Nimbalkar

The Nimbalkar is a Maratha clan, which derives its surname from the forest of Nimbalak in Phaltan taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, India.[1]

Some Nimbalkars served as head of the deshmukhs (sardeshmukhs or sardars) during the period of the Mughal empire.[2]

Affiliations

The main ancestral city of the Nimbalkar is Phaltan, though they are also found in other regions Marathas inhabit.[3] The clan is linked to other clans prominent in Maratha history: Emperor Shivaji's first wife Saibai was from the Nimbalkar dynasty. Deepaabai, the wife of Maloji Bhosale (Shivaji's grandfather) was also from a Nimbalkar family.[4]

Notables

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shivaram Shankar Apte (1965). Samarth Ramdas, life & mission. Vora. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Eaton, Richard M. (2005). The New Cambridge History of India: The Social History of Decca 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780521254847.
  3. ↑ The golden book of India: a genealogical and biographical dictionary. Sir Roper Lethbridge
  4. ↑ V. D. Katamble (2003). Shivaji the great. Balwant Printers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-81-902000-0-4. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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