Jath

The Daphales are Hada Chauhans who migrated South and the earliest known reference to the surname is that of Eldaji who is called as Hada Chauhan of Athni in 1660 and Daphalapure in 1665. Aurangzeb called Satvoji Chauhan-Daphlekar. How the Daphales entered the Deccan is not known and it is not even known which of the Chauhan lines they came from. Daphale accounts state that they trace their origins to Rao Surjan's son Duda who refused to follow his father in betrayal of Mewar and fought a war for 16 years before retreating south. He was poisoned to death in 1587 which was followed by a major engagement where two of his sons were killed along with hundreds of followers. His younger son Shamal Singh survived and carried the war for 34 years and handed over his son Sardul Singh to Sabusing Pawar and Amira Devara, distant relatives of his who took him South. Sardul Singh was already a soldier of note, fighting for his father against the Mughals. He married the daughter of Patangrao Jadhav, a grandson of Lakhoji Jadhav of Sindhkhed. His son Indriyadalan was later known as Eldaji. Shardul Singh joined Bijapur Army and came across his father's friend Bahlol Khan Miyana who put him under his own command. For his services, he was made the Jagirdar of Athni with his son Eldaji inherting the position. Eldaji married the daughter of Lakhaji More of Daphlapur and Eldaji's elder son Lakhaji inherited Daphlapur from on his grandfather's death.

Satvoji was the second son of Eldaji. His military career started in 1650s who carved a semi independent estate around Jath. Muhammad Adil Shah appointed him in the army and for his services, received the Deshmukhi of four Parganas given to Satvoji Daphale by Bijapur in 1672 and the title was confirmed in 1681 during the chaotic days of Sikandar Adil Shah's regency. On the fall of Bijapur, Satvoji seems to have been aloof to the Maratha cause and joined it on the death of Sambhaji. In 1690, Satvoji intercepted the Mughal commande