Morè (Clan name)

[3] According to Kosambi, the adoption of the title 'Chandrarav More' in the Marathas may have been inspired because of the admiration for Candragupta Maurya from the north and locals even to the south of Goa had knowledge of the of "petty 'Mauryans'".

Javli, near the modern day hill station of Mahabaleshwar, occupied a strategic position in the eastern foothills of the Northern Sahyadri mountain range.

[6][7][full citation needed] Modern historian Dipesh Chakrabarty writes about the controversial circumstances in which Javali was obtained by Shivaji, the founder of Maratha empire in 1656.

Upon review of the documents, prominent historian Sarkar concluded that "the acquisition of Javli was the result of deliberate murder and organized treachery on part of Shivaji".

[10] Historian Gordon agrees with Sarkar and concludes based on historical documents that Shivaji had no legal rights to Javali hence this was an act of "conscious treachery" on his part.