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“the famous captain Timoja who helped Albuquerque against the moors in taking & defending the city of Goa…He then ruled the ‘concelho’ of Salcete, leaving his generation of CHARODÓS in Navelim in the Mergulhão family…& also in Carmona & Betalbatim.”
– Chatrias1904, Pereira.
1) Chardo/Khetri is simply the Konkani for sanskrit Kshetri. The word existed before Portuguese conquista.
2) Chardos are Marathas. Vanio Chardos are their commercial variety.
3)&4) Hindu Chardos mentioned in 16th CE records.
Caste of Christians given as 'Maratha or Chardo'
1) Chardo means 'men of war'. They are Marathas by blood ties and affinity.
2) A 1510 order from the Portuguese King to butcher the Martial Races of Goa, the Muslims and Marathas(Chardo in Konkani).
3) 1579 inscription of Suryavanshi 'Maratha' Chardo Vitthaldas Vithoji.
I can go on with these mentions but lets now focus on Vijaynagar Maratha Admiral Timoji and Sabaji Naik Salvi, the chief of Goan Naikwaris.
How the Vokkaligas try to appropriate them via their most sanskrtized section called Nador/Nadava.
Nadors worked as farmers and ......
...petty traders 'allegedly' under the Gersoppa kingdom.
They self admit to have no knowledge about their ancestry prior to 4-5 generations. But now suddenly a Nador/Nadava developed a lore of their alleged migration from Goa & again 'alleged' connection with Chardo Marathas.
Now, here is the funny part!
Nador Vokkaligas, to larp as Kshatriyas claim to have descended from Chardo Marathas but call Chardo Admiral Timoji Naik Salvi a dacoit. Obviously they are completely ignorant about him being a Goa Chardo, from whom they have started claiming descent.
Now, the Nadava Vokkaligas have also started claiming relation with the Bunt Kshatriyas of Tulunad, who obviously are embarrassed by this.
Saluva Yadavas as a clan date to 6th CE and the lineages exist among Razus, Marathas & Bunts.
Some Gersoppa Salwa lineages are indeed Bunts
In order to make Timoji a Nadava Vokkaliga they
1) Need to make him a Kannadiga Nadava Vokkaliga & deny he is a Maratha or BUNT.
If 1) dosen't word 2) Make him a Salwa Bunt[which they already denied in 1)] & show how Nador Vokkaligas are a 'BUNT' sept.

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