A History of the Mahrattas v1.c22.5

v1.c22.5

¹ [The family of the Bhoslēs, to which Sivājī belonged, took its name, in all probability, from the village or pargana of Bhose. The Bhoslēs of Nāgpur were originally Pātels of the village of Deor, in Sātāra District, but derived their name from Bhose. Beyond the fact that both families belonged originally to the Kunbī agricultural tribe and were settled in the same tract, there seems to have been no close connexion between them. Russell (Nāgpur Gazetteer, 33, 96) speaks of the name Bhoslē being ‘derived from the village Bhosāvat, near Bhosa fort in Bombay.’ The village or pargana of Bhose seems to offer the most probable origin of the name. See note, pp. 71, 72, ante.]