Pindari

The Pindari (Hindi: पिंडारी or पिण्डारी, Pindari ) (also: Pindara ) were a small group in society in what is now the Indian state of Maharashtra. They were known as roving marauders.

The Pindari it was an irregular, armed with spears and swords, cavalry, which was mentioned from the beginning of the 18th century. Your relatives could cover distances faster than regular troops. The Pindari had different ethnic and religious backgrounds and were divided into different groups with their own leaders. They fought not for pay, but plundered vast tracts of land.

Various Pindarigruppen followed the armies of the Marathas on their first campaigns in North India and fought with them against, among others Aurangzeb.

Some of their leaders brought it to wealth and fame and appropriated by implication of land. This land they inherited, along with their followers, to their offspring.

After the influence of the Peshwas had gone back to the north, the Scindia and Holkar took over this role and the Pindari split into two groups, the Sindia and Holkar Shahi Shahi.

In the course of the Third Marathenkriegs the Pindari were finally decisively defeated by the British and off as trouble spot. The leader of the Marathas were either settled or were killed in the course of hostilities.

As one of its descendants only 1500 people counting caste of Bedar is called. A well-known leader of the Pindari was Amir Khan, the founder of Tonk.