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The Shirke is a clan of Kuli Marathas. They primarily reside in Maharashtra and its bordering states.
History
[edit]During the 15th century, under the Bahamani Sultanate, and in the 16th and 17th century, under the successor Deccan sultanates of Adilshahi and Nizamshahi, the Shirke clan held Deshmukhi rights in the areas of coastal Konkan, and some inland areas of Western Maharashtra.[1] During the Bahamani era, the seat of the Shirke fief was at Khelna (Vishalgad).[2] The Shirkes intermarried with the Surves and kept command over their regions. In the mid-17th century, Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Empire, made the Surves and Shirkes join him, by force or by forming marital alliances.[3]
The Shirkes were relatives of Bhosale rulers such as Shahaji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram and Shahu. The Shirke were relations and confidantes of the Raja Pratapsinha of the short lived Satara state. In 1839, he sent a member of the Shirke family to London to plead his case of restoring him to power.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Kulkarni, G.T. (1992). "Deccan (Maharashtra) Under the Muslim Rulers From Khaljis to Shivaji: A Study in Interaction, Profesor S.M. Katre Felicitation". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 51/52: 501–510. JSTOR 42930434.
- ↑ Shanti Sadiq Ali (1996). The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. Orient Blackswan. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-81-250-0485-1.
- ↑ Gordon 1993, p. 69,85.
- ↑ Sumitra Kulkarni (1995). The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture. Mittal Publications. pp. 25, 33. ISBN 978-81-7099-581-4.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gordon, Stewart (1993), The Marathas 1600–1818, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-26883-7
- Gordon, Stewart (2007). The Marathas 1600–1818. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-03316-9.
Further reading
[edit]- S.R. Bakshi (1 January 2003). Advanced history of medieval India. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. pp. 391–. ISBN 978-81-7488-028-4. Retrieved 20 May 2011.