Thaker

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Thaker (Gujarati: ठाकर, Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaːkər]), is a family name referring to the descendants of , an 11th-century Kashmiri Brahmin who moved to the region of Saurashtra, Gujarat to spread and maintain Hinduism on the request of the Jayasimha Siddharaja (b. 1094), a Hindu Chaulukya king who ruled modern-day Gujarat until 1143. The family rose to prominence within Saurashtran nobility throughout the 12th-19th centuries as Diwans. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Thaker
rdf:langString Thakar
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rdf:langString Brahmins, worshipers of the Hindu God Shiva
rdf:langString sienna
rdf:langString Former estates in large parts of Saurashtra, India
rdf:langString Not to be confused with "आदिवासी ठाकर,ठाकूर जमात" i.e. "Thakker,Thakkar, Thakur" in the State of Maharashtra , India, "Thakore", "Thakur", "Thakker", "Thakrar" etc.
rdf:langString founded by Kashiraj Thakar
rdf:langString Kashmir, India
rdf:langString Gujarat , East Africa, United Kingdom, United States
rdf:langString Thaker (Gujarati: ठाकर, Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaːkər]), is a family name referring to the descendants of , an 11th-century Kashmiri Brahmin who moved to the region of Saurashtra, Gujarat to spread and maintain Hinduism on the request of the Jayasimha Siddharaja (b. 1094), a Hindu Chaulukya king who ruled modern-day Gujarat until 1143. The family rose to prominence within Saurashtran nobility throughout the 12th-19th centuries as Diwans.
rdf:langString Prominent political & economic advisors, Diwans to the Maharajas, financiers and treasurers to the Hindu Chaulukya kings, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire & British Empire in Saurashtra & Patan, Gujarat
rdf:langString Kashiraj Thaker circa 1070-1130
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