Question: who are marathas by caste?
Answer: The Maratha caste is originally formed from the amalgamation of families from the peasant(Kunbi), shepherd(Dhangar), blacksmith(Lohar), Sutar(carpenter), Bhandari and Thakar castes in Maharashtra. Many of them took to military service in the 16th century such as the Deccan sultanates or the Mughals.