Why marathi people

The Marathis are an ethnolinguistic group mainly living in Maharashtra and the bordering districts such as Karwar and Belgaum in Karnataka and the state of Goa. There are approximately 83 million Marathi people in India and another 7 million in the diaspora such as Fiji , Guyana, South Africa, Jamaica , Suriname , and Mauritius. From BC to the early 14th century around , Maharashtra came under the rule of several dynasties including Satavahana, Vakataka, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta, and Seuna Dynasties.

For the next years, the region was ruled by several Muslim rulers including the Khaljis and the Bahamani Sultanate. During the Islamic rule, the Marathas Marathi People were in charge of revenue collection and were considered a source of economic power and pride.

Since most of the people in Maharashtra was Hindu and spoke the Marathi, the language was adopted by several sultans as the court language. In the 17th century, the Marathi Empire was founded by Shivaji Maharaj.

Before the arrival of the British, the Maharashtra region was subdivided into several revenue divisions. About: Marathi people. Goa und Karnataka und in der Diaspora auf der ganzen Welt, insbesondere in den Golfstaaten und Nordamerika.

Weltweit gibt es rund 83,1 Millionen Marathi, wobei man inzwischen von fast Millionen ausgeht. Share Via. By HT Correspondent , Mumbai. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now.