The Khasia,[1] or Khasiya[2] is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat.[3] The Mahuva was the stronghold or controlled by Khasia Kolis but they were defeated by the Thakur Wakhatsinhji of Bhavnagar State and their controlled Territories of Mahuva, Kundla, Rajula, Gadhada and Botad.[4] Khasiya Kolis were pirates in Gujarat ocean and lived by piracy.[2]
| Khasia Koli ખાશિયા કોલી | |
|---|---|
| Clan (Gotra) of Koli caste | |
| Ethnicity | Koli people |
| Location | |
| Demonym(s) | Koli |
| Language | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Surnames | |
Origin
editThe Khasia Kolis of Gujarat got their name from Khas village in Ranpur region of Ahmedabad district.[5] The Khasia Kolis around Mahuva in Gohilwad district, had marital relations with Gohils.[6]
Principalities
edit- Juna Padar and Shevdivadar were ruled by Kolis of Khasia clan[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Prakashan. pp. 49: The Khasia Kolis near Mahuva or the Koli - Thakardas of Gujarat are same. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9.
- ^ a b Folk-lore. New Delhi, India: Indian Publications. 1960. p. 241.
- ^ Roy, Dr. Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cosmo Publications. pp. 98: Clans of Kolis of Gujarat: Khamani, Khasia, Khambnani, Khomani, Khoraba, Gabu.
- ^ Rajyagor, S. B. (1982). History of Gujarat. New Delhi, India: S. Chand Publications. pp. 378: Bhavnagar State under Vakhtsinhaji had conquered Talaja from the Nawab of Khambhat and the strongholds of Mahuva, Kundla, Rajula, Gadhada and Botad from Khasia Kolis who were under nominal protection of Nawab of Junagadh.
- ^ The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. New Delhi, India: Usha Publications. 1985. p. 487.
- ^ Shah, A. M.; Desai, Ishwarlal Pragji (1988). Division and Hierarchy: An Overview of Caste in Gujarat. New Delhi, India: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 60. ISBN 978-81-7075-008-6.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Printed at the Government Central Press. 1884.