Maharathis and Mahahojas were two Ruling families in ancient Maharashtra
There may have been titles of this name at some point of time, but by the time of Ashoka and Kharavela, they had changed into dynasties or ruling groups
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There may have been titles of this name at some point of time, but by the time of Ashoka and Kharavela, they had changed into dynasties or ruling groups
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Ashoka in his 5th rock edict of Girnar , mentions about the Rashtrikas [Rathikas] with other states of the western belt of his empire
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![Ashoka in his 5th rock edict of Girnar , mentions about the Rashtrikas [Rathikas] with other states...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FY-gZdSVEAAeXDQ.jpg)
Devanagari conversion :
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Secondly
The 6th line of the Hathigumpha inscription states that the Rathikas and Bhojas accepted the suzerainty of King Kharvela of Kalinga (2nd to 1st Cen. BCE)
'रठिक-भोजके पदं वंदापियति'
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The 6th line of the Hathigumpha inscription states that the Rathikas and Bhojas accepted the suzerainty of King Kharvela of Kalinga (2nd to 1st Cen. BCE)
'रठिक-भोजके पदं वंदापियति'
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But in few centuries these Rathikas and Bhojakas started addressing as Maharathis (महारठी) & Mahabhojas (महाभोज)
See
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See
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Some Satavahana coins have been found in the Andhra region, Ma-ha-ra-thi has been engraved on the gene in Brahmi
These coins probably indicate the Maharathi dynasty or Gana of this region
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These coins probably indicate the Maharathi dynasty or Gana of this region
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These examples are sufficient to prove that, in the Satavahana period, 'Maharathi' was not a title but a group of rulers,
which was famous only by the name of Rathik in Ashoka and Mahameghvahan period
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which was famous only by the name of Rathik in Ashoka and Mahameghvahan period
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Maharathi is a word of Prakrit language. This word has been used in Jain texts in regional form
Jaina Mahapurana talks about the women of this region
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Jaina Mahapurana talks about the women of this region
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I have already made a brief description on other forms of this word
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