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Thakar are a caste of Maharashtra, India. With other castes, such as the Kunbi, Lohar and Dhangar, some families within it form a part of the Maratha community. Primarily a native tribe, some members of the community then earned social status by giving service to residents of villages.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Stewart (1993). The Marathas 1600-1818. The New Cambridge History of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-52126-883-7.
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