Please read the following details provided by Shri A.P.Singh bhai ji for the Gurjar Origion of Shiva ji Bhonsle (bainsle):-
1. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Google Books Resultby R. V. Russell - 2009 - History - 736 pages
It may be noted that the present representatives of the Bhonsla family are of the Gujar clan to which the last Raja of Nagpur, ...
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2. Read my earlier post somewhere in the thread of Gujjar Gotras about the movements of Gujjars Bainslas who were the rulers of Banswara at the time of inavsion of Babar.Many Bainsla Warriors must have come to Khanwa along with the forces of Great Gujjar Warrior Udai Singh Nagari, the ruler of Bagad that time. Banswara and Dungarpur were part of this kingdom called Bagad that time. The other group might have migrated to Khandesh, near Pune and were called as Bhainsla. This fact is alsoby the histrorians of Marathas that his ancestors migrated from present day Mewar region ( earlier called as Bagad). This may have happened after the defeat of confederation Hindustani forces. ( Please dont read it as Hindu forces since Hasan Khan Mewati, The Muslim Gujjar Raja of Mewat was one of the main opponent of Babar in this battle).
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Rare document: Judgment by Shivaji’s commander found
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Monday, March 16th, 2009 AT 1:03 PM
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MODI SCRIPT - The judgment, which has a royal seal over it, shows various salient features of Modi script prevalent in the 17th Century
PUNE: City-based historian Dr Anuradha Kulkarni claims to have come across a rare document in the form of a judgment delivered by Prataprao Gujar, the Sarnaubat (commander-in-chief) of 17th century Maratha warrior king Shivaji Maharaj.
It is believed that Prataprao had delivered this ruling some 50 km from here at Shirwal in year 1668 pertaining to a dispute related to ownership rights of villages.
Kulkarni claims it as the first of its kind judgment of Prataprao unearthed till date, which she came across at the city-based Bharat Itihaas Sanshodhak Mandal.
“I stumbled upon this rare document while I was going through the Modi script documents archived by historian late G H Khare. After reading a little part of it, I realised that the 14 ft long and 10 inch wide document in my hand was more than unique,” Kulkarni told Sakaal Times.
She said, “It is a ruling delivered by Prataprao in a dispute over ownership rights of villages in Nirthadi region of Pune zone. There was a row between descendants of Lale dynasty, who owned those villages.”
She said the ruling mentioned that one Saibai Babaji Lale and her son Antaji had a complaint against Padmaji Krishnaji Lale over possession of villages and after listening to both sides, Prataprao ordered both to keep three villages each.
The judgment cites a lengthy list of nobles present on the occasion, including those from Karhad and Phaltan, which were not under reign of Shivaji, Kulkarni said. “It is believed that Prataprao Gujar was earlier known by the name Kadtoji. It was in 1666 when Shivaji Maharaj appointed him as the Sarnaubat and bestowed the name Prataprao,” she said.
“The judgment mentions both names, Rajeshri Kadtoji Gujar Sabhanayak at the starting and later Rajeshri Prataprao Gujar in the end, which substantiates this fact,” she added.
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