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The Valakiya Koli (also spelled as Valakia Koli, Valankiya Koli and Valakya Koli) is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste mostly found in the Indian state of Gujarat and Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.


Valakiya Kolis were pirates by profession and ruled over Valak village of Surat.



  • Status: Clan of Koli caste
  • Caste: Koli
  • Locations: Gujarat, Daman and Diu
  • Languages: Koli language, Gujarati, Hindi and English
  • Religion: Hinduism
  • Titles: Patel, Thakor Kotwal, Pagi & Dharala

Origin

The Valakiya Kolis got their name from the Valak village in Kamrej tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat. They ruled over Valak village and were noted pirates by profession.

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  1. Society, Gujarat Research (1991). Gujarāta Saṃśodhana Maṇḍaḷanuṃ Traimāsika: Journal of the Gujarat Research Society. New Delhi, India, Asia. pp. 16:Kolis are Talapdas, Khants, Chumvaliyas, Patanvadiyas, and Thakardas. Clans of Kolis Boraiyas, Dalvadis, Ghediyas, Shiyals and Valakiyas.
  2. Jain, Jyotindra; Gujarat, Shreyas Folk Museum of (1980). Folk Art and Culture of Gujarat: Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat. New Delhi, India, Asia: Shreyas Prakashan. pp. 133: Kolis were noted pirates and were known by several names such as Gedia, Valakia, Baria and Talbada.
  3. General, India Office of the Registrar (1962). Census of India, 1961. New Delhi, India, Asia: Manager of Publications. pp. 60: in the Gujarat, estates of Katosan, Ghodasar, Sathamba, Ilol, Satlasna, Tajpuri, Ramas and Punadara, etc, belonged to Koli chief. There are five septs among Kolis, viz, (1) Talapada Koli, (2) Chanvaliyu Koli (7) Ghediya Koll, (4) Valankiya Koli and (3) Khant Koli. in the State, Kolis are alas known from.....
  4. Campbell, James M. (1988). Hindu Castes and Tribes of Gujurat. New Delhi, India, Asia: Vintage Books. pp. 245: Valakiya Kolis who take their name from Kathiawad's Valak village which was ruled by them, were noted pirates of Gujarat.
  5. Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. New Delhi, India, Asia: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
  6. Kennedy, Michael (1985). The Criminal Classes in India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Mittal Publications. p. 97.

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