Bhoite

Bhoite is a surname found amongst the Maratha caste, mainly in the state of Maharashtra in India but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra.[1][2][3]

Origin

Some sources, such as the Jaisalmar Gazetteer cite a Yaduvanshi descent for the Bhoites.[4][5][6] Some sources, such as Shri Swami Samartha states Bhoites are Suryavanshi clan of Marathas.[7][8]

Titles

The Bhoites alienated to the number of social honours given to them by the administrators whom they served, People on whom they had rule viz. Patil,[9] Deshmukh, Shiledar, Bargir, Sarkar, Sardeshmukh, Sardar, Inamdar,[10] Watandar, Sarnoubat, Senapati, Senakarta,[11] Jagirdar,[12] Zamindar, Saranjamdar, Raja.

Sub-clans

• Bhapkar: a sub-clan having their capital at Loni Bhapkar (Baramati).
• Yewale: a sub-clan found in northern Maharashtra, in towns such as Yeola, Niphad, and the Nashik District.
• Lokhande: a sub-clan that adopted the name Lokhande.

and some bhoite are live in chandwad talwade

Distribution

Maharashtra

Shree Siddhanath

They supported Chhatrapati Shivaji to found Hindavi Swarajya.[13] The Modi script sources shows Bhoites from Satara villages helped Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of Fort Subhanmangal at Shirwal on 8 August 1648. Bhoites played an active role in the Maratha fight against Aurangzeb, and in many other conflicts in Indian history. The Bhoites were faithfuls of Peshwa. They were the first leaders of Maratha Troop to march against Ahmadshah Abdali and routed to him in 1761,[14][15] and revolt against the British in 1857. In service of princely states like Satara, Gwalior, Baroda, Nagpur, Kolhapur and in the 1942 parallel government of Satara under Krantisinha Nana Patil[16] and also in Sansthani Praja Parishada Movements in British Phaltan State.[17] The Bhoites were founder leaders of Patri Sarkar of Satara.[18] They also ruled several estates in Maharashtra like Jalgaon Saranjam. Bhoites are among few of these Marathas who remained loyal and faithful to Maratha Empire from its foundation to the collapse. Bhoites are founders of both Education Societies Viz. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha(1919), Biggest education society of Maharashtra being Supporters of Karmaveer Bhausaheb Patil[19]

Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, Bhoites are present near Gwalior, Indore, and the Guna region where Marathas dwell. The Shindes of Gwalior, Gaekwads of Baroda, Pawars of Dhar and Dewas, Holkars(Dhangar) of Indore are the Sardars of Peshwa Period like Sardar Ranoji Bhoite but after the defeat in Panipat the Bhoites died in larger extent and no other was able to establish power like above rulers. They established himself there along with Maratha rulers. Until Maratha Empire in 1818, they remained powerful royal knights with some other allies.[20] One of the Bhoite stem in Tadawale are in Guna since Peshwa Period, who are the relatives of Shinde Maratha clan of Kanherkhed holding some properties.[21][22][23]

Gujarat

In the state of Gujarat, the Bhoites being closest faithfuls of Chhatrapati Shahu were representatives of him in Baroda early in the 18th century.[24]

Rajasthan

The Bhoites or Bhatis ruled the princely state of Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. They also ruled in areas such as Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, and some tehsils of Gurdaspur, Shergarh Udaipur (Mohi) and Nagaur (Gaaju, Ladnun, Mugdara).

Overseas

The Bhoites are present historically in the Mauritius through marriage alliances with Jagtap, Nikam, Yadav, Sawant, More, chavan and others of Maratha Community. They trace their lineage back to the rebellions of 1857 war against British.[25]

Notables

• Ratoji Bhoite Patil, the hereditary Patil of Tadawale Sammat Wagholi, surrounding area comprising villages under Chhatrapati Shivajis Jurisdiction and before King Shivaji era(Under Deccan Sultanates).
• Ranoji Bhoite, an 18th-century Sarnoubat (commander in chief) of the Maratha army[26]

[27]

HH Maharaja Trimbakrao Bapurao Bhoite Inamdar, Saranjam Ruler of Jalgaon, Eastern Khandesh

See also

• Maratha Empire
• Maratha clan system
• List of Maratha dynasties and states
• Bhonsle
• Gaekwad
• Scindia
• Satara
• Wagholi
• Tadavale S.Wagholi
• Hingangaon
• Jawali
• Aradgaon
• Bhoite Saranjam

References

1. Indian Council of Agricultural Research; Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1968). Farmers of India: Madhya Pradesh, Rajesthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
2. Kumar Suresh Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (1998). India's communities. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
3. India's communities: Volume 6 By Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India
4. Mohammad Akram Lari Azad (1990). Religion and politics in India during the seventeenth century. Criterion Publications. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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6. John Vincent Ferreira (1965). Totemism in India. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
7. Khaṇḍerāva Āppājī More (1977*). Śrī Svāmī samartha. Mā. Khã. More. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
8. Vidayanand Swami Shrivastavya; Birendra Kumar Vidyanand Shrivastavya (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha marriages morganatic?. Published by D.K. Shrivastavya, for Aitihasik Gaurav Grantha Mala. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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14. Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara; Maharashtra State Board for Literature & Culture (1988). Mahārāshṭrācā itihāsa: Marāṭhā kālakhaṇḍa, 1707 te 1818 pt. 2. Mahārāshṭra Rājya Sāhitya āṇi Sãskr̥tī Maṇḍaḷa. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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21. Tribal Research Institute (Madhya Pradesh; India) (1961). The changing tribes of Madhya Pradesh. Govt. Regional Press. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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Sources

Marathi language

• Balagi Nathugi Gavand and Govind Moroba Karlekar (1997). Kshytriya Marathyanchi Vanshavali and Shannavkuli aani Surya, Som, Bhramh and Sheshvant (9th ed.). Tukaram book Depot, Madhavbag, Mumbai 4; printed by Sumangal Artec, G-8 MIDC, Marol bus depot, Andheri, (East) Mumbai - 400093.
• Bhramibhoot Sadguru Param Pujya Moredada (11 July 2002). Shree Shatradharma, Prachalit and pramikh kshtravansh and tyanche gotra, pravar, kuldaivat, kuldevata a Devak. Shree Swami Samarth Seva And Adhyatmik vikas pradhan kendra District Nasik, Taluka Dindori, Maharashtra state.
• Gopal Dajiba Dalwi (1912). Maratha Kulancha Etihas (Parts 1-6). Induprakash Press, Mumbaie.

English language

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• Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (1 January 2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
• Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara (2002). Konkan, from the earliest to 1818 A.D.: a study in political and socio-economic aspects. Snehavardhan Pub. House. p. 157. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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• Reginald E. Enthoven (1975). The tribes and castes of Bombay. Cosmo Publications. pp. 20, 23, 25 etc. Retrieved 7 May 2011. The Brahmavansha stem of Bhoite.
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• T. T. Mahajan (1 January 1992). Courts and administration of justice under Chhatrapati Shivaji. Commonwealth Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7169-198-2. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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• Vishwas Patil (1992). Panipat. Bharatiya Sahitya Sardan. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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