Darbar (title)

Darbar or Durbar (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Darbār) is a title of honor or respect used mainly in the western, Indian state of Gujarat to refer to Kathis, Kolis, Mers and Rajputs.[1][2][3] Darbar is equal to the Sanskrit word Kshatriya. Chieftain or Lord of small Principality, which existed in the pre-independence era.[4][5][6][7]

As such, any dominant caste or hereditary chieftain of an erstwhile princely states may be referred to as Darbar in the general use of the word.[8] However, there is no separate notified caste called Darbar. It was a title of honor more in use during princely India, which was used to refer to chieftains and is prevalent in use even today mainly in rural Gujarat.[1]

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References
  1. Tambs-Lyche, Harald (1997). Power, Profit and Poetry Traditional Society in Kathiawar, Western India. New Delhi: Manohar. p. 97. ISBN 81-7304-176-8.
  2. Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of north Gujarat: a caste in the village and the region. Hindustan Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
  3. Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
  4. Gujarat - Part 3. 2003. p. 1173. ISBN 9788179911068.
  5. Basu, Pratyusha (2009). Villages, Women, and the Success of Dairy Cooperatives in India: Making Place for Rural Development. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0.
  6. Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
  7. Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of north Gujarat: a caste in the village and the region. Hindustan Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
  8. Roy Burman, J. J. (2005). Gujarat Unknown: Hindu-Muslim Syncretism and Humanistic Forays By J. J. Roy Burma. p. 140. ISBN 9788183240529.
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