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'''Mahawar''', also known as '''Mahor''' and spelled as '''Mahaur''', '''Mahour''' and '''Mahavar''', is a sub-caste of the [[Koli caste|Koli]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian states]] of [[Rajasthan]], [[Delhi]], [[Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cañcarīka|first=Kanhaiyā Lāla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2DYAAAAMAAJ|title=Bhagavāna Gāutama Buddha: jīvana aura darśana|publisher=Yūnivarsiṭī Pablikeśana|year=1999|isbn=978-81-7555-046-9|location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]|pages=29–205|language=hi}}</ref> Mahawar Kolis [[Interethnic marriage|Inter-marry]] with [[Shakya]] Kolis but not with any other Koli subcaste. The Mahawar Kolis along with other Koli subcastes Shakyawar, [[Jaiswar, Kurmi|Jaiswar]], [[Kabir panth|Kabirpanthi]] ( who followed the [[Kabir panth|Kabir Panth]]) and [[Sankhwar|Shankhwar]] kolis of Uttar Pradesh tried to uplift the social status in [[Hindus|Hindu]] society by supporting the 'All [[India]] [[Kshatriya]] Koli Mahasabha' leaders of [[Ajmer]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Molund|first=Stefan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8vItAAAAMAAJ|title=First We are People--: The Koris of Kanpur Between Caste and Class|publisher=Department of Social Anthropology, University of Stockholm|year=1988|isbn=978-91-7146-701-0|location=[[Delhi]], [[India]]|pages=220 –232–245|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Koli people]]<br />
* [[List of Koli states and clans]]<br />
* [[Mahawar Vaishya]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Koli people]]<br />
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