Chudasama (Rajput clan) explained

The Chudasama are a Rajput^[1] clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are offshoot of Samma (tribe) of Sind.^{[2] [3]}

Origin

The Anthropological Survey of India states that the Chudasama are originated from the Samma (tribe), which has its roots in the Yaduvanshi Kshatriya lineage who entered India during the seventh or eighth century and are found in Kachchh, Junagadh and Jamnagar districts.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Book: The Good Country:Individual, Situation, and Society in Saurashtra. 131. Harald Tambs-Lyche. 2004. Manohar Publishers & Distributors . 978-81-7304-417-5 .
2. Book: Kapadia . Aparna . Gujarat: The Long Fifteenth Century and the Making of a Region . 2018-05-16 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-15331-8 . 80 . 24 June 2021 . en. The Chudasamas were a branch of the Samma lineage that acquired the principality of Vanthali from the local ruler..
3. Book: Gujarat . 2003 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7991-106-8 . 1174 . en.
4. Book: Chaube, J. . History of Gujarat Kingdom, 1458-1537 . 1975 . Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers . 978-0-88386-573-6 . 16 . en.
5. Book: Gujarat . 2003 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7991-106-8 . 1174 . en.
6. Book: Congress, Indian History . The Proceedings of the Indian History Congress . 1953 . 95 . en.
7. Book: Munshi, Kanaiyalal Maneklal . The Glory that was Gūrjaradeśa: The pre-historic west coast . 1943 . Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan . 137 . en.