Jaoli State

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title: "Jaoli State" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["princely-states-of-maharashtra", "history-of-maharashtra"] description: "Former Indian principality" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaoli_State" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Former Indian principality ::

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Field	Value
conventional_long_name	Jaoli State
common_name	Jaoli
nation	British India
status_text	Jagir
year_start	1508
event_start	Established by Parsoji Moré
year_end	1658
event_end	Annexation by Shivaji
p1	Bijapur Sultanate
s1	Maratha Empire
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| conventional_long_name = Jaoli State | common_name = Jaoli | nation = British India | status_text = Jagir | era = | year_start = 1508 | date_start = | event_start = Established by Parsoji Moré | year_end = 1658 | date_end = | event_end = Annexation by Shivaji | event1 = | date_event1 = | p1 = Bijapur Sultanate | s1 = Maratha Empire | flag_p1 = | flag_s1 = | image_flag = | image_coat = | image_map = | image_map_caption = | stat_area1 = | stat_year1 = | stat_pop1 = | footnotes = Jaoli (or Jawali) principality was a Jagir of Maratha Morè/Maurya (clan) which is located in the western part of the present day Maharashtra state. They claim to be Descendants of Mauryas of Konkan or Imperial Maurya dynasty of Pataliputra. and linked their heritage to India's grand Mauryan past.

History

Main article: Shivaji's Campaign of Javali

The state was centred on the valley surrounding Jaoli. Parsoji Moré a high ranking Maratha noble under Yusuf Adil Shah was sent in konkan to finish of the remnants of Shirke chiefs in konkan, by doing so he established the Jaoli state as a vassal of Adilshahi Sultanate and received the title Chandra Rao which his descendants continued to bear. Parsoji was the son of Bajirao Moré who was a noble under the Vijayanagara Empire and a descent of Mauryas of Konkan a branch of the Imperial Mauryan Empire. In the 1650s, it was ruled by Yashwantrao Moré who called himself the king of Konkan. He claimed to rule by the divine sanction of the god Mahabaleshwar (an aspect of Shiva), and had been formally recognized as the local Raje (king) by the Adil Shah.

Around 1656, Shivaji - Son of Shahaji (another commander of Adil Shah) forcibly captured Jaoli in the Battle of Javali. Shivaji, who had similarly captured other territories in the area, justified his action to the Adil Shah, arguing that he governed these territories better than the deposed rulers did. However, the Adil Shah doubted Shivaji's loyalty, and sent his general Afzal Khan against Shivaji. Shivaji defeated Afzal Khan, and went on to establish an independent kingdom that evolved into the Maratha Empire.

References

References

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5. Kulkarni, A.R., 1990. Maratha Policy Towards the Adil Shahi Kingdom. Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, 49, pp.221-226.[https://books.google.com/books?id=N45LDwAAQBAJ&q=javali+maratha+more&pg=PT8]
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