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Shivaji made use of both sections of the Marathas in establishment of his swaraj...He drew his military strength mainly from the mawales, the kunbis of the Mawal region. In the north, particularly in the eighteenth century, the term 'Maratha' was used with reference to all the people of Maharashtra, irrespective of their caste distinctions.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Official Website of Pune District, Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1969). The Mughul Empire, 1526-1803 A.D. New Delhi, India, Asia: S. L. Agarwala. pp. 368: The people who inhabited the Maval country were Kolis, they were very hardy and industrious and formed a good army.
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- ↑ Hardiman, David (2007). Histories for the Subordinated (bavan mavals). New Delhi, India, Asia: Seagull Books. pp. 103: The Maval region then known as the 'Bavan Masal.Each valley was controlled by a Koli nayak. The sarnayak, or head chief, lived at Junnar. and presided over the goarn, or caste council. The community was both cohesive and independent." When the Mughals conquered the region in the 1630s they attempted to measure the land and fix a land. ISBN 978-1-905422-38-8.
- ↑ Institute, Deccan College Post-graduate and Research (1978). Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. Dr. A. M. Ghatage, director, Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute.
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