The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.330
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¹ He is described as a Parwārī, a word much mutilated in the Persian texts of Muslim historians. It is a polite name for the Mahār or Dher caste of western India, the lowest of all village menials except the Māngs, and so unclean that they are not permitted to live within the village, but must dwell apart in a separate quarter.