20-701: The Panzara-Kan or Panjhra is a river in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra state of India . It is a tributary of the Tapi River . The Panjhra River originates just few kilometers from the small town of Pimpalner Tal - Sakri in Dhule District . Akkalpada Dam is built on Panzara River in Sakri Taluka At its headwaters is a small reservoir which was created when the Latipada Dam
40-532: A geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon , Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part. The region have seen many geographical changes, in 1906 its eponymous district was bifurcated to form two new districts that is West Khandesh, East Khandesh district; Dhule and Jalgaon are their headquarters respectively. In 1990s West Khandesh further divided to form
60-791: A legendary people mentioned in ancient Indian epics and scriptures . A historical people of the same name are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea . The Mahabharata describes them as living near the seashore and on the bank of the Sarasvati River , near Somnath in Gujarat and in the Matsya region also. Sunil Kumar Bhattacharya says that the Abhiras are mentioned in the first-century work of classical antiquity ,
80-475: A new, district Nandurbar. The use of the Khandeshi language is prevalent in this region, and the language itself derives its name from the name of the region. This language is sometimes considered as a dialect of Marathi due to its mutual intelligibility with it, and hence has lower numbers in the census due to people opting their language as Marathi instead. This region is famous for banana agriculture and
100-717: A result, life and property became unsafe. Pargiter points to the Pauranic tradition that the Vrishnis and Andhakas, while retreating northwards after the Kurukshetra War from their western home in Dwarka and Gujarat, were attacked and broken up by the rude Abhiras of Rajasthan. The Abhiras did not stop in Rajasthan; some of their clans moved south and west reaching Saurashtra and Maharashtra and taking service under
120-900: Is a leading producer of it. Khandesh lies in Western India on the northwestern corner of the Maharashtra , in the valley of the Tapti River . It is bounded to the north by the Satpura Range , to the east by the Berar ( Varhad ) region, to the south by the Hills of Ajanta (belonging to the Marathwada region of Maharashtra), and to the west by the northernmost ranges of the Western Ghats . The principal natural feature
140-752: Is the Tapti River . Unlike the rest of the Deccan, whose rivers rise in the Western Ghats and flow eastward to the Bay of Bengal , the Tapti flows westward from headwaters in southern Madhya Pradesh to empty into the Arabian Sea . The Tapti receives thirteen principal tributaries in its course through Khandesh. None of these rivers is navigable, and the Tapti flows in a deep bed which historically made it difficult to use for irrigation. Most of Khandesh lies south of
160-770: The Bhil tribe. The Markandeya Purana and Jain literature describe Khanadesh region as Abhiradesa . The rule of the Abhiras over this region is not only evident from the epigraphs but from the oral traditions also. A tradition of Nandurbar (Kandesh) presents before us an account of an Ahir Raja Nanda, who fought the Turks. In 1295, Khandesh was under the Chauhan ruler of Asirgarh when Ala-ud-din Khilji of Delhi wrested control. Various Delhi dynasties controlled Khandesh over
180-467: The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea . He considers them to be a race rather than a tribe. Scholars such as Ramaprasad Chanda believe that they were Indo-Aryan peoples . But others, such as Romila Thapar , believe them to have been indigenous. The Puranic Abhiras occupied the territories of Herat ; they are invariably juxtaposed with the Kalatoyakas and Haritas, the peoples of Afghanistan. In
200-790: The Abhiras lived in Rajputana and Malava on the western frontier of the Gupta Empire . Historian Dineshchandra Sircar thinks of their original abode was the area of Abhiravan, between Herat and Kandahar , although this is disputed. Their occupation of Rajasthan also at later date is evident from the Jodhpur inscription of Samvat 918 that the Abhira people of the area were a terror to their neighbours, because of their violent demeanour. Abhiras of Rajputana were sturdy and regarded as Mlecchas , and carried on anti-Brahmanical activities. As
