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The Dabhi are found mainly in [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. They claim descent from the mythological [[Solar dynasty|Suryavansh]] (Solar) dynasty via [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]], who was one of the twin sons of Rama and Sita (however this myth of origin was only created in the [[twentieth century]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Peasants and monks in British India |first=William R. |last=Pinch |publisher=University of California Press |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-520-20061-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-ceGYsnYC |pages=12, 91–92}}</ref> Previously, they had worshipped Shiva and Shakta.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Naresh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AvMSAQAAIAAJ&q=Dabh|title=Dabhi Descent of Lord Rama|date=2003|publisher=Anmol Publication|isbn=9788126114009|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=watson|first=John whaley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QBCAQAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AD+%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%80&pg=PA70|title=Dabhi Descent of Lord Rama|date=1874|publisher=India Antiquary|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Vasu|first=Nagendra|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.476141/page/n353/mode/1up|title=Dabhi Descent of Lord Rama|date=1925|publisher= Hindi Vishvakosh Part-10|page=350|language=en}}</ref>

However, historians state that such illustrious descent was fabricated by Brahmins in order to give the mainly low caste Rajputs greater status and prestige in a process called [[Rajputization]].<ref name="IHC1">{{cite journal |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=47, I |year=1986 |pages=536–542 |publisher=[[Indian History Congress]] |title=Emergence of Kingship, Rajputization and a New Economic Arrangement in Mundaland |first=Sivaji |last=Koyal |jstor=44141600}}</ref> Kolis as well utilize tall claims in order to claim Kshatriya status, despite their historical origin as lawless marauding robbers and [[Dacoity|dacoits]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tcTz54VVHF4C&pg=PA11|title=Being Tribal |page=11 |first=Shereen |last=Ratnagar |authorlink=Shereen Ratnagar |publisher=Primus Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-9-38060-702-3}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjORKo7maRUC&pg=PA168 |title=The Structure of Indian Society: Then and Now |last=Shah |first=Arvind M. |authorlink=Arvind Shah |year=2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-13619-770-3|page=169}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India |first=Christophe |last=Jaffrelot |authorlink=Christophe Jaffrelot |edition=Reprinted |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. |year=2003 |isbn=9781850653981 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-rMW03l_gx0C&pg=PA181}}</ref>

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