Maratha

The Maratha (IPA: [ˈməraʈa]; archaically transliterated as Marhatta or Mahratta) is a group of castes in India found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Marathas are people of India, famed in history as yeoman warriors and champions of Hinduism."

The Marathas primarily reside in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhrapradesh, Goa and Tamil Nadu. Those in Goa and neighbouring Karwar are known specifically as Konkan Marathas as an affiliation to their regional and linguistic alignment.

Robert Vane Russell, an untrained ethnologist of the British Raj period, basing his research largely on Vedic literature, wrote that the Marathas are subdivided into 96 different clans, known as the 96 Kuli Marathas or 'Shahānnau Kule' Shahannau means 96 in Marathi.

The general body of lists are often at great variance with each other.

History

The history of the Marathas has been documented from the time of the Maratha empire. It has been subject to distortion, in part because of the extreme veneration of Shivaji that appeared in documents and hagiographies from the late 17th century until fairly recent times and in part because of misunderstandings that arose from inquiries relating to pre-colonial Maratha government by British Raj administrators from around the 1820s onwards. In addition, there was substantial rethinking of the past due to the British attempts to categorise the country in terms of caste and because of "debates" that emerged between Christian missionaries in the middle of the 19th century.

Maratha (Uttar Pradesh)

The Maratha people in Uttar Pradesh are the descendants of the Marathi speaking immigrant soldiers and administrators settled in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They immigrated to and settled in the present day Uttar Pradesh during the period of Maratha rule in the region. Most of these families arrived as a part of the army sent by Baji Rao Peshwa.

Today, they are found mainly in the districts of Jhansi, Jalaun, Banda, Lalitpur and Kanpur.

The Maratha people in Uttar Pradesh are mainly divided into three groups, the Koknastha Brahmins, Karhade Brahmins, and Deshastha Brahmins. These sub-groups are further divided into the clans, the main ones being the Nevalkars, Bhagwats, Borvankars, Moghes, Viledars, Bhaves, Sardesais, and Joshis.

The Maratha now speak Bundelkhandi and Hindi, although historically spoke Marathi.

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