▁by ▁co - opt ing ▁other ▁significant ▁groups ▁as ▁claim ants ▁to ▁the ▁rit ual ▁title ▁of ▁K sh atri ya . ▁The ▁Raj put s ▁were ▁polit ically , ▁econom ically ▁and ▁soci ally ▁marg inal ised ▁because ▁their ▁own ▁numbers   — ▁around ▁ 4 ▁- ▁ 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁population   — ▁were ▁inferior ▁to ▁the ▁dominant ▁Pat id ars , ▁with ▁whom ▁the ▁Kol is ▁were ▁also ▁dis en ch anted . ▁The ▁Kol is ▁were ▁among ▁those ▁whom ▁the ▁Raj put s ▁target ed ▁because , ▁although ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁criminal ▁tribe ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁administration , ▁they ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁many ▁communities ▁of ▁that ▁period ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁gene alog ical ▁claims ▁of ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁K sh atri ya . ▁The ▁Raj put ▁leaders ▁preferred ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁Kol is ▁as ▁being ▁K sh atri ya ▁by ▁d int ▁of ▁military ▁eth os ▁rather ▁than ▁origin ▁but , ▁in ▁whatever ▁termin ology , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁marriage ▁of ▁political ▁exped ience . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁India ▁gained ▁independence , ▁the ▁K utch , ▁Kath ia war , ▁Gu jar at ▁K sh atri ya ▁Sab ha ▁( K K G KS ) ▁cas te ▁association ▁emer ged ▁as ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organisation ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁work ▁begun ▁during ▁the ▁Raj . ▁Christ ophe ▁J aff rel ot , ▁a ▁French ▁political ▁scient ist , ▁says ▁that ▁this ▁body , ▁which ▁claimed ▁to ▁represent