Thursday, September 9, 2010

Maharashtra/Karnataka: Original Center of several Rajputs clans?

Maharashtra/Karnataka: Original Center of several Rajputs clans?
-Yashawant Malaiya
I have read a view that many of the Kuli Maratha clans in Maharashtra are descendants of Rajputs.

Based on what I have seen, it appears that to a considerable extent, reverse is true. Some of the Rajput clans originated from Maharashtra/Karnataka region with absolute certainty. Some of the others are, to the best of my knowledge, branches of clans that originated from Maharashtra/Karnataka.
Thus it appears that some of the Kuli Marathas are not Rajputs who settled in Maharashtra, rather they are relatives of their branches who settled in Rajasthan/Gujarat.

Rathore are same as Rashtrakuta. Solanki are same as Chalukya. I am quite certain that the Paramaras are a brach of Rathores, based on early Paramara copper-plates.

Consider these major Rajput clans:
Rathor=Rashtrakuta: of Jodhpur, Bikaner etc. 24 branches.
Gahadaval: of Kannauj. Regarded to be a branch of Rathors.
Bundelas: of Orchha, Datia etc. Regarded to be a branch of Gahadvals
Chandellas: of Khajuraho/Mahoba. Some obscure connection with Gahadval.
Paramara: Of Dhar/Abu. 24 branches.
Solanki=Chalukya: of Anahilavad. 16 branches.
Baghela: of Rewa. A branch of Solanki.
Silar: Shilahar of Kolhapur.
Some Rajputs do not appear to have originated fromMaharashta/Karnataka: Gahlot, Tomar, Kachhvaha, Chauhan, Parihar,Bhati.

We should note that emergence of Rajputs coincides with expansion of Rashtrakutas and Chalukyas into western/northern India.

It is also interesting to note that around the same time lineages of Jain Bharratakas (Sarasvati-Gachchha-Balatkara-Gana as well as Pustaka-gachchha-Desiya-Gana) appeared in North India. Also, theSenas appeared in Bengal after having moved from Karnataka. Rajatarangini of Kalhana mentions about adaptation of Karnataka customs in Kashmir!

4 comments:

  1. One more Interesting fact I've observed is that have u observed the naming of their places( i.e., Rajput places).. vis-a-vis Sialkot, Anhilwad, Marwar(Marwad), Mewar(Mewad), Anhilwar(Anhilwadi) don't they ring bells. No other North Indian places end their name with a wad typical Deccan property like Dharwad, Karwar, Sawantwadi, Vijaywada, Marathwada, etc. to name a few.. Show their early founders must be from Deccan.. :)

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  2. N they are the only ones in north who named their daughters as bai's.. Remember Jodhabai..

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