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| Surname
| Nimbalkar
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|Clan
| Pawar
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|Caste
| Maratha

Maratha

The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

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| Lineage
| Claimed Suryavansha

Suryavansha

The Sooryavamsham or Suryavansh or Suryavamsa or Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty was one of the most prominent dynasties in the mythical history of India, along with the "Chandra-vaṃśa" or Lunar Dynasty.-Introduction:...

 (Solar Clan) being Agnivanshi Branch.
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|Religion:
| Hinduism

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

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| Heraldic Title
| Agnipalak ( Parmarvarma )
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| Original kingdom
| Dhar

Dhar

Dhār is located in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dhar District. The town is located west of Mhow, above sea level...

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| Other kingdom
| Phaltan

Phaltan

Phaltan is a city, a taluka and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is about 59 km north-east of the city of Satara...

, Nipani

Nipani

Nipani is a town and a city municipal council in Belgaum district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Nippani is the largest urban center in Chikkodi Taluka of Belgaum District...

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| Capital
| Nimbalak, Rajale, Vinchurni, Tawadi, Wathar Nimbalkar, Wadgaon Nimbalkar, Adarki Khurd, Bombale.
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|Colour
| Red
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|Nishan

Nishan

Nishan is the name of the following people:* Saint Nishan, a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church* Nishan Hindes, British model* Navneet Nishan, Indian actress* Nishan , Indian actor in Malayalam cinema...

| Moon on flagpole.
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|Clan goddess
| Bhadrakali

Bhadrakali

Bhadrakāli , is one of the forms of the Great Goddess mentioned in the Devi Mahatmyam. In Sanskrit, the word Bhadra means "blessed", "auspicious", "fair", "beautiful", "good", "fortunate", "prosperous"....

 alias Bhavani

Bhavani

Bhavani is a ferocious aspect of the Hindu goddess Parvati. Bhavani means "giver of life", the power of nature or the source of creative energy. In addition to her ferocious aspect, she is also known as Karunaswaroopini, "filled with mercy"....

 alias Jagadambika.
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|Devak

Devak

A devak, in Marathi culture, is a family guardian or totem in the form of a physical object, such as a tree. Some sources define devak as being distinct from the more generic word totem....

| Edge of the sword

Sword

A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...

 or Kalamba (Mytragyna parviflora Tree OR Anthocephalus envamba Tree)
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|Gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

| Vashishtha
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|Veda
| Rigveda.
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|Mantra
| Gayatri Mantra.
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| Locations
| Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

, Gujarat and Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

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|Languages
| Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

, Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

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The Nimbalkar ( निंबाळकर ) is a Maratha clan

Maratha clan system

The Marāthā clan system refers to the network of families and surnames within the Maratha culture of India. The Maratha primarily reside in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa and Tamilnadu...

 which claims Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 origin from the ancient Parmar dynasty of Dhar

Dhar

Dhār is located in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dhar District. The town is located west of Mhow, above sea level...

. The clan and dynasty derives its surname from the village of Nimblak which is located in Phaltan

Phaltan

Phaltan is a city, a taluka and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is about 59 km north-east of the city of Satara...

 taluka, Satara district

Satara district

Satara District is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban . Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar...

, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, India.

The members of the Nimbalkar dynasty were the rulers of Phaltan from the era of the Yadava dynasty till the very end of the princely order in 1947. Many members of the family have served as sardar

Sardar

Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...

s and other distinguished martial positions under the Deccan sultanates

Deccan sultanates

The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled late medieval kingdoms—Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar—of south-central India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan Plateau, between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range. These kingdoms became independent during the breakup...

 of the kingdoms of Adilshshah, Nizamshah, in the era of Shivaji and the era of the rule of the Peshwas. A few members of the family also served under the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Affiliations

The main ancestral city of the Nimbalkar is Phaltan

Phaltan

Phaltan is a city, a taluka and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is about 59 km north-east of the city of Satara...

, though they are also found in other regions Marathas inhabit. The clan is linked to other clans prominent in Maratha history: King Shivaji's first wife Saibai was from Nimbalkar family. Deepaabai, the wife of Maloji Bhosale (Shivaji's grandfather) was also from Nimbalkar family. Shivaji's maternal grandmother, mother of Jijabai, Mhalsabai was from Nimbalkar family of Phaltan. King Shivaji's daughter Sakhubai married Phaltan's Prince Mahadji Nimbalkar.

Relatives

• Bhosale from Satara,Kolhapur,Nagpur.
• Dabhade of Talegaon Dabhade
  Talegaon Dabhade
  Talegaon Dabhade is a historical city, a municipal council in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Background: India census, Talegaon Dabhade had a population of 42,574. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Talegaon Dabhade has an average literacy rate of 79%,...
  
