Khant Koli
The Khant Koli,[1] or Khaant Kolee (Hindi: खांट कोली) is a subcaste of the Koli caste of Gujarat.[2][3] The Khant Kolis of the North Gujarat were active members of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha, an social organisation of the Kolis of Gujarat.[4] The Khant Kolis of Girnar fought for Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlak and defeated the Ra Khengar.[5]
| Khant Koli ખાંટ કોલી | |
|---|---|
| Subcaste of Koli caste | |
| Ethnicity | Koli people |
| Location | |
| Varna | Warrior |
| Parent tribe | Kolis of Gujarat |
| Demonym | Gujarati Koli |
| Branches | Kolis of Sindh |
| Language | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Surnames | |
The Khant Kolis of North Gujarat were connected with Poor Rajputs of Gujarat by marital relationship because poor or lower Rajputs of Gujarat were not able to pay heavy Worden of dowry to bridegroom Rajput family so they married their daughters to High or rich Koli boy families because there was also a benefit for poor and lower Rajputs by marrying with elite Koli boys. If Rajputs marry their daughters to Koli boys, Rajputs will get land share and dowry from Koli family Because Kolis were happy for making relationship with Kshatriya Rajputs.[6]
In 1753, The Maharawal of Banswara State, killed the three sons of Rana Ratansinhjii and tried to capture the throne of Sant State; the fourth son who was an infant named Badansinghji was hidden by Khant Kolis of Malwa and grew up in a Koli family. The Maharawal annexed the Sant State in Banswara State and established his army in Sant. After several years, when Badansinghji reached maturity, the Kolis of Malwa attacked the army of Banswara. The Khant Kolis of Malwa defeated the army of Maharawal and threw it out of Sant state. After that, Kolis of Malwa established Rana Badansinghji Pawar at the throne of Sant State.[7]
The Khant Kolis rebelled against Muslim country of Junagadh State, The rebellion was raised by Koli chief Mansa Khant against the first Nawab of Junagadh because the Nawab was Viceroy of Gujarat Sultanate under the Mughal empire. Kolis captured Uparkot Fort and plundered the surrounding villages. The Nawab was unable to prevent Kolis, so he sought help from an Arab Jamadar Sheikh Abdullah Zubaidi and Thakur of Gondal State. Their combined forces attacked, captured the troops at the fort, and suppressed the rebellion.[8][9]
Koli clans
References
- ↑ Shah, Ghanshyam (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Permanent Black. pp. 297: The Kolis constitute the largest caste-cluster comprising 24 per cent of the population of Gujarat. They are spread throughout the state. Major jatis (subcastes) of the Kolis are: Chunavaliya Koli, Khant Koli, Patanvadiya Koli, Barceya, Thakarada or Thakor Koli, Talabda Koli, Dharala, Matia, Gulam Kolis. Some of them use the term Koli as a suffix such as Matia Koli or Gulam Koli, whereas others do not use the caste Koli at all. The Kolis of South Gujarat introduce themselves as Koli Patel whereas those of Saurashtra call themselves just Koli. The British census officers clubbed them together for census purposes to differentiate them from the Patidar or the Kanbi on the one hand and the aboriginal on the other. Later, political aspirants and social reformers of these castes created legends of 'oneness' and formed organisations to unite various castes having nearly similar social status. But so far, there is no organisation uniting all Kolis. ISBN 978-81-7824-095-4.
- ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. pp. 2: Khant Koli, Dharala Koli and Baraiya Koli are occupational names of Koli caste. One of the problems in studying the Kolis is to find a path in the maze of their group names. The broad distribution of Koli names in different sub-regions of Gujarat. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ↑ Jain, Jyotindra; Gujarat, Shreyas Folk Museum of (1980). Folk Art and Culture of Gujarat: Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat. New Delhi, India, Asia: Shreyas Prakashan. pp. 133: The Khant Koli and Baria Koli of North Gujarat, the Patelia Koli of Panchmahals and Rewa Kantha have raised their status through such ...
- ↑ Shah, Ghanshyam (1975). Caste Association and Political Process in Gujarat: A Study of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Prakashan. p. 44.
- ↑ Campbell, James M. (1988). Hindu Castes and Tribes of Gujurat. New Delhi, India, Asia: Vintage Books. p. 570.
- ↑ Tambs-Lyche, Harald (1996-12-31). Power, Profit, and Poetry: Traditional Society in Kathiawar, Western India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 130. ISBN 978-81-7304-176-1.
- ↑ Solomon, R. V.; Bond, J. W. (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120619654.
- ↑ Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
- ↑ Parikh, Vibhuti Paresh (2005-10-31). "Polity and economy of Gujarat during the eighteenth century". University.
- ↑ Trivedi, Harshad R. (1961). The Mers of Saurashtra: An Exposition of Their Social Structure and Organisation. New Delhi, India, Asia: Faculty of Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. pp. 109–110.