Kotwal (surname)

Kotwal (Marathi: कोतवाल) Cotwal, is a Title, Sub-caste and a surname in India. The Kotwal are Title in the Khangars, Surname in Kolis of the Gujarat, Gurjaras and Brahmins and the Sub-caste of Halbas.[1][2] This title was given to the leaders of fort, head of town police, from Mughal time Kotwal title was given to the rulers of large town.[3]

References
  1. Whitworth, George Clifford (1885). An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. K. Paul, Trench.
  2. Russell, Robert Vane (1916). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Volumes I and II). Library of Alexandria. ISBN 9781465582942.
  3. Thakur, Pradeep. Vikram & the Vampire (Improvised Edition). Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105423031.
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