Chauhan (Mer clan)

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Chauhan
Clan in Gujarat
Ethnicity Mer Maher
Location Gujarat
Varna
    Language
    Religion Hindu

    Chauhan or Chouhan [1] [2] [3] is a clan (gotra) mostly found in the Mer Hindu caste of Gujarat, India. [4]

    References

    1. Lal, R. B. (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. p. 906. ISBN   978-81-7991-104-4. The Mers of Saurashtra have fourteen lineages. Here the word lineage is used to denote all male and female members descending from founder male ancestor (Trivedi 1961). The lineages are Keshwara, Rajshakha. Oderdara, Sisodia, Parmar, Waghela, Chudasma, Chuahan, Bhatti, Vala, Jadeja, Solanki, Chavada and Vadher.
    2. Ilaiah, Kancha (2004). Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism. Popular Prakashan. p. 242. ISBN   978-81-85604-69-5.
    3. Saurashtra, University (2009). "Ethnobotany of the Maher tribe in Porbandar district of Gujarat, India" (PDF). www.core.ac.uk.
    4. Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1581. ISBN   978-0-19-563357-3.