Solunke

Solanke (सोळंके) is the surname of a prominent 96k Maratha clan, mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.

Flag of the Maratha

Titles associated with the Solanke group include Raje, Sardar, Sarkar, Deshmukh, and Patil. Their major centre is Majalgaon in Beed District, Maharashtra. They have also scattered through regions of Maratha dominance such as Beed, Akola, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Solapur, Latur, Nagpur, Amravati, Baroda, Gwalior, Satara, and Kolhapur and some other parts of India.

Prominent Maratha leader and former Deputy Chief minnister of Maharashtra Shrimant Sundarrao Solankhe belonged to this clan .

Origin

The Solanke claim Descent from the Solanki Rajputs.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Maratha Kshatriyancha Ithihas by Mr.K.B.Deshmukh.(in Marathi)
  2. Bombay (India : State) (1886). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Govt. Central Press. Retrieved 25 June 2011.


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