INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE FIRST ONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first ancestor of Bhosle family in Maharashtra?
A
Tanaji
B
Bhosawant
C
Shahji
D
Vithoji
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Maratha caste is composed of 96 Marathi clans originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the peasant (Kunbi), shepherd (Dhangar), pastoral (Gavli), blacksmith (Lohar), carpenter (Sutar), Bhandari, Thakar and Koli castes in Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Udaipur, Shivaji’s ancestor, a Prince named Sajan Singh, possessed a fiefdom (Zamindari) known as Bhosavat. The family name ‘Bhosale’ of Shivaji was derived from this Zamindari of Bhosavat.

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