Nikam
Nikam is a last name found in Hindu Maratha, Kunbi, and Bhil communities of Maharashtra. They were known as Nikumbh Rajputs. The Kunbi Nikams are often called Maratha traders or Kunams or Kunbi vanis.[1][2][3]
Notable people: Yesaji Kank
Raja Allashakti Nikumbha ( Nikam )
Sardar Vajoji Nikam, was Sardar of Chhatrapati Shahu I of Satara.
Sardar Subhanji Nikam, was Sardar of Chhatrapati Shahu I of Satara.
See also
References
- Pathak, Arunchandra S. (1976). Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Ahmednagar. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. p. 201,245.
- 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. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- K. S. Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. p. 1903. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
Kunbi[...]Bomle , Kadu , Wag , Baroda , Jane , Korde , Nikam , Dhole , Sete
Further reading
- Sushil Mittal (2003). Surprising bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in medieval and early modern India. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-0673-0. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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