Babar (clan)

Babar is a Maratha clan, found largely in Maharashtra, India.

Origins

Little of known of the Babar prior to the rule of Maratha king Shivaji, when they became associated with the Maratha cavalry. The name Babar was a title conferred upon them by the emperor Babur.

Notables

• Vithoji Babar-Deshmukh, a Maratha sardar
• Ashok Babar, an MLA from Ahmadnagar tehsil
• Sarojini Babar, a Marathi writer

See also

• Maratha
• Maratha clan system
• Maratha Empire

References

Marathi

• Gavand, Balagi Nathugi; Balagi Nathugi Gavand and Govind Moroba Karlekar (1997). Kshytriya Marathyanchi Vanshavali and Shannavkuli aani Surya, Som, Bhramh and Sheshvant. Mumbai: Sumangal artec. 
• Bhramibhoot sadguru param pujya Moredada (2002). Shree Shatradharma, Prachalit and pramikh kshtravansh and tyanche gotra, pravar, kuldaivat, kuldevata a Devak. Shree Swami Samarth Gurukul Shree Shetra Trambkeshwar. 
• Dalwi, Gopal Dajiba (1912). Maratha Kulancha Etihas. Mumbai: Induprakash. 

English

• Kulkarni, G.T. (1983). The Mughal-Maratha Relations: Twenty-five Fateful Years, 1682-1707. Dept. of History, Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute. 
• Deccan Studies. Hyderabad: Centre for Deccan Studies. 2006.