  
• Jadhav
  Jadhav
  Jadhav is the name of a Maratha clan located largely in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and other regions of north-western India.- Origin :...
  
   from Malegaon.
• Ahirrao alias Ahirekar of Nagpur, Satara.
• Shitole of Pune
  Pune
  Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
  
  .
• Shinde
  Shinde
  Shinde is a common surname among the Maratha people of India. The term may refer to:* Shinde, a Maratha caste found mainly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andra Pradesh and Goa.* Scindia, a prominent Maratha family-People:...
  
   of Gwalior.
• Ghorpade of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
• Gaikwad from Baroda, Kolhapur.
• Mane
  Mane
  - Biology :* mane of a horse, the line of hair along the spine of the neck* mane of a lion, found around the male mammal's neck- Places :* Mane Department, a department in the Sanmatenga Province of Burkina Faso* French communes:...
  
   of Mhaswad.
• Bhoite of Satara villages.
• Savant
  Savant
  Savant may refer to:* An expert or wise person* Savant syndrome* Marilyn vos Savant* Savant publications* Doug SavantIn popular culture:* Characters in the Noble Warriors Trilogy...
  
   of Savantwadi.

Notables

• Padakla Jagdev Parmar
  Padakla Jagdev Parmar
  Padakla Jagdev Parmar was a Rajput and son of Hindu Rajput rishi , who was worshipping Shri Mahadev at Shinganapur. He traces its ancestory back to the Suryavanshi Parmar clan of Rajput. They later known as Pawars and being native from village Nimbalak, they accquired surname Nimbalkar. Hence, he...
  
  , Rajput ruler and pioneer Maratha of this clan, father of Naik Nimbaraj.
• Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar
  Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar
  Bajajirao Mudhoji Naik Nimbalkar was a Maratha nobleman and sixteenth chief of Phaltan Jagir during 1644-1676. He was sardar of Deccan Sultanates and Maratha nobleman.- Life :...
  
  , King Shivaji's Relative ( Son-in-law ) and Prominent Maratha Sardar of Maratha as well as Sultanets.He then Married to Kinhaikar Bhosale and Ahirekar Patils Daughters.
• Khanderao Naik Nimbalkar, Maratha leader in Panipat War (1761).
• Mudhoji Raje Naik Nimbalkar, notable Nimbalkar and Father of Modern Phaltan. His deeds can be compared to Only Shrimant Sayajirao Gaikawad of Baroda and Shrimant Rajarshi Shahu Bhosale of Kolhapur.
• Sultanji (Sultanrao s/o Haibatrao) Naik Nimbalkar,The Ruler of Kharda Sansthan and pioneer Khardekar. He secured all Nimbalkar's Governments in Maharashtra.

Sources

• http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Ahmadnagar/places_Kharda.html
• http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/his_mediaeval_period.html
• Bombay, Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira (Bombay, India)-Published by Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira (Bhishma), 1992
• Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur -By Manohar Malgonkar-Published by Popular Prakashan, 1971
• Indian Archaeology, a Review: A Review -By India Archaeological Survey, Archaeological Survey of India-Published by Archaeological Survey of India., 1984
• New History of the Marathas-By Govind Sakharam Sardesai-Published by Phoenix Publications, 1957
• Proceedings - Indian History Congress-By Indian History Congress-Published by , 1973
• The First Nizām; the Life and Times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I.: The life and times of Nizāmuʹl-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I.-By Yusuf Husain Khan-Published by Asia Pub. House, 1963
• The History and Culture of the Indian People-By Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhāratīya Itihāsa Samiti-Published by G. Allen & Unwin, 1969
• The Maāthir-ul-umarā: Being Biographies of the Muhammādan and Hindu Officers of the Timurid -Sovereigns of India from 1500 to about 1780 A.D.-By Shāhnavāz Khān Awrangābādī, ʻAbd al-Ḥayy ibn Shāhnavāz, Baini Prashad-Published by Asiatic Society, 1952
• The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (Bangalore).-By Mythic Society (Bangalore, India)-Published by The Society, 1992
• The Resistance of Mysore to the Maratha Expansion, 1726-1761 -By B. Muddachari-Published by Prasaranga, University of Mysore, 1970
• The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power: 1620-1689 (Shahaji, Shivaji, Sambhaji)-By Shivaram Laxman Karandikar-Published by Sitabai Shivram Karandikar, 1969
• The Struggle for Hindu Supremacy-By Shripad Dattatraya Kulkarni, India Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira.