Jedhe

Jedhe is a Deshmukh sub clan of the Maratha caste in Maharashtra, India.

The village of Kari, in modern Bhor taluka was the capital of the Jedhe Deshmukh. ^[1]

Moreover, the Jedhe were the pioneer house of Deshmukh among Marathas who supported Shivaji's kingdom and helped the Maratha Empire grow in its early stages. ^[2]

Jedhe जेधे
Country	India
Current region	Bhor
Place of origin	Kari, Bhor, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Founder	Kanhoji Jedhe
Seat	Kari
Titles	Deshmukh
Members	Kanhoji Jedhe Baji Jedhe Keshavrao Jedhe
Estate	Rohid Khora estate

Jedhe Shakawali (chronology) and Jedhe Karina (statement) are their family records which is now regarded as the genuine evidence for many historical events.

Notable people

• Kanhoji Jedhe, 17th-century Marathi warrior
• Keshavrao Jedhe, political leader also one of the founding member of PWPI^{[ clarification needed ] [3]}
• Gulabrao Jedhe, elected as member of parliament from Baramati, Pune by Indian National Congress ^[3]

See also

• Maratha
• Maratha Empire
• Maratha clan system
• List of Maratha dynasties and states
• Bhonsle
• Gaekwad
• Scindia
• Puars
• Holkar
• Peshwa

References

1. Setumadhava Rao Pagdi (1974). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Continental Prakashan.
2. R. P. Patwardhan; Hugh George Rawlinson (1978). Source book of Maratha history. K. P. Bagchi.
3. Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN   978-81-7304-204-1 . Retrieved 22 June 2011.