Vinchur (विंचूर) was a small princely state with the rank of Jagir. Located in parts of the Nashik and Pune districts, in the Maharashtra region. Today it belongs to the state of Maharashtra, in India.
Title of the prince: Sardar.
Dynasty: Vinchurkar.
Religion: Hindu.
Area: unknown.
Population: unknown.
Current head of the dynasty: Sardar Shrimant Narayanrao Vinchukar, Sardar of Vinchurkar.
History: The Maratha Empire evolved into a confederation of Maratha states of varying sizes, one of which was Vinchur.
The founder of the Vinchurkar or Vinchoorkar family was a Deshastha Brahmin named Vithal Shivdev, born at the end of the 17th century. Deshastha Brahmins are an important sub-caste of Brahmins from the state of Maharashtra. Their ancestral profession was that of "danis" (grain collectors) in Saswad, receiving a hereditary fiefdom.
Vinchur became their city of residence and later a princely state with more than 48 villages in Nashik and some in Pune within its jagir (land grant).
Some of the Sardars of Vinchur held the position of Peshwa, the common administrator of various small Maratha states. And they received different honors from the British administration.
The Vinchurkars of Vinchur fought in prominent battles and founded and endowed wealthy Hindu temples.
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Title of the prince: Sardar.
Dynasty: Vinchurkar.
Religion: Hindu.
Area: unknown.
Population: unknown.
Current head of the dynasty: Sardar Shrimant Narayanrao Vinchukar, Sardar of Vinchurkar.
History: The Maratha Empire evolved into a confederation of Maratha states of varying sizes, one of which was Vinchur.
The founder of the Vinchurkar or Vinchoorkar family was a Deshastha Brahmin named Vithal Shivdev, born at the end of the 17th century. Deshastha Brahmins are an important sub-caste of Brahmins from the state of Maharashtra. Their ancestral profession was that of "danis" (grain collectors) in Saswad, receiving a hereditary fiefdom.
Vinchur became their city of residence and later a princely state with more than 48 villages in Nashik and some in Pune within its jagir (land grant).
Some of the Sardars of Vinchur held the position of Peshwa, the common administrator of various small Maratha states. And they received different honors from the British administration.
The Vinchurkars of Vinchur fought in prominent battles and founded and endowed wealthy Hindu temples.
For add or correct information: picpus1965@yahoo.es
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