Chavda (Gurjar clan) explained

Caste Name:	Chavda, Chavada, ચાવડા
Ethnicity:	Gurjar

Chavda,^{[1] [2] [3]} (Gujarati:ચાવડા), (often as spelled Chavada,^{[4] [5]} Chawada,^[6] Chawda,^[7] Chawara^[8] or Chapotkata) is a prominent clan of the Gurjar ethnic community.

They are predominantly found among Hindu Gurjars.^[9]

Geographical distribution

Some Chavda Gurjars can be found in Punjab, Pakistan, although they are mostly found in Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,^[10] Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and Gujarat.

Further reading

• Radhakumud Mookerji (1912) Indian Shipping: A History of the Sea-borne Trade and Maritime Activity of the Indians from the Earliest Times Longmans, Green and Company. p. 169
• James M.Campbell (1901) Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Volume 9, Part 1 Printed at the Government Central Press. p. 480
• Krishna Chandra (1992) Sagar Foreign Influence on Ancient India Northern Book Centre. p. 254
• Krishna Chandra Sagar (1992) Foreign Influence on Ancient India Northern Book Centre. p. 254

Notes and References

1. Book: Shah, P. G. . The Dublas Of Gujarat . 1958 . Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh. . Osmania University, Digital Library Of India . 6 . The Chavdas (720 to 956) Chapotkatas were themselves Gurjar Kings, but became popular and laid the foundations for Anahilwad Patan which led to the beginnings of Gujarat..
2. Book: singh, Rajinder . Gujrat Indian State . 2023-01-01 . Guarav book center . 14 . en.
3. Book: Bipin Shah . Agnikul Legend and Origin Of Gujaratis . 2020-03-15 . 5 and 6 . pithet "Pratihara" after "Gurjara" comes with dubious distinctions. Some opines that they served as a body guards to other rulers like Guhilot while some say the epithet was given as the defender of the India's frontier since they repulsed and threw out Arab's from India's heartland. In spite of their military success, they must have remained delegitimized in the eyes of masses and Brahmins because of their obscure foreign origin. The other Gujjar clans like Chauhan, Paramara, Solanki, Chavda, Vaghela and Guhilot remained the allies and fiduciary to paramount ruler of Imperial Gurjara-Pratihara..
4. Book: Warikoo . Kulbhushan . Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir . Som . Sujit . 2000 . Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya . 26 and 27 . en . It appears that two ruling families Mandor family and the Gurjars, Chavada and Imperial Pratihar successively at Bhinmal, ruled side by side in Marwar. "57 It shows that the Chavada and their successors the Pratihar or Padhyar were Gurjars and were quite distinct from Mandor family..
5. Book: Sagar, Krishna Chandra . Foreign Influence on Ancient India . 1992 . Northern Book Centre . 978-81-7211-028-4 . 254 . en.
6. Book: Raghavan, V. R. . Conflicts in Jammu and Kashmir: Impact on Polity, Society and Economy . 2012-05-09 . Vij Books India Pvt Ltd . 978-93-82573-33-3 . 257 . en . History tells us that Gujjars have ruled from Gujarat, Jodhpur, and Kathiawad to Baliya during 641 century A.D. and during this time it was known as Gujjar Desh. Chawada and Solanki Gujjars have ruled over Deccan Gujarat from 610-942 A.D, while Gujjars ruled over here from 700-1573 A.D..
7. Book: Khari, Rahul . Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture . 2007 . Reference Press . 978-81-8405-031-8 . 92 . en . The name itself tells Gujarat, Gujartta, or Gurjar- rashtra or in previous time Gujar Desh. This place was their first place to enter into India at that time. This state was ruled by Huns, Gurjar Pratiharas and later Chawda Gujars..
8. Book: Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh . Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India: 900 B.C.-1947 A.D. . 2008 . Atlantic Publishers & Dist . 978-81-269-0908-7 . 224 . en.
9. Web site: 2023-12-10 . Gurjar Gotra . 2023-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210045001/https://learngurjari.dlohia.com/gurjar-gotra . 2023-12-10 .
10. Web site: Social Groups Of India Demographics Of India . 2023-12-28 . Scribd . en.