Draft:Devane (surname)

Devane (or Devne, Deone; Marathi: देवणे/देवने) is a Marathi surname found in Maharashtra, India meaning divine or someone who is like a god/devata. Marathi surnames usually have the suffix ‘kar’ or ' e' at the end of them which denote the place of origin or ancestral family traditions and occupations. Therefore they might have been originally from Deoni village. Some historians also believe the origin to be of Devanagere city. Deoni(देवणी) village is also famous for its Deoni Breed of cattles, developed from a strain descended from a mixture of Gir, Dangi and local cattle (Red Khandari).

Caste
They belong to upper caste and are prominent in the Marathwada and Kolhapur regions of Maharashtra. . Many of them hold high political and institutional positions. Most of them belong to lingayat Gavli (Maratha) caste   and consider themselves to be yadava chandravanshiya. Some also belong to lingayat Vani caste. They usually follow Vaishnavism and Shaivism with many of them having lord Virabhadra as gotrapurusha.

Spreading of Arya samaj:
Datta Raghoba Devane was an Indian freedom fighter from Maharashtra. Laxman Indrale, under the guidance of Datta Raghoba Devane and Bhimrao Mulkhede, imbibed the ideologies of Arya Samaj. With a strong belief in the principles of Arya Samaj, he actively participated in the liberation struggle of Hyderabad. This dedicated group vehemently opposed the injustices and oppression inflicted by the Razakars, the militant wing of the Nizam state.

Battle of Deoni(1517):
It was probably the last effort made by a Bahmani Sulṭān to win back the Raichur doāb from Vijayanagar and the attempt was made in September 1517. This large army marched towards Vijayanagar, ostensibly to wrest the arrears of the so called tribute from the Southern Kingdom. But the Bahmani forces were stopped at Deoni by Krishna Deva Raya’s army and were hemmed in on two sides by a far superior force consisting of 6,00,000 foot soldiers, 6,600 cavalry and 2,000 elephants.

A hand to hand struggle ensued in which the Bahmani Sultan himself took part. He was thrown down from his steed and being severely wounded, had to be carried away in a palanquin to the tent of Mirza Lutfu’llah, the son of Shah Muhibbullah, who was closely related to the royal House. This was the signal for the Bahmani army to retreat homewards. The severe wounds sustained by the Sultan grew worse and worse and he finally succumbed to them on 27-12-1518.

After 1518 the Sultanate formally broke up into five states: Nizamshahi of Ahmednagar, Qutb Shahi of Golconda (Hyderabad), Barid Shahi of Bidar, Imad Shahi of Berar, and Adil Shahi of Bijapur. They are collectively known as the Deccan Sultanates.