After the Third Battle of Panipat of 1761 in northern India, the historical record states that a large number of prisoners, mostly female civilians fleeing the battle, were taken as slaves to Afghan Kingdom, which included parts of northern and western modern Pakistan. People in Maharashtra state in India feel that some of the Maratha prisoners could have survived and settled in Afghanistan.
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They believe, that the descendants of prisoners of war can still be found at least in Balochistan, in the Bugti, Marri and Gorchani tribal areas. Moreover, the belief holds that the descendants of Maratha prisoners among Bugtis, Marris and Gorchanis tribes in Balochistan have become a separate social group - perhaps even a dedicated caste - under Islamic rule. The believe that this ethnic group would claim descent from Marathas captives of war brought back by members of the Bugti tribe, who served the armies of Ahmad Shah Durrani after Panipat. In time these descendants most likely intermarried and converted to Islam. This theory is considered a myth since there is no ethnic group in Pakistan and particularly in Balochistan province that claims ancestry from Maratha prisoners. There are no historical reports of Maratha prisoners in modern Pakistan region. The Hindu minority in Balochistan is Sindhi speaking that migrated from Sindh province.
After the defeat at Panipat, many Maratha women and children took refuge with local Sikh and Jat chieftains, possibly intermarrying with their hosts, and converting to Sikhism. It has been noted that women in the family trees of several Sikh families have Marathi names like Gajananbai, Tukabai or Indumati. The noted Sikh author Khushwant Singh's great-grandmother and her sisters had similar to Marathi names, instead of Kaur usually given to Sikh daughters. Legendary Sikh general Sardar Hari Singh was raised & tutored by his maternal grandmother Kashibai. Kashibai had taken refuge with Sardar Ramdas of Majitha. Kashibai was married to Sardar Hardas son of Sardar Ramdas on Baisakhi day in year 1761 & gave birth to mother of Sardar Hari Singh Dharmabai alias Dharma Kaur. This raises the possibility that these women came from Maratha roots.
Ror community of Haryana Claims that they are decend from Maratha Warriors fought in Battle of Panipat. There is Resemblance in culture of Maratha and Ror community.There is also many marathi words are used by Ror community.Sweet Dish named "Puran Poli" found in food of Ror community is Marathi dish.
After independence of Pakistan, access to the Punjab province was restricted, and confirmation of any Sikh-Marathas lineage became difficult. Nonetheless, several Ror Maratha(Ror) families acknowledge some mixing of Maratha lineage, especially those settled around Panipat, Kunjpura, Kurukshetra and Karnal.