sultanates
345:were part of the
308:in converting to
295:
294:
16:(Redirected from
3976:
3649:
3599:Jain communities
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2250:
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2229:
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2210:
2190:
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2183:
2175:
2169:
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2121:
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2094:
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2087:
2077:
2068:
2057:
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2036:
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2009:
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2002:
1982:
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1928:
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1901:
1895:
1894:
1872:
1866:
1865:
1842:Social Scientist
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1772:Vicziany, Marika
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1757:
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1728:
1722:
1721:
1712:
1706:
1705:
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1641:Zelliot, Eleanor
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1270:Bankura district
1258:
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1238:Christian Mahars
1049:Shantabai Kamble
1033:Dalit literature
1023:Dalit literature
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3590:
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3146:Panchkalshi
3126:Koli people
2742:Gautam, C.
2388:13 December
2086:(1): 39â60.
1752:13 December
1511:17 February
1188:Dnyaneshwar
1118:2011 census
1017:Rajya Sabha
924:Suryavanshi
667:West Bengal
472:British Raj
414:Maratha era
366:Islamic Era
343:Maharashtra
302:Maharashtra
163:(including
131:West Bengal
91:Maharashtra
3878:Categories
3806:Tadvi Bhil
3278:Kanjarbhat
3233:Chaukalshi
3136:Leva Patil
2947:8189013017
2407:(Thesis).
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1998:0874810361
1822:25 October
1787:0521553628
1702:Gulaamgiri
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1619:8178241560
1560:1 February
1300:References
1184:Chokhamela
1061:Daya Pawar
1057:Raja Dhale
928:Sunflower
388:Chokhamela
378:, and the
80:10 million
3801:Saiqalgar
3641:Upajjhaya
3616:Chaturtha
3611:Bagherwal
3556:Nath Jogi
3374:Deshastha
3369:Chitpavan
3328:Padmasali
2644:4 January
2607:The Hindu
2413:302466553
1248:Footnotes
1234:Sangamner
1200:Bhumidevi
915:Sonkamble
663:Telangana
659:Rajasthan
651:Karnataka
596:education
555:In 1873,
404:Soyarabai
392:Karmamela
339:Landlords
225:Languages
186:Rajasthan
165:Telangana
121:Karnataka
95:8,006,060
3719:Nawayath
3694:Shrimali
3689:Sarawagi
3631:Panchama
3445:Binjhwar
3414:Saraswat
3379:Devrukhe
3238:Chambhar
3106:Bhandari
3003:40219522
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2840:(2005).
2795:28 March
2727:2 August
2572:(2007).
2409:ProQuest
2138:42931051
1774:(1998).
1643:(1978).
1346:Archived
1262:Jhargram
1196:Maridevi
1176:Khandoba
1166:Hinduism
1135:Buddhism
1124:Buddhism
1071:Religion
972:Borkathi
965:Khandesh
933:Talvatke
892:Peacock
776:Yoddhar
600:Buddhism
580:Kolhapur
517:castes.
470:and the
326:Buddhism
310:Buddhism
286:Hinduism
281:Minority
277:Buddhism
267:Majority
261:Religion
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3766:Multani
3741:Bhishti
3736:Baghban
3679:Paliwal
3659:Agrawal
3636:Saitwal
3626:Kamboja
3576:Ramoshi
3566:Kaikadi
3536:Banjara
3490:Katkari
3480:Halpati
3399:Karhade
3303:Kumbhar
3293:Kolhati
3161:Maratha
3156:Mangela
3111:Dhangar
3075:Shamedi
2987:2659700
2824:4418177
2750:14 June
2163:11 June
1862:3516774
1486:9 April
1290:vikkhuk
1282:Shendey
1244:(SCs).
1216:Sikhism
1210:Sikhism
1204:Bhavani
1180:Vithoba
1116:In the
981:Ruchkin
969:Arkathi
949:Zankare
936:Copper
907:Shevale
850:Gaekwad
781:Warrior
768:Namastu
764:Marathi
752:Bhavani
748:Gujarat
671:Haryana
647:Gujarat
565:unclean
522:British
515:Brahmin
491:British
487:British
420:Maratha
400:Nirmala
380:Mughals
360:famines
333:History
255:English
243:Ahirani
235:Konkani
231:Marathi
141:Gujarat
135:34,793
115:245,220
105:819,416
3858:Parsis
3796:Qassab
3781:Kachar
3761:Garodi
3746:Chaush
3684:Porwad
3621:Dhakad
3586:Waghri
3546:Dhiwar
3541:Charan
3515:Vasava
3510:Thakar
3485:Kanwar
3470:Gowari
3455:Dhodia
3450:Dhanka
3409:Palshi
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3308:Lonari
3298:Koshti
3288:Khatik
3273:Holeya
3263:Gosavi
3218:Beldar
3192:Shimpi
3187:Khatri
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