Chudasama (Rajput clan)

For the early medieval dynasty, see Chudasama dynasty.

The Chudasama are a Rajput ^[1] clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. They were an off-shoot of Samma (tribe) of Sind. ^{[2] [3]} They claim descent from Yaduvanshi Rajput lineage. ^[4]

Origin

The Anthropological Survey of India, notes the Chudasama are an offshoot of the Samma (tribe), probably of the Yadu ^[5] origin who entered India during the seventh or eighth century and are found in Kachchh, Junagadh and Jamnagar districts. ^[6]

Sub Clans

Sarvaiya Rajputs are descendants of the Chudasama branch , are the present Talukdars . Their ancestor , Bhim , was the second son of Rah Naundhan, the Chudasama king of Junagarh. ^{[7] [8]} As Bhim Received chorasi of sarva his descendants later known as Sarvaiya. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Harald Tambs-Lyche (2004). The Good Country:Individual, Situation, and Society in Saurashtra. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 131. ISBN   978-81-7304-417-5.
2. Kapadia, Aparna (16 May 2018). Gujarat: The Long Fifteenth Century and the Making of a Region. Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN   978-1-107-15331-8 . Retrieved 24 June 2021. The Chudasamas were a branch of the Samma lineage that acquired the principality of Vanthali from the local ruler.
3. Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. p. 1174. ISBN   978-81-7991-106-8.
4. Kothiyal, Tanuja “This historical geography extends further south and west through allied Yadu clans like Jarecha, Chudasama and Sammas, with whom Bhatis not only share a history of origin, but also the mythical jadavsthali.!14 Nineteenth century accounts refer to old Charanic genealogies that trace the movements of Bhatis further west into Afghanistan, and in some accounts as far as Egypt and Syria” (14 March 2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-316-67389-8.
5. Chaube, J. (1975). History of Gujarat Kingdom, 1458-1537. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 16. ISBN   978-0-88386-573-6.
6. Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. p. 1174. ISBN   978-81-7991-106-8.
7. The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. Usha. 1985. pp. 61, 97.
8. Mayne, C. (1921). History of the Dhrangadhra State. Thacker, Spink. p. 90.
9. Desai, Shambhuprasad Harprasad (1968). Saurāshtr̥ano itihāsa (in Gujarati). Soraṭha Śikshaṇa ane Saṃskr̥ti Saṅgha. p. 247.
10. John W Watson (1884). BK 349 -Gazetteer By Bombay Presidency Vol 8 Kathiawar. pp. 410–439.