Dhumal

Maratha Clan Dhumal धुमाळ
Surname	Dhumal
Caste	Maratha
Lineage	Claimed Chandravansha (Lunar Clan)
Heraldic Title:	Induvarma.[1]
Religion:	Hinduism.[2]
Original kingdom	Himachal Pradesh territory.
Other kingdoms	Vijaydurg, Nashik.
Capitals	Veer, Adarki Budruk, Karanjkhop, Sonake.
Colour	Red.
Nishan	Sun on flagpole
Clan god	Shri Nath Mhaskoba (Mahadev).
Clan goddess	Tulja Bhavani,
Devak	Halad (Turmeric Root or Curcuma Root) or Ketak (Pandanus odoratissimus OR Fragrant screw pine tree).
Guru	Durvasa.
Gotra	Durvasa.
Veda	Rigveda.
Mantra	Gayatri Mantra.
Locations	Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Goa
Languages	Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit.

Dhumal (Marathi: धुमाळ) is a Maratha clan found largely in Indian in Maharashtra and neighbouring states.

History

The Dhumals claim descent from the Rajput Dumals, found today in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.^{[citation needed]}

The Dhumals served the sultan during the Sultanshahi period, but later took an active part in supporting the swarajya ("self-rule") campaign of Shivaji. The Dhumals then supported the Maratha in their fight against Aurangjeb. Dhumals supported both Sambhaji and Rajaram's descendants, serving the Satara and Kolhapur kingdoms. Under the Peshwa, Dhumals were powerful enough to defy even their rulers, allying themslves with other Maratha clans such at the Bhoite.^{[3][verification needed]} They also played an active role at the Battle of Panipat.^[4] They were to remain influential until the end of the Maratha Empire.^{[5][verification needed]}

The village of Veer, holy to the god Mhaskoba (Mahadeva avatar), near Saswad (Pune) is sacred to the Dhumals. Their claimed ancestor, [[Mulpurush], used Veer as his seat when he arrived in Mahrashtra from northern India. The coat of arms of the Dhumal, and a sword believed to be 700 years old, are preserved there. The Dhumal Clan Committee has been established in that town with the goal of uniting the clan from that location.^{[6][verification needed]}

Branches

Gurkhee, Guru, Gurakhe, Gete, Jalandhar, Jalgunj, Japedkar, Dhule, Dhure, Tagne, Borawle, Malchimne, Nagane, Weshe, Wekhande, RanaDhumal(Rawandale) (Total 16)^[7][8]

Notables of clan

• Veer Babaji Adhalrao Dohar (Dhumal) Deshmukh, was hereditary Deshmukh chief of Velavand Khore, Bhor
• Lakhujiraje Dhumal, ruler of Veer^[when?]
• Dhumal Inamdar of Baramati whose daughter married to Shivaji of Tanjavur, the second son of Chhatrapati of Tanjavur.
• Nathajirao Dhumal, supporter of Bajirao Peshwa I^[9]

See also

• Maratha
• Maharashtra
• Maratha Empire

References

1. ^ Maratha Kshatriyancha Itihaas, edition 1929 By K.B. Deshmukh. (Marathi)
2. ^ Thomas Edmund Farnsworth Wright; Oxford University Press (15 November 2006). A dictionary of world history. Oxford University Press. pp. 401–. ISBN 9780199202478. http://books.google.com/books?id=2QcZAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA401. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
3. ^ Konkan, from the earliest to 1818 A.D.: a study in political and socio-economic aspects By Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara
4. ^ Page 420 of Panipat By Vishwas Patil
5. ^ The Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency: pt. 1-3 Poona
6. ^ esenting Hinduism: the construction of religious traditions and national identity By Vasudha Dalmia, Heinrich von Stietencron
7. ^ Kshatra Dharma Book written in Marathi By Swami Samartha Seva Kendra Wani-Dindori,Nashik
8. ^ Maráthas and Dekhani Musalmáns By R. M. Betham
9. ^ Suvarnalata Jadhavrao. Subhedar Sardar Pilaji Jadhavrao. (Marathi)

Sources

Marathi

• Balagi Nathugi Gavand; Govind Moroba Karlekar (1997). Kshytriya Marathyanchi Vanshavali and Shannavkuli aani Surya, Som, Bhramh and Sheshvant. Tukaram book Depo, Madhavbag, Mumbai 4. 
• Bhramibhoot sadguru param pujya Moredada (Thursday 11 July 2002). Shree Shatradharma, Prachalit and pramikh kshtravansh and tyanche gotra, pravar, kuldaivat, kuldevata a Devak. Shree Swami Samarth Seva And Adhyatmik vikas pradhan kendra District Nasik, Taluka Dindori, Maharashtra state. 
• Gopal Dajiba Dalwi (1912). Maratha Kulancha Etihas. 1-6. Induprakash Press, Mumbai. 

English

• Page 247

Gazetteer, Volume 18, Part 2 Bombay (India : State) 0 Reviews Govt. Central Press, 1885 - Fiction

• Peshwa Bajirao I & Maratha expansion

Vishvanath Govind Dighe 0 Reviews Karnatak publishing house, 1944 - 235 pages

• Maráthas and Dekhani Musalmáns

R. M. Betham 0 Reviews Asian Educational Services, 1996 - History - 170 pages

• Konkan, from the earliest to 1818 A.D.: a study in political and socio-economic aspects

Viṭhṭhala Gopāḷa Khobarekara 0 Reviews Snehavardhan Pub. House, 2002 - Konkan (India) - 436 pages

• Panipat written in Marathi by Vishwas Patil.

• Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kolhapur

Bombay (India : State) 0 Reviews Printed at the Government Central Press, 1886 - Bombay (India : State)

• Veer Dam on Nira River.

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Volume 99 Bombay Natural History Society 0 Reviews Bombay Natural History Society., 2002

• God Mhaskoba

esenting Hinduism: the construction of religious traditions and national identity Vasudha Dalmia, Heinrich von Stietencron 0 Reviews Sage Publications, 1995 - Political Science - 467 pages The most thorough investigation of Hinduism to date, Representing Hinduism explores the plurality of Hindu traditions and the way our socially and politically changing world have contributed to these.

• Rajah Serfoji-II, with a short history of Thanjavur Mahrattas, Volume 2

Tulajendra Rajah P. Bhosale 0 Reviews T.R.P. Bhosale, 1995 - History - 63 pages Life and times of Serfoji II, fl. 1798-1832, ruler of Tanjore, the present Thanjavur District.