Morè (clan)

The More are a Maratha clan.The clan can also be found in Mahar caste [1]

History

The More clan ruled the valley of Jawali, in Satara district near present-day Mahabaleshwar, as a feudatory of the Adilshahi. In 1656, under controversial circumstances, Shivaji, the founder of Maratha empire, killed the ruler Chandrarao Morè, and seized the valley.[2][3]

References

  1. http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf
  2. Farooqui, Salma Ahmed (2011), A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century, Pearson Education India, p. 317, ISBN 978-81-317-3202-1
  3. Chakrabarty, Dipesh (2015). The Calling of History: Sir Jadunath Sarkar and His Empire of Truth. University of Chicago Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-226-24024-4.


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