Gautam (clan) explained

Gautam
Local Name:	गौतम
Ethnicity:	Rajput (क्षत्रिय)
Location:	Uttar Pradesh Bihar Madhya Pradesh
Language:	Hindi Bhojpuri
Religion:	Hindu

The Gautam is an Kshatriya Rajput clan found primarily in north region of Indian subcontinent.^[1] Gautam Rajputs claim to be descended from a Brahmin named Singhi and his Gaharwar wife.^{[2] [3]}

They are primarily found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, along with Rajasthan and Gujarat.^{[4] [5]}

The clan name Gautam means "descendant of Gautam or one who has most light", "Gautama" meaning "one who has the most light,"^[6] and comes from the fact that Kshatriya clans adopted the gotra of their ancestors.^[7]

Further reading

• S. Hasan . Ansari . Mohd. . Saleem . Spatial Diffusion of Gautam Rajput Clan Settlements in Ghazipur District . Man in India . 60 . 3 . 1980 . 278–281.

Notes and References

1. Book: Growse, F. . Mathura: A District Memoir . 2023-11-16 . BoD – Books on Demand . 978-3-368-84209-3 . en.
2. Book: Bingley, A H . Hand book on Rajputs. New Delhi asian educational services. 2006. 121 .
3. Book: Ansari, Saiyad Hasan . Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley . 1986 . Concept Publishing Company . en.
4. Book: Singh . Ram Bali . Rajput Clan-settlements in Varanasi District . 1975 . National Geographical Society of India . 61.
5. Book: Singh. Ram Bali. Clan Settlements in the Saran Plain (Middle Ganga Valley): A Study in Cultural Geography. 1977. National Geographical Society of India, Banaras Hindu University. 145.
6. Bopearachchi . Osmund . GREEK HELIOS OR INDIAN SŪRYA? THE SPREAD OF THE SUN GOD IMAGERY FROM INDIA TO GANDHĀRA . Connecting the Ancient West and East. Studies Presented to Prof. Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, Edited by J. Boardman, J. Hargrave, A. Avram and A. Podossinov, Monographs in Antiquity . 1 January 2021 . 946 . 18 August 2022 . 13 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004936/https://www.academia.edu/50839613 . live .
7. Encyclopedia: 2012. Ṛṣis. Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online. Brill. Witzel. Michael.