Dabhi Kolis

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The Dabhi Koli[1] (Gujarati: ડાભી કોળી, Hindi: डाभी कोली) is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat and Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.[2] The Kolis of the Dabhi clan ruled over Ghorasar state during British rule in India.[3][4]

Dabhi Koli
ડાભી કોલી
Gotra of Koli caste in Gujarat[5]
EthnicityKoli people
Location
VarnaWarrior
Parent tribe
DemonymKoli
Language
ReligionHindu
Surnames

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  1. ^ General, India (Republic) Office of the Registrar (1967). Census of India, 1961. New Delhi, India, Asia: Manager of Publications. pp. 7: Chunvalia Kolis have 21 principal sub - divisions namely Abasania, Adhgama, Baroga, Basukia, Dabhi, Dhamodia, Dhandhukia, Gohel, Jandaria.
  2. ^ Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cosmo Publications. p. 98.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. New Delhi, India, Asia: Oxford University Press. pp. The following is a list of the Koli Thakordas or lordlings in North Gujarat: the Solankis of Bhankoda, Chaniar, Dekavada, and Kukvav in Chunwal, the Makwanas of Katosan, Jhunjuvara, and Punar, the Rathods of Ghanti and Vaghpur on the banks of the Sabarmati, the Dabhis of Ghodasar in the Charotar, the Chauhans of Amliara in the Mahi Kantha, and the Vaghelas of Kankrej. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
  4. ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ Gujarat (India) (1981). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Banaskantha District. New Delhi, India, Asia: Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 182: The Koli Thakardas are divided into eight clans, viz, Solanki, Rathod, Chohan, Parmar, Bhatesaria, Dabhi, Arnivadia and Kham- boai.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)