Sindhi Rajputs are one of the indigenous community of Sindhi people, they are mostly Muslim and Hindu Sindhis. They are found throughout Sindh, as well as in its neighboring regions like Balochistan, South Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Etymology edit
Rajput word is derived from Sanskrit "rājaputra" and Sindhi "rājaputre", meaning son of king.[1][2] As in the southern Sindhi dialects like Lari the (ri,ra,ro) sounds of central and northern Sindhi are dropped, for example the chandre becomes chand, tre becomes te etc, similarly putre becomes put, so the rajaputra becomes rajput overtime.
History edit
The word Rajput was initially used as a title for superior status rather than an ethnic group, and most of modern-day Rajputs are probably made of different groups, and this is what believed by many historians.[3][4]
The Chachnama of Sindh in 8th century, mentions Rajputs as an elite horsemen and warriors.[5] Andre Wink notes that the military nobility of Sindh ruler Raja Dahir to which the Chachnama and Al-Baladhuri refer as thakurs can be seen as Rajputs in the original sense of the word.[3] The Arabs have also written about Rajputs of Sindh as "Takākira" which is an arabized term for Sanskrit word Thakura meaning 'Lord'.[6][3]
Two major Sindhi tribes and dynasties Samma and Sumra were Rajputs, who ruled Sindh and many of its neighbouring regions, also the Sodha Rajputs ruled Umarkot.[7][8][9]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ a b c Wink, André (2002). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World: Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam 7Th-11th Centuries. BRILL. ISBN 978-0-391-04173-8.
- ^ Chandra, Satish (2008). Social Change and Development in Medieval Indian History. Har-Anand Publications. p. 44. ISBN 978-81-241-1386-8.
- ^ Singh, Sabita (2019-05-27). The Politics of Marriage in India: Gender and Alliance in Rajasthan. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-909828-6.
- ^ The Panjab Past and Present. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2001. p. 42.
The Arab history states that in the Arabian countries, many Indians resided with the name of Zatt (Jat), Med (Meo), Takakra (Thakur) etc.
- ^ Quddus, Syed Abdul (1992). Sindh, the Land of Indus Civilisation. Royal Book Company. p. 96. ISBN 978-969-407-131-2.
- ^ K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
- ^ Siddiqui, Habibullah. ""The Soomras of Sindh: their origin, main characteristics and rule – an overview (general survey) (1025 – 1351 AD)"".