Editing Patel (section)

== As a title ==
*'''Patel'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=A community called Koli - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-community-called-koli------------------------/214908/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> is a title of the [[Koli people|Koli]] caste of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]] which has the greatest importance in the [[Politics of Gujarat]]. The Koli Patels of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] benefited the most under the rule of [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bhatt|first1=Himansshu|date=November 23, 2022|first2=Melvyn |last2=Thomas|title=Koli Patels have their say in south Gujarat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/koli-patels-have-their-say-in-south-gujarat/articleshow/17341369.cms|access-date=2021-09-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Desai|first1=Akshayakumar Ramanlal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ubk4qXLI9AQC&q=Koli+Patel|title=State and Repressive Culture: A Case Study of Gujarat|last2=D'Costa|first2=Wilfred|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=1994|isbn=978-81-7154-702-9|location=New Delhi, India|pages=12|language=en}}</ref> Koli Patels are recognised as an [[Other Backward Class]] caste by [[Government of Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Baviskar|first1=B. S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PLmGAwAAQBAJ&dq=Koli+Patel&pg=PA417|title=Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance: Field Studies from Rural India|last2=Mathew|first2=George|date=2009-01-14|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=978-81-321-0089-8|location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]|pages=416–17|language=en}}</ref> Koli Patels are [[Agriculturist]] by profession and own the high [[Landed property|landholding]] in villages.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Baumgartner|first1=Ruedi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ndRjDwAAQBAJ&dq=Koli+Patel&pg=PT227|title=In Search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems: Managing Resources and Change|last2=Hogger|first2=Ruedi|date=2004-08-10|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=978-93-5280-266-1|language=en}}</ref> Koli Patels also call themselves as [[Mandhatri|Mandhata]] Patel and Mandhata Koli Patel and those who have migrated to [[East Africa]] are Businessman and civil servants.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hahlo|first=Ken|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UKybDwAAQBAJ&dq=Koli+Patels&pg=PT113|title=Communities, Networks and Ethnic Politics|date=2018-08-10|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-0-429-86435-3|location=India|language=en}}</ref> Some of the well known Clans of Koli Patels are [[Chauhan clan|Chauhan]], [[Makwana]] and [[Rathore (Rajput clan)|Rathod]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Perez|first=Rosa Maria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDRWAglUumEC&q=Koli+Patel|title=Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India|publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]]|year=2004|isbn=978-81-8028-014-6|location=New Delhi, India|pages=71|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Patidar]]s of Gujarat also use the Patel title as traditionally village headmen.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Basu |first=Pratyusha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJxY9IWzGewC |title=Villages, Women, and the Success of Dairy Cooperatives in India: Making Place for Rural Development |date=2009 |publisher=Cambria Press |isbn=978-1-60497-625-0 |pages=54 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Parsis]], who were biggest herdsman of the village adopted the title of Patel.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-11-17 |title='Patel', the most common Indian surname: Oxford |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/%E2%80%98Patel%E2%80%99-the-most-common-Indian-surname-Oxford/article16666859.ece |access-date=2023-05-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Muslim]]s of Gujarat also use Patel as title who converted from [[Hindu]] [[Koli people|Koli]]s and [[Patidar]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sheikh |first1=Aziz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQwlR3tu3LYC&q=Patel |title=Caring for Muslim Patients |last2=Gatrad |first2=Abdul Rashid |date=2000 |publisher=Radcliffe Publishing |isbn=978-1-85775-372-1 |pages=65 |language=en}}</ref>