The Chudasama are a

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

clan found in the state of

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in India. They claim descent from Yaduvanshi lineage of Chandravanshi Rajput dynasty. They were an off-shoot of

Samma (tribe) Sammā () is a tribe that has origins in Sindh. The Samma are spread across Pakistan and North-West India. The Sandhai Muslims are Samma who converted to Islam. Offshoots of the main branch of Samma include the Jadeja, Jadejas and Chudasama dy ...

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Origin

The

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, notes the Chudasama Rajputs are an offshoot of the

, probably of the Yaduvanshi origin who entered

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during the seventh or eighth century and are found in

Kachchh Kutch district (), officially spelled Kachchh is a district of Gujarat state in western India, with its headquarters (capital) at Bhuj. Covering an area of 45,674 km2, it is the largest district of India. The area of Kutch is larger than ...

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and Jamnagar districts.

Sub Clans

Sarvaiya Rajputs are descendants of the Chudasama branch , are the present Talukdars . Their ancestor , Bhim , was the second son of Rah Naundhan, the Chudasama king of Junagarh. As Bhim Received chorasi of sarva his descendants later known as Sarvaiya.

References

{{Rajput Groups of India Rajput clans of Gujarat Samma tribes Chudasama dynasty