Bhangare Koli
The Bhangare, or Bhangre is a clan of Koli caste found in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] Bhangare Kolis were granted the villages from Peshwa and served as Patil and Deshmukh.[2] in 1761 for Maratha Empire, Bhangare Kolis along with Pattikar Kolis captured the Trimbak fort from Nizam of Hyderabad state.[3]
| Bhangare Koli भांगरे कोळी | |
|---|---|
| Clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste | |
 | |
| Ethnicity | Koli people |
| Location | Maharashtra |
| Varna | Warrior |
| Parent tribe | Mahadev Kolis |
| Demonym | Koli |
| Language | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Surnames | |
Notable[change | change source]
- Valoji Bhangare, Infian revolutionary
- Raghoji Bhangare,[4] freedom fighter from Maharashtra
- Bapuji Bhangare,[5] freedom fighter from Maharashtra
- Ramji Bhangare, freedom fighter from Maharashtra, former Jemadar of British Indian Army, former Subedar of Maratha Army and Patil of Devgaon
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad; Rai, Binay Kumar (1977). The Tribal Culture of India. New Delhi, India: Concept Publishing Company. p. 163.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Gāre, Govinda (1976). Tribals in an Urban Setting: A Study of Socio-economic Impact of Poona City on the Mahadeo Kolis. New Delhi, India: Shubhada Saraswat. pp. 26: A Study of Socio-economic Impact of Poona City on the Mahadeo Kolis Govinda Gāre. to the grant of jahagirs to the three Mahadeo Koli families, Bhangare, Bamble and Bokad and titles of Patil and Deshmukh by Peshwa.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1957). The Mahadev Kolis. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Book Depot. pp. 12: An entry of A.D. 1769-70 in the Diary of Madhav rao I refers to the grant of villages to three Koli families, Bhangare, Bambale and Bokad, as reward. An entry for the year A.D. 1776-77 in Savai Madhavrao's Diary refers to the breaking in of Jiwaji Bambale and bringing him under submission and service to the Peshwa along with prominent kolis Khade, Bhangare and Pichad of Rajur.
Of these families those of Bhangare and Khade worked as daring Subedars, along with Pattikar brothers of Koli caste, in the conquest from the Nizam, in A.D. 1761, of the fort of Trimbak for the Peshwa.
{{cite book}}: line feed character in|pages=at position 417 (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Keer, Dhananjay (1997). Mahatma Jotirao Phooley: Father of the Indian Social Revolution. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Prakashan. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7154-066-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Sunthankar, B. R. (1988). Nineteenth Century History of Maharashtra: 1818-1857. New Delhi, India: Shubhada-Saraswat Prakashan. pp. In 1844 again the tribes organised a rebellion under the leadership of Raghu Bhangre and Bapu Bhangre, the two sons of a jemadar of the Ahmadnagar police, who was a Koli by caste . Their headquarters were the hilly country north ... ISBN 978-81-85239-50-7.
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