Kshatriya Kulavantas

Kshatriya Kulavatans is a title of nobility, which was conferred upon the seventeenth century Indian warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale,at the time of his coronation and it means the born in kshatriya family .[1][2][3][4][5][6] ‘Kshatriya’ is one of the four varnas of Hinduism and ‘kulavantas’ means the head of the ‘kula’ or race.[7]

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References
  1. H. S. Sardesai (2002). Shivaji, the Great Maratha. Cosmo Publications. p. 431. ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7.
  2. Khot, Tanaji (2010-05-31). "Pune Mirror". Punemirror.in. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  3. Narayan H. Kulkarnee (1975). Chhatrapati Shivaji, Architect of Freedom: An Anthology. Chhatrapati Shivaji Smarak Samiti.
  4. U. B. Singh (1998). Administrative System in India: Vedic Age to 1947. APH Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-81-7024-928-3.
  5. Singh. The Pearson Indian History Manual for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Pearson Education India. p. 182. ISBN 978-81-317-1753-0.
  6. K. L. Mahaley (1969). Shivaji, the Pragmatist. Vishwa Bharati Prakashan.
  7. Tej Ram Sharma (1978). Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions. Concept Publishing Company. p. 72. GGKEY:RYD56P78DL9.
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