Thakor

The Thakor are a Sub cast of Kshatriya Koli community living in Gujarat in India[1]

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History and origin

The Thakor claim to have originated in Gujarat. They are found in the districts of Mehsana, Patan, Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Anand, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Panchmahal, Baroda, and. They have a number of clans, called Ataks, the chief ones being the Bargujar, Makwana, Solanki, Parmar, Chauhan, Lenchiya, Vaghela, Dabhi, and like other kshatriya Hindu communities, they maintain the custom of clan exogamy.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of north Gujarat: a caste in the village and the region. Hindustan Pub. Corp. ISBN 9788170750352.
  2. ↑ "India's Democracy".
  3. ↑ "A History of Gujarat: The Maratha period, 1758 A.D. to 1818 A.D".
  4. ↑ People of India: Gujarat. Volume XXI Part Two, edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen, pages 1363-1368


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