Thakur

Thakur or Thakar may refer to:

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Thakar tribe

Thakar is a scheduled tribe of India. They are adivasi tribe originally living in forest areas of Maharashtra but now scattered all over Maharashtra

They are also called by other names like Thakar, Thakur, Ka Thakar, Ma Thakar (क ठाकर,म ठाकर) Ka Thakur and Ma Thakur (क ठाकुर,म ठाकुर). It comes under ST Category which consists of 47 tribes. Thakars and Thakurs are Indo-Aryans and speak a dialect of Marathi.

Geographical distribution

Thakur (Indian title)

Thakur is a feudal title used by various Indian communities.

Usage

Thakur and thākura are the words derived from the Sanskrit word thakkura meaning "administrator" or jamindaar.

Thakur is also an Indian feudal and colonial title in Hindi, commonly used in North and Central India as a term of respect meaning "chief", "lord", or "master", especially among high-ranking Rajput families. Thakurs sometimes paid tribute to great emperors, but when it came to governance or administration, they could be as independent as a Raja.

Other uses of the title are as follows:

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