Morè (clan)

The More (Marathi: मोरे) is a Maratha clan found largely in the Indian state of Maharashtra that claims to have descended from the Somavanshi kings, the Morès of the Kashmir Region. Some from the More clan claim descent from the Mauryan Dynasty of Patna (Bihar), which ruled over the Maurya Empire, located in present day India. The Maurya Empire and many Morè, claim rulers such as Abhishek Kaushal and Ashoka.[1]

In Pre-Shivaji India, Morès were feudatories of the Vijaynagar empire along with other Maratha clans such as Bhoite, Kadam, Bembre, Salunkhe(Solanki) and Shinde,[2] Maratha Sardars under Sultanates of Deccan.

More were an ancient Maratha clan and first acceptable evidence show them as feudatory of the Vijayanagar empire. After the fall of the Vijayanagar and formation of Islamic sultanates in the deccan, the More held their own in the Satara region & adjoining konkan areas and exerted powerful influence on the whole of the western ghat heights( ghat matha). More ruled their territory as kings and continued as just and honourable kings for generations. The area of then Javali Jagir stretched from Rairi Raigad Fort built by Chandrarao More in 1030 to Fort Khelana (Vishalgad) and Koyana Valley to the current Mumbai-Goa highway. In these areas eight More clansman ruled their Jagirs viz.:

Sadashivrao Yashwantrao More (Phaltan Sakharwadi), Chandrakant Madhavrao More(Navi Mumbai) Nandkumar Madhavrao More (Hadapsar), Arun Madhavrao More (Alibaug) Kailas Madhavrao More (Warje) Surendra Sadashiv More (Hadapsar) Rajkumar Sadashiv More (Hadapsar) Rajaram Amrut More (Guhagar) Kumar Rajaram More (Guhagar) Suraj Kumar More (Guhagar) Sarvesh Kumar More (Guhagar)


They were honoured as Kings. The More families' jurisdiction extended over the region of Savitri Rivers to Mahabaleshwar, Parvat, Chakdev, Ghonaspur,Taldev, Gardev, Dhardev, Moleshwar, Bankot etc.

Shivpuris (Temples of Lord Shiva) and Javli Prant included Jambhul Khore, Jor Khore, Shivthar Khore,Kandat Khore, Tajmahal, Bamnoli, Chaturbet, Solas Khore, etc. 18 Mahals (subdivisions).

The Javali Prant comprised 60–62 Ghats such as Parghat, Kondenali Ghat, Radtondi Ghat, Dhawala Ghat, Hatlotacha Ghat, Sapal Khind, Kavala- Bavala ghat, Varandha Ghat, Annachhatrachi Nal, Boratyachi Nal, Ambenali Ghat, Ambavla Ghat, Tiracha Ghat, and Forts like Rairi alias Raigad, Lingana, Chandragad, Khelana, Kangori, Kavalya, Makarandgad, Songad, Chambhargad, Mahipatgad, Bhorapya, Rasalgad, Sumargad, Janani Durg, Vasota, etc.

Daulatrao More branch headquarters were at Kandat Khore, where they found Swayambhu Niripji Devi. The Daulatrao More from Mahipatgad was successor of title ChandraRa88o.

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References

  1. ↑ Maratha Kshatriyancha Itihass by Mr. K. B. Deshmukh (Marathi)
  2. ↑ Chronicle of Chandrarao More family

Marathi

English

By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari Published by Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal, 1973 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 6 Jun 2006 276 pages

By Sushila Vaidya Published by Sharada Pub. House, 2000 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 3 Sep 2008 ISBN 81-85616-67-1, 978-81-85616-67-4 278 pages

By Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India Published by Anthropological Survey of India, 2003 Item notes: v. 4–6 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 3 Sep 2008 ISBN 0-19-563354-7, 978-0-19-563354-2 4146 pages

by Prachi Deshpande

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