History
Soyarabai (d. 1680), one of the brides of King Shivaji, and Tarabai (1675–1761), wife of King Chhatrapati, plus several brides in the houses of the Bhosale and other Maratha clans were from the Mohite clan.
Numerous warriors of the Mohite clan served the Maratha Empire during King Shivaji's Reign. Sardar Hambirrao Mohite was the first Maratha commander in chief at Raigad fort after King Shivaji's coronation in 1674.
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