Chauhan (Mer clan) explained

Chauhan
Type:Clan in Gujarat
Ethnicity:Mer Maher
Location:Gujarat
Religion:Hindu

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lal, R. B. . Gujarat . 2003 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7991-104-4 . 906 . en . 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. Book: Ilaiah, Kancha . Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism . 2004 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-85604-69-5 . 242 . en.
  3. Web site: Saurashtra . University . 2009 . Ethnobotany of the Maher tribe in Porbandar district of Gujarat, India . www.core.ac.uk.
  4. Book: Singh, K. S. . Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles . 1996 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-0-19-563357-3 . 1581 . en.