Javjirao Hirajirao Bamble also known as Jivaji Bamble was the

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in the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...

, was the

deshmukh Deshmukh (IAST:Dēśamukh), is a historical title conferred to the rulers of a . It is used as a surname in certain regions of India, specifically in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh whose family received it as a ...

of 60 villages and chief of the

Kolis The Koli is an Indian caste found in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir states in India. Koli is an agriculturist caste of Gujarat but in coastal areas they ...

of Bamble

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

. His family had been

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s since the time of the

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. After the death of his father Hiraji Bamble, he succeeded his father. In 1760, Javji Bamble revolted against the

Peshwa The Peshwa (Pronunciation: e(ː)ʃʋaː was the appointed (later becoming hereditary) prime minister of the Maratha Empire of the Indian subcontinent. Originally, the Peshwas served as subordinates to the Chhatrapati (the Maratha king); later, ...

Madhavrao. The reason for the rebellion was Javji Bamble was not given his father's fief and title, due to which Javji took up arms against the Peshwa, and shook the peace of

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Rebellion

Javji started plundering the area under the Peshwa, after which the Peshwa wanted to compromise, citing Javaji and asking him to stop the rebellion happening in the

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region. He refused because he had no faith in the Peshwa, and went to

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. So the Peshwa arrested Bamble's family and sent the

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to capture Javji.

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Ramji Sabant, heading the Maratha army, captured three of Javji's kolis, including a cousin Javji had sent to see to the well-being of his family. After that Javji killed Ramji Sabant's brother. Ramji Sabant sought reinforcements from the Peshwa and began a search for Javji. In spite of his large army, Ramji could not catch him, and was killed along with one of his sons, and this greatly shook the Peshwa. After this, the Peshwa made Sabant's elder son Subedar but he also was killed by Javji, in

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. After this, the Maratha government declared Koli Javji a

dacoit Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in the Indian subcontinent. The spelling is the anglicised version of the Hindi word ''daaku''; "dacoit" is a colloquial Indian English word with this meaning and it appears in the ''Glossary of Colloquia ...

Capture of forts

After being declared as Dacoit, Javji Bamble continued the Koli rebellion and joined with

Raghunathrao Raghunathrao Bhat (a.k.a. Ragho Ballal or Ragho Bharari) (18 August 1734 – 11 December 1783) was the 11th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire for a brief period from 1773 to 1774. He was known among the Hindus for his extremely successful North-west ...

. Along with Koli rebels, he captured

Lohagad Lohagad is one of the many hill forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and northwest of Pune, Lohagad rises to an elevation of above sea level. The fort is connected to the neighboring Visapur for ...

fort of

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from the Peshwa in 1770, Bhairogarh Fort, Shidgarh Fort, Kotah Fort along with many other forts in

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, not only Nashik's

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Fort and also Ratangarh and Madangarh forts in

from Peshwa. Subsequently, Nana Phadnavish, the minister of high rank in the Maratha Empire, sent Subedar Dauji Kokate to kill Javji but Kokate was killed by Javji. Javji Bamble stopped his revolt with the behest of his friend

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Tukojirao Holker of Indor State and returned the captured forts to the Peshwa.

Mansabdari and death

After returning the forts to Peshwa, Javji Bamble was made the Mansabdar of Rajur in the Maratha Empire and the land property (

Jagir A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, start ...

) of his father was returned, along with the title of Deshmukh and strength given up to killing any person in 60 villages. After being appointed as Subedar, Javji put down many revolts going on in the Maratha Empire. Deshmukh Saheb Sardar Subedar Javji Bomle died in 1789 and succeeded by his son Hiraji Bamble.

References

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Rebellion

Capture of forts

Mansabdari and death

See also

References