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Mahato or Mahto is a Hindu caste surname used mainly by the kushwaha of the Bihar and kudumi communities of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Kudumi Mahto(Oraon tribes) is a bit lower class than koery Mahto (Kushwaha,Maurya,shakya,Saini). |
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"Koery Mahto" belongs to Hindu religion, decedents of Lord Rama son's Kush. Koery Mahto belongs to Mahto/kushwaha/Maurya/saini/Reddy/Verma/Singh. "Mahto" or "Mahato" traditionally involve in occupation related to agricultural farm, headman of village and land owners.Historically, they have been the land-owning aristocracy of the villages.Traditionally, they were a diverse community of merchants and cultivators widely found the existence in north India.They reside mostly in U.P., Bihar, jharkhand, West Bangal. They have improved a lot and doing excel in all fields widely. This community strongly participate in various political party in India,named and famed with their political ability. |
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Notable Nepalese and Indian people who are famous being Mahto community. |
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== History of Koery Mahto == |
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'''Mahato''' or '''Mahto''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in India and Nepal.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book |author=Papiya Ghosh |title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930-1934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=Manak |isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 |page=94 |quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book |author=Sachchidananda |title=Social Change in Village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 |year=1988 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 |page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice |editor1=Debi Chatterjee |editor2=Sucheta Ghosh |editor3=Sumita Sen |publisher=South Asian Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9788170032472 |page=128 |quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... }}</ref> |
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Koiry Mahto the name originated from the Name of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya's Father was Koir. On the name of his father Koir this caste is divided in Koiri and Murai (People belonging to mother of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya's mother Mura). King Koir was the last king of Pippalivan. Kingdom which was situated at Nepal foothills. Another ethnologist, William Crooke, wrote, the Koeri believe that they are the descendents of Kush, one of the twin sons of the much-revered Hindu god Rama. This deity, whose life story is detailed in the immensely popular and ancient Hindu epic, the Ramayana, was the divine king of Ayodhya in present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh. He is worshipped as the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, the Preserver in the Hindu trinity. He is also regarded as an unparalleled icon of moral uprightness. |
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In the [[Oraon]] tribal society, a ''mahato'' originally referred to the secular chief of a village, who held administrative authority along with ''pahan'', the religious priest.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&lpg=PA215&ots=XELb51hZp4&pg=PA215 |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |author=J. P. Singh Rana |publisher=M.D. Publications |year=1998 |page=215 }}</ref> In the [[zamindari]] villages, "Mahto" was a caste-agnostic title given to the headman of a village ward. The mahto's duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''zamindar'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/> |
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Despite their attempts to trace a Kshatriya or Rajput lineage – second highest caste of warriors – the Koeris are placed in the bottom fourth caste of peasants and serfs. A social movement was initiated by a prominent leader called Manmath Koeri to identify them as Kushwaha Kshatriya but their status remains the same. |
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Many Koeri are among the middle class of India today. |
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Now, "Mahto" is used as a surname by several communities.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Bihar (India) |author2=Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury |title=Bihar district gazetteers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AipuAAAAMAAJ |year=1964 |publisher=Printed by the Superintendant{{sic}}, Secretariat Press, Bihar |page=110 |quote=The village headman is generally the Mahato but at the present day all the sects use the title of Mahato as their surname. }}</ref> The castes that use Mahto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include: |
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== link == |
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<ref>http://www.ebooklibrary.org/article/WHEBN0047397078/Mahto </ref> |
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<ref>http://forebears.io/surnames/mahto</ref> |
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* [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/> |
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* [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/> |
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* [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 |title=Scheduled Castes Today |author=Makhan Jha |publisher=M.D. |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330603 |page=131 }}</ref> |
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* [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Gavli|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Khairaha|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 |title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth |author=K.K.N. Sharma |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1998 |isbn=9788172110987 |page=12 }}</ref> |
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* [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Kudumi Mahato]] (Kurmi Mahto)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 |title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India |author=Gautam Kumar Bera |publisher=Mittal |year=2008 |page=114 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 |title=Issues in Indian Politics |author=Lalan Tiwari |publisher=Mittal |year=1995 |isbn=9788170996187 |page=340 }}</ref> |
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* [[Oraon]] Bhuinhars<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 |title=The Tribal Culture of India |editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi |editor2=Binay Kumar Rai |publisher=Concept |year=1977 |page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |volume=1 |author=Sachchidananda |publisher=Discovery |year=1996 }}</ref> |
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* [[Shunri|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Tharu people|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> |
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* [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/> |
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== Notable people == |
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Revision as of 19:22, 13 July 2017
Mahato or Mahto is a Hindu caste surname used mainly by the kushwaha of the Bihar and kudumi communities of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Kudumi Mahto(Oraon tribes) is a bit lower class than koery Mahto (Kushwaha,Maurya,shakya,Saini). "Koery Mahto" belongs to Hindu religion, decedents of Lord Rama son's Kush. Koery Mahto belongs to Mahto/kushwaha/Maurya/saini/Reddy/Verma/Singh. "Mahto" or "Mahato" traditionally involve in occupation related to agricultural farm, headman of village and land owners.Historically, they have been the land-owning aristocracy of the villages.Traditionally, they were a diverse community of merchants and cultivators widely found the existence in north India.They reside mostly in U.P., Bihar, jharkhand, West Bangal. They have improved a lot and doing excel in all fields widely. This community strongly participate in various political party in India,named and famed with their political ability. Notable Nepalese and Indian people who are famous being Mahto community.
History of Koery Mahto
Koiry Mahto the name originated from the Name of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya's Father was Koir. On the name of his father Koir this caste is divided in Koiri and Murai (People belonging to mother of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya's mother Mura). King Koir was the last king of Pippalivan. Kingdom which was situated at Nepal foothills. Another ethnologist, William Crooke, wrote, the Koeri believe that they are the descendents of Kush, one of the twin sons of the much-revered Hindu god Rama. This deity, whose life story is detailed in the immensely popular and ancient Hindu epic, the Ramayana, was the divine king of Ayodhya in present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh. He is worshipped as the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, the Preserver in the Hindu trinity. He is also regarded as an unparalleled icon of moral uprightness. Despite their attempts to trace a Kshatriya or Rajput lineage – second highest caste of warriors – the Koeris are placed in the bottom fourth caste of peasants and serfs. A social movement was initiated by a prominent leader called Manmath Koeri to identify them as Kushwaha Kshatriya but their status remains the same. Many Koeri are among the middle class of India today.
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Notable people
Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:
- Abha Mahato
- Baidyanath Prasad Mahto
- Banshilal Mahto
- Bidyut Baran Mahato
- Bir Singh Mahato
- Chhatradhar Mahato
- Deepika Kumari
- Dhananjay Mahato
- Jagannath Mahto
- Lok Nath Mahato
- Mriganko Mahato
- Muga Lal Mahato
- Narahari Mahato
- Purnima Mahato
- Rajendra Mahato
- Sagina Mahato
- Santiram Mahato
- Sudesh Mahto
- Suman Mahato
- Sunil Kumar Mahato
- Tooni Mahto
- Upendra Mahato
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