Babar (clan)

For the Mair Rajput clan, see Babbar clan. For other groups, see Babar.

Babar is a Maratha clan, found largely in Maharashtra, India. They descended through the Nikumbha dynasty via the king Prabhakarvarma.

History

The Babars were successors of the Nikumbha dynasty and ruled the Khandesh from the eighth century until the advent of Faruqi rule. They served as Deshmukhs under the Bahmani Sultanates. The Babars were Sardars of Shivaji.[1] They took part in the Maratha War of Independence (1682–1707) and served rulers such as Sambhaji, Rajaram and Tarabai.[2]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Rāmacandrapanta Amātya (1969). Ajnapatra. Vhinasa Prakasana. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. Maharashtra (India). Dept. of Archives; Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara; Moreswar Gangadhar Dikshit (1969). Śāhū Dapatarātīla kāgadapatrāñcī vaṇanātmaka sūcī. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

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