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Revision as of 03:21, 27 April 2024 by Chanderveer Singh Chauhan (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Clan (gotra) of Koli caste This article is about Clan (gotra) of Koli caste in Gujarat and Rajasthan. For Rajputs, see Chauhan dynasty.The Chauhan Koli (also spelled as Chouhan Koli and Chohan Koli) (Hindi: चौहान कोली)is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste of the Gujarat and Rajasthan states in India.
| Chauhan Koli ચૌહાણ કોળી | |
|---|---|
| Clan (Gotra) of Koli caste | |
| Ethnicity | Koli people |
| Location | |
| Varna | Warrior |
| Parent tribe |
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| Demonym(s) | Koli |
| Branches |
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| Language | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Surnames | |
The indian historian L. S. Vishwanath states that before the Independence of India, Kolis of Chauhan clan made the marital relations with poor Rajputs because poor Rajputs were not able to pay heavy burden of Dowry to marry their daughters so they married with elite Koli families of Chauhan, Rathod and Solanki clans and then Kolis claimed to be Kshatriya called as Nava Kshatriya.
Principlities
The Chauhan kolis ruled over petty princely states of Katosan and Likhi in Mahi Kantha Agency.
References
- Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. p. 98.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Perez, Rosa Maria (2004). Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. New Delhi, India: Orient Blackswan. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-8028-014-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Doshi, Shambu Lal (1995). Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Delhi, India: Rawat Publications. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-7033-278-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Vishwanath, L. S. (2000). Female Infanticide and Social Structure: A Socio-historical Study in Western and Northern India. New Delhi, India: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-7075-057-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. New Delhi, India: Usha Publications. 1985. pp. 64–198.
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