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Babria Koli

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The Babria, or Bavlia and Bavalia is a clan of Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.[1][2]

Babria Koli
બાવળિયા કોલી
Gotra of the Koli caste
EthnicityKoli people
Location
VarnaWarrior
Parent tribe
DemonymKoli
Language
ReligionHindu
Surnames

Babria Kolis mostly found in the Babariawad region of Gujarat.[3] the region of Babariawad of Gujarat got his name because of Babria Kolis.[4] They mostly lived by plundering and Their plundering was called as Dhang.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. Sherring, Matthew A. (1879). Hindu Tribes and Castes: As Represented in Benares ; with Illustrations. Thacker. pp. 307–314.
  2. Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1974). Hindu Tribes and Castes as Represented in Benares. New Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. p. 314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. Bartholomew, John George (1898). Constable's Hand-gazetteer of India. India: A. Constable.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. Burgess, James (1876). Report on the Antiquities of Kâṭhiâwâḍ and Kachh, Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-75. India: India Museum. p. 12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. d. 1917, Whitworth, George Clifford (1885). An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. India: Kegan Paul, Trench. p. 84.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)