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Patil is an Indian last name. It is predominantly used in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh. Patil is the Maratha title meaning "head". The native language of Patils could be Marathi, Kannada and less commonly Telugu and Konkani.

The Mughals, Aadils and in the time of Shivaji Maharaj, Patil was the title given to a person who was granted a territory of land. The granted territory is usually referred to as the patilki or Watan. The Patil was in effect the ruler of the territory, as he was entitled to the collected taxes. Many Patils were warriors in the Maratha army. Patil is last name in Maratha (Land owners), Marathi Brahmins & people from Gujarat settled in Northern Maharashtra.

Among prominent Patils were the Royal Bhonsle (or Bhosle) family. Shivaji Maharaj's grandfather Maloji Bhosle was a Patil of villages near Daund in Pune. Other prominent Patils included the Royal Gaikwad family, who were Patils of Lalvan in Malegaon Taluka, the Royal Shinde family were Patils of village Kanherkhed in Satara, and most royal clans were Patils. So Maharashtra was and is currently dominated by Maratha Patils.

The term Police Patil was used by the East India Company, but it is not related to the Watandar Patils that were granted territory by Shivaji Maharaj or Mughals and Aadils.

Some notable Patil's in alphabetic order:

• Dr. B.B. Patil, Well known ENT Surgeon, Homeopath and Agriculturist in North Karnataka
• B.M. Patil, Ex MLA and Founder of BLDE association
• R R Patil, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Dilip Walse-Patil, Maharashtra MLA, and current Energy Minister
• VijayvSinha Mohite-Patil, current Home Minister of India
• Shivraj Patil, former Home Minister of India
• Harshavardhan Patil, Current Minister from maharashtra state.
• Jayant Patil, Finance Minister of Maharashtra
• Rana Jagjit Sinha Patil, Minsister State of Maharashtra
• Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil, Ex. Minister of India
• Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Nana Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957 from north Satara constituency on the ticket of Communist Party of India. He was the first to give a speech in Marathi on the floor of Parliament
• Pratibha Patil, President of India since July 25, 2007
• Sandeep Patil, Cricketer
• Smita Patil, actress
• Suhas Patil, founder of Cirrus Logic
• Veerendra Patil, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
• Vijay Patil, musician
• Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil,Educationist & Visionary
• Bandu Patil (January 1, 1936 – August 23, 1988), Olympic Gold medal Men's hockey 1964 - Tokyo

For the Harry Potter characters see:

• Padma Patil
• Parvati Patil

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