Salunkhe
Salunkhe (साळुंखे) is a prominent Maratha clan mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states.
They have scattered through regions of Maratha dominance such as Beed, Akola, Buldana, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon, Solapur, Latur, Nagpur, Amravati, Baroda, Gwalior, Satara, and Kolhapur and some other parts of India.
History
Salunkhe or Salunke is the vernacular form of the word Chaulukya.[1][2][3][4]
In the inscription, which were written in Sanskrit, it was spelled Saluki, Saluke, Salukki in inscriptions, but in local language it got variations.[5] The Salunkhe Maratha clan belongs to the Kshatriya varna. The descendants of the Chaulukya dynasty came to be known by the Salunkhe surname in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Salukya/Salunkhe are the corrupt forms of Chaulukya surname.[6][7]
Notables
- Shrimant Sundarrao Salunkhe, Maratha leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Pandurang Narayan Salunkhe, Freedom fighter from Satara district
References
- ↑ Vidyanand Swami Srivastavastavya (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha Marriages Morganatic. p. 169-170. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Irawati Karve (1990). Kinship Organization In India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 176. ISBN 978-81-215-0504-8. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Vidyanand Swami Srivastavastavya (1952). Elements Amongst the Marathas, Volume 1. Aitihasik Gaurava Grantha Mala. p. 46. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Syed Siraj ul Hassan (1989). The castes and tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's dominions. Asian Educational Services. p. 475. ISBN 9788120604889. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Maratha Kshatriyancha Ithihas by Mr.K.B.Deshmukh.(in Marathi)
- ↑ Vaidya C.V., History of Medieval Hindu India, pg.1
- ↑ Maratha Kshatriyancha Ithihas by Mr.K.B.Deshmukh.(in Marathi)
Further reading
- Prashant Kidambi (2007). The making of an Indian metropolis: colonial governance and public culture in Bombay, 1890-1920. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-5612-8.
- Gujarat (India) (1984). Gujarat State gazetteers. Vol. 19. Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State.
- John Vincent Ferreira (1965). Totemism in India. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press.