Bagul or Bagal is a Maharatta clan and a surname. The Bagul clan descends from the Somvanshi Rashtrakuta dynasty of Baglana. [1] [2] [3] [4]
According to Rudra Kavi's Rashtraudha Vamsham Mahakavyam (1596 AD), the founder of the Bagul principality of Mayugiri belonged to the Rashtrakutas family.
Shinde is a clan of the Maratha clan system variations of the name include Scindia and Sindhia, Sindia. It is found largely in Maharashtra (India), but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
Pawar is an Indian surname found among the Maratha, Mahar or Koli people in Maharashtra.
Aulakh is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Dwivedi or Duvedi or Diwedi or Dubey or Dubay or Dube or Dwivedula is an Indian surname meaning expert of the Yajur Veda. The surname is used by Brahmins in northern India. Dubey title are also called Dwivedi.
Pathania is a surname of Indian origin. It is also the name of a Rajput clan from northern India; the royal family of the Nurpur kingdom belonged to this clan.
Atwal is a Jat clan and a family name of Sikhs.
The Origin of the Rashtrakuta dynasty has been a controversial topic and has been debated over the past decades by historians. The differing opinions mostly revolve around issues such as the home of the earliest ancestors of the medieval Rashtrakutas, a possible southern migration during the early part of the first millennium and the relationship between the several Rashtrakuta dynasties that ruled small kingdoms in northern and central India and the Deccan in the 6th century - 7th century. Further, the relationship of these medieval Rashtrakutas to the most important and famous dynasty, the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta of the 8th century - 10th century time period has also been debated. Also contested is whether the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta were related by ancestry to the early Kannada and Maratha communities of the Deccan or other ethnic groups of northern India.
Vohra is an Indian Hindu and Sikh surname based on the name of a clan in the Punjabi Khatri community. Notable people with the surname include:
Pant or Panta is a last name, commonly found in Nepal and in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Maharashtra. It is a traditional surname used by Brahmins, a priestly community. Foremostly involved in the activities of the state, they were generally found involved in activities such as academics, religion, management, politics and warfare.
Mahadik is a surname mainly found in Maharashtra and surrounding states of India.
Sawant is the surname of a Maratha clan, found mainly in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.
Kavi Bhushan was an Indian poet in the courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal and the Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj. He mainly wrote in Brajbhasha interspersed with words from Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. He was a scholar poet of Anupras and Shlesh Alankar.
Kamble is a Marathi Indian surname commonly used by communities residing in Maharashtra. The word "kamble" is literally translated as "cotton blankets" and could very well be derived from it; though there also existed clan, namely Sonkamble, and this could be its derivation, too.
Sekhon is a surname and a Jat clan in the Punjab region.
Gaekwad is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The surname is found among the Marathas, Kolis, Mali and in Scheduled castes. It is also a common surname among Bharadis, Dhor, and Mahar communities of Maharashtra.
Baglana Kingdom was a Maratha Rashtrakuta kingdom of India that was situated on the main trade route between Surat and Daulatabad and Golkonda, with Burhanpur nearby. Marathi Hatgad Inscription of Raja Bhairavsen Bagul mentions conquest of Hatgad Fort by using berserker elephants to smash open the gates!. Earlier in the course of his life Raja Bhairavasen Bagul defeated Salim Shah & Nizamshahi Sultanate Raja, Raja Bhairavsen Bagul was invited in famous Siege of Chittorgarh (1535) by Gujarat Sultan Bahadur Shah, which was ignored by Mughal Humayun as a "War against a Hindu".
Chitnis, Chitnavis or Chitnavese was a title conferred on one who held the office of Secretary of State or "political secretary" in the Maratha Empire. The post was considered to be of equal status to the post of the council of eight ministers or Ashta Pradhan although it was not part of that group. The office of the Chitnis was responsible for all political and diplomatic correspondence but like other officers of the state they were also obligated to perform Military service.
Surve (सुर्वे) is a Maratha warrior clan from India.
Gogoi is an Assamese surname, used by many communities of Assam including the Ahoms. The word originates from the word 'Gogoi' which means Younger brother.
Ghorpade is a surname and family name found among Marathas, Marathi Brahmins, Mahar and even Chambhar caste in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka and may refer to members of the Ghorpade Dynasty.