Pisal

Maratha Clan
Pisal Deshmukh

Surname | Pisal Deshmukh
Caste | Maratha
Lineage | Claimed Suryavansha (Solar Clan)
Heraldic Title: | Ravivarma[1]
Religion: | Hinduism.[2]
Original kingdom | Wai
Other kingdoms | Wai, Satara Villages
Clan god | Mahadev
Devak | Pancha-pallava[3]
Gotra | Kaushik
Locations | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Goa.
Languages | Marathi, Sanskrit.

Pisal is surname mainly found amongst the 96 Maratha clans.

## Origin

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Pisal clans, like other Maratha clans, claim a mythic origin. Pisals claim traces their Descendancy Back to the Suryavanshi Chalukyas.[4] Popular people with this surname include Madanrao Pisal, former minister in Maharashtra.[5]

## History

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Pisal were Deshmukhs of two hundred villages of Wai (Satara District) under the Sultanate of Deccan.[6] Later when Shivaji created the Maratha Empire, they joined him as bargir and shiledar warriors. The Pisal deshmukh were powerful sardars of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sambhaji, and Rajaram.

On 19 October 1689, Suryajirao Pisal was involved in the defeat of Marathas and Mughals arrested Maharani Yesubai and Prince Shahu, the wife and young son of Sambhaji, respectively.[7]

Pisals also took an active part in building the Maratha Empire, including serving in the Third Battle of Panipat in the year of 1761. Chhatrapati Rajaram's Daughter was married to son of Suryaji Pisal.[8]

## See also

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* Maratha Empire
* List of Maratha dynasties and states
* Maratha War of Independence
* Maratha clan system

## References

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1. ^ Maratha Kshatriyancha Itihaas, edition 1929 By K.B. Deshmukh. (in Marathi)
2. ^ Thomas Edmund Farnsworth Wright; Oxford University Press (15 November 2006). A dictionary of world history. Oxford University Press. pp. 401–. ISBN 978-0-19-920247-8. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
3. ^ R. M. Betham (1 December 1996). Maráthas and Dekhani Musalmáns. Asian Educational Services. pp. 152–. ISBN 978-81-206-1204-4. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
4. ^ The tribes and castes of Bombay: Volume 3 By Reginald Edward Enthoven
5. ^ Ashar, Sandeep (October 23, 2012). "Former minister Madanrao Pisal dies". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
6. ^ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Volume 60 By Indian History Congress ,Page no.177.
7. ^ Nadkarnia, Rajaram Vyankatesh (1966). The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Empire. Popular Prakashan. p. 125.
8. ^ Creative pasts: historical memory and identity in western India, 1700-1960 By Prachi Deshpande. Pg 61