Koli Zamidar
The Koli Zamidar[1] (also spelled as Koli Zimidar, Koli Zamindar, Koli Zimindar and Koli Jamidar) is a term or title used for the Kolis who were landlord, Agriculturist , Jagir holder in the Indian state of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Goa.[2] In Gujarat, Kolis held the high number of Zamidaris and most of them married with poor Rajput girls.[3] Ahmednagar Sultanate was depended on the Koli Zamaidars for the Army, Cavalry and infantry during the wartime but Koli Zamidars were not faithfull because Koli Zamidar occasionally changed the side during wartime because Kolis often joined the Maratha army during the reign of Maratha warlord Shivaji in 17th century.[4]
| Koli Zamidar कोली जमिंदार | |
|---|---|
| Title of Koli caste | |
| Ethnicity | Koli caste |
| Location | |
| Varna | Landlord |
| Parent tribe | Kolis of India |
| Demonym | Koli |
| Language | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Surnames | Koli clans and titles#Titles (Upadhi) |
The Koli Zamindars of Surat district and Khambhat district in Gujarat revolted against Mughal Empire in the support of Marathas but some of the Koli Zamidars fought against Koli Zamindars because during the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Marathas captured the fifty two forts from Koli Zamidars in Maharashtra. In this rebellion, Many Koli Zamindars were died for Mughals and many died for Marathas.[5]
Mughal rule in Gujarat was much troubled and challenged by Koli Zamindar Lal Koli who had the 3000 cavalry and 12000 infantry. In 1615, there was a fight between Koli Zamindar Lal Koli and Mughal Empire under Mughal commander Abdullah Khan but in this fight, Koli Zamindar was defeated and killed by Mughal commander Abdullah Khan.[6]
After the death of Sultan Aurangzeb, Koli Zamindars started collecting the ryots (tax) from Muslim Villages and Koli Vero (tax from Hindus) from the other caste hindus with the excuse that during the time of Aurangzeb, you Muslims and other caste Hindus were paying tax to Aurangzeb and now we Koli Zamindars want that tax.[7]
List of Koli Zamindars and Zamidaris
[change | change source]- Koli Zamidar of Dehvan[1]
- Koli Zamidar of Ilol Kanrah in Ahmednagar[2]
- Koli Zamidar of Ranmal[8]
- In Maharashtra, Bhangare Kolis, Bokad Kolis and Bamble Kolis were Zamidar, they received the jagirs from Peshwa for their braveheart service in Maratha Empire.[9]
- Chunvalia Koli (Koli Thakor) Zamidars of Chunval Pradesh (Now known as Bahucharaji)[10]
- Talpada Koli (Patel) zamidars of Talpad Vistar in Gujarat[10]
- Koli Zamidar Ram Patil of Janjira island who fortified the Janjira and fought against the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.[11]
- Koli Zamidars of Ballh, Rajghar, Hatli and Hathgarh in Punjab.[12]
- Koli Zamidar of Peint (Peth) in Maharashtra who revolted Kolis of his Jagir against British Raj and was hanged in punishment.[13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark, Alice Whitcomb (1979). Central Gujarat in the Nineteenth Century: The Integration of an Agrarian System. New Delhi, India, Asia: University of Wisconsin--Madison. pp. 74: in the previous century they had also protected and guided river trade upon the payment of tolls or tributes. The story of a mid-18th century Koli Zamindar of Dehwan, who had been powerful enough to protect the Nawab of Broach against the Gaikwad of Baroda, .
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gaekwad's Oriental Series. New Delhi, India, Asia: Oriental Institute. 1965. p. 519.
- ↑ Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1973). Akbar the Great: Society and culture in 16th century India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 41.
- ↑ Roy, Kaushik (2015-10-06). Military Manpower, Armies and Warfare in South Asia. New Delhi, India, Asia: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-32127-9.
- ↑ Faruqui, Munis D. (2012-08-27). The Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504-1719. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cambridge University Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-107-02217-1.
- ↑ Kolff, Dirk H. A. (2002-08-08). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-521-52305-9.
- ↑ Grover, B. R. (2005). Land Rights, Landed Hierarchy and Village Community During the Mughal Age. New Delhi, India, Asia: Originals. p. 137. ISBN 978-81-88629-26-8.
- ↑ ʻAlī, Sayyid ʻAbbās (1975). Qissa-e-G̲h̲amgīn: Murattaba Batashīh o Havāshī o Muqqaddama, Satesh Chandar Misra (in Urdu). Shuba-e-Tāreek̲h̲, Faculty of Arts, Mahārāja Siājī Rāo University of Baroda.
- ↑ Gāre, Govinda (1976). Tribals in an Urban Setting: A Study of Socio-economic Impact of Poona City on the Mahadeo Kolis. New Delhi, India, Asia: Shubhada Saraswat. p. 26.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
- ↑ Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. p. 326.
- ↑ Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Part A. Compiled and published under the authority of the Punjab government. 1908.
- ↑ Deshpande, Arvind M. (1987). John Briggs in Maharashtra: A Study of District Administration Under Early British Rule. New Delhi, India, Asia: Mittal Publications. pp. 153–154.