220-587: The Mughal Empire. Early in December 1670, Maratha forces under Prataprao made a raid into Khandesh. They advanced in rapid marches and plundered Bahadarpur, a village near Burhanpur 2 miles away from the city. But they didn't attack Burhanpur. Maratha raids into Khandesh began in 1670 and the following century was a period of unrest as Mughals and Marathas competed for control. In 1760, the Peshwa ousted
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#1732801551058240-1119: The Mughal ruler and gained control of Khandesh, following which portions were granted to Holkar and Scindia rulers. Baji Rao II surrendered to the British in June 1818, but sporadic war continued in Khandesh which was among the last of the Peshwa's former territories to come under complete British control . Khandesh was a district in the Bombay Presidency . In 1906, the district was divided into two districts: East Khandesh, headquartered at Jalgaon , had an area of 11,770 km (4,544 sq mi), while West Khandesh, headquartered at Dhule , had an area of 14,240 km (5,497 sq mi); their respective populations were 957,728 and 469,654 in 1901. After India's independence in 1947, Bombay province became Bombay State , and in 1960
260-632: The Padma-puranas and certain literary works, the Abhiras are referred to as belonging to the race of Krishna. There is no certainty regarding the occupational status of the Abhiras, with ancient texts sometimes referring to them as warriors, as pastoral cowherders, but at other times as plundering tribes. Along with the Vrishnis , the Satvatas , and the Yadavas , the Abhiras were followers of
280-518: The Tapti and is drained by its tributaries: the Gomai , Girna , Bori , and Panjhra . The alluvial plain north of the Tapti contains some of the richest tracts in Khandesh, and the land rises towards the Satpuda hills. In the centre and east, the country is level, save for some low ranges of barren hills. To the north and west, the plain rises into rugged hills, thickly wooded, and inhabited by members of
300-602: The Vedas, and worshipped Krishna , the head and preceptor of these tribes. In archaeological inscriptions, Abhiras are mentioned as belonging to the race of Krishna. From 203 to 270 the Abhiras ruled over the whole of the Deccan Plateau as a paramount power. The Abhiras were the probably successors of the Satvahanas. According to Ganga Ram Garg, the modern-day Ahir caste are descendants of Abhira people and
320-540: The next century, until Khandesh gained independence as the Khandesh Sultanate in the late 14th century, established by Malik Raja as the Farooqui dynasty. The Mughals arrived in 1599, when Akbar's army overran Khandesh and captured Asirgarh . For a period of time, Khandesh was renamed as Dandesh in recognition of Akbar's son Daniyal . c. 1640 , Todar Mal 's revenue settlement system
340-568: The term Ahir is the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit term Abhira . Bhattacharya says that the terms Ahir , Ahar and Gaoli are current forms of the word Abhira . M. S. A. Rao and historians such as P. M. Chandorkar and T. Padmaja have explained that epigraphical and historical evidence exists for equating the Ahirs with the ancient Abhiras. During the reign of Samudragupta (c. 350),
360-506: Was constructed. 20°54′27.5″N 74°46′34.8″E / 20.907639°N 74.776333°E / 20.907639; 74.776333 This article about a location in the Indian state of Maharashtra is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khandesh Khandesh is
380-485: Was divided into the linguistic states of Maharashtra and Gujarat . East Khandesh became Jalgaon district , and West Khandesh became Dhule district , both in Maharashtra state. The latter was further divided into Dhule and Nandurbar districts . This region has a population of 8,686,921 people (including Burhanpur district of MP) as of 2011 Census. 21°N 75°E / 21°N 75°E / 21; 75 Abhira tribe The Abhira people were
400-549: Was introduced in Khandesh by Shah Jahan (this system was used until British rule in 1818). The mid-17th century has been described as the time of Khandesh's "highest prosperity" owing to trade in cotton, rice, indigo, sugarcane, and cloth. Mughal rule lasted until the Marathas captured Asirgarh in 1760. During Mughal rule, Burhanpur was the capital of the Khandesh Subah , an administrative provincial division of
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