[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of the Mahrattas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826) › v1.c7.78 # A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.78 A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.78 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.78) ² The Gaolees, or milkmen, hold the highest rank amongst the Shooders; some say by descent, others by their being born in employment about that most sacred animal the cow. Nawees \[Nhāvī\], or barbers, from being frequently in contact with Bramins, likewise acquire a reflected superiority, but they are properly of the Shunkerjatee. - [Previous: v1.c7.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.77) - [Next: v1.c7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.79) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c7.78) · Pramāṇa