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'''Raghuvanshi''' (or '''Raghvi''') is a [[Hindu]] caste primarily settled in the [[Hoshangabad district|Hoshangabad]], [[Chhindwara district|Chhindwara]], [[Betul district|Betul]], and [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]] districts of [[Central Provinces|Central Province]]. They are descended from a band of [[Raghuvanshi (Rajput)|Raghuvanshi Rajputs]] of Northern India, which is said to have migrated to the Central province.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211522/page/n471/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.14273/page/n109/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District Vol-a|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206916/2015.206916.Central-Provinces?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Wardha District|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3382/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol Iv|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.151924/page/n71/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Volume 4 By R V Russel Anthropological Publications Netherlands|url=https://archive.org/details/fnHJ_th...ropological Publications Netherlands?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India (vol Iv)|url=https://archive.org/details/in.erne...he-Central-Provinces-Of-India-vol-Iv?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra, Part 3|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id...DoAXoECAUQAg#v=snippet&q=raghuvanshi &f=false}}</ref>
==History==
This small group of Raghuvanshis is said to have migrated to Hoshangabad from Northern India, and from Hoshangabad, they spread to Chindwara, Betul, and Nagpur districts. They are [[Rajput]]s of impure descent and have now developed into a caste with various exogamous sections. They are considered inferior in status compared to the [[Raghuvanshi (Rajput)|Raghuvanshi Rajputs]] of North India, who are pure-blooded [[Rajput]]s. The Raghuvanshis of the Central province are obviously of impure blood as they marry among themselves, which a pure Rajput would not do, of course, and this led to their development into a caste. However, when they become wealthy and influential, they assume the sacred thread, stop all familiarity with [[Gujar]]s and [[Kirar]]s (with whom they are accustomed to smoke the huqqa and to take water), and profess to be very high-caste Rajputs indeed." Sir C. Elliott states, "They are a queer class, all professing to be Rajputs from Ayodhya, though on cross-examination they are obliged to confess that they did not come here straight from [[Ayodhya]] but stopped in [[Bundelkhand]] and the [[Gwalior district|Gwalior]] territory by the way.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211522/page/n471/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.14273/page/n109/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District Vol-a|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206916/2015.206916.Central-Provinces?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Wardha District|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3382/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol Iv|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.151924/page/n71/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Volume 4 By R V Russel Anthropological Publications Netherlands|url=https://archive.org/details/fnHJ_th...ropological Publications Netherlands?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India (vol Iv)|url=https://archive.org/details/in.erne...he-Central-Provinces-Of-India-vol-Iv?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra, Part 3|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id...DoAXoECAUQAg#v=snippet&q=raghuvanshi &f=false}}</ref>
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'''Raghuvanshi''' (or '''Raghvi''') is a [[Hindu]] caste primarily settled in the [[Hoshangabad district|Hoshangabad]], [[Chhindwara district|Chhindwara]], [[Betul district|Betul]], and [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]] districts of [[Central Provinces|Central Province]]. They are descended from a band of [[Raghuvanshi (Rajput)|Raghuvanshi Rajputs]] of Northern India, which is said to have migrated to the Central province.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211522/page/n471/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.14273/page/n109/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District Vol-a|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206916/2015.206916.Central-Provinces?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Wardha District|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3382/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol Iv|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.151924/page/n71/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Volume 4 By R V Russel Anthropological Publications Netherlands|url=https://archive.org/details/fnHJ_th...ropological Publications Netherlands?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India (vol Iv)|url=https://archive.org/details/in.erne...he-Central-Provinces-Of-India-vol-Iv?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra, Part 3|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id...DoAXoECAUQAg#v=snippet&q=raghuvanshi &f=false}}</ref>
==History==
This small group of Raghuvanshis is said to have migrated to Hoshangabad from Northern India, and from Hoshangabad, they spread to Chindwara, Betul, and Nagpur districts. They are [[Rajput]]s of impure descent and have now developed into a caste with various exogamous sections. They are considered inferior in status compared to the [[Raghuvanshi (Rajput)|Raghuvanshi Rajputs]] of North India, who are pure-blooded [[Rajput]]s. The Raghuvanshis of the Central province are obviously of impure blood as they marry among themselves, which a pure Rajput would not do, of course, and this led to their development into a caste. However, when they become wealthy and influential, they assume the sacred thread, stop all familiarity with [[Gujar]]s and [[Kirar]]s (with whom they are accustomed to smoke the huqqa and to take water), and profess to be very high-caste Rajputs indeed." Sir C. Elliott states, "They are a queer class, all professing to be Rajputs from Ayodhya, though on cross-examination they are obliged to confess that they did not come here straight from [[Ayodhya]] but stopped in [[Bundelkhand]] and the [[Gwalior district|Gwalior]] territory by the way.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211522/page/n471/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.14273/page/n109/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nagpur District Vol-a|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206916/2015.206916.Central-Provinces?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Wardha District|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3382/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol Iv|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.151924/page/n71/mode/1up?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Volume 4 By R V Russel Anthropological Publications Netherlands|url=https://archive.org/details/fnHJ_th...ropological Publications Netherlands?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India (vol Iv)|url=https://archive.org/details/in.erne...he-Central-Provinces-Of-India-vol-Iv?q=Raghvi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra, Part 3|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id...DoAXoECAUQAg#v=snippet&q=raghuvanshi &f=false}}</ref>